I Did Not Call You A...........

BaseG had to leave early today and that means that I get to move to the front of the room.  I like sitting in front because you get to sit in the chair that is cushioned, has arm rests and wheels.  You also get to sit at the front table that is half round and has plenty of space to put your stuff.  I'm not complaining about the discrepancy in classroom furniture that exists between the teacher and the instructional assistant but that table in front is nice and much more professional looking that the two odd looking pieces of furniture that make up my desk.  From my view at the back of the room this really swell looking big half round table is hard to see because it at times gets a tad bit cluttered.  When I see this I'm thinking that if that really, really swell looking giant half round table with the good trim on the side was at the back of the room it would look great.  In fact I bet when visitors enter the classroom the first thing they would notice would be this table and they would say wow that is a great looking table and everything is so neatly organized.

Before I could move to the front of the room I had to take the scholars to music class.  The scholars attending music were CorP, Yo!, EM and Floss.  Today's music lesson was to learn a Jewish song as it is Passover.  The lyrics and refrain were written on the whiteboard and I'm thinking as I'm reading this is going to be interesting.  Before I go any further I have to mention that CorP and EM will sing and dance but Floss and Yo! have never sung and I been with Floss for two school years.  The teacher starts with the refrain and they all sing.  The teacher then adds the lyrics and they all sing.  The teacher then adds the two parts together with hand clapping and they all sing and clap hands.  At this point I'm stunned.

There was an additional interesting moment in music today.  During the discussion about this Jewish song and Passover the word God was mentioned.  Upon hearing the word Yo! spoke up and asked the teacher who is God.

Music ends and we are back in the classroom and it's time to get some academic work completed.  The first assignment is handwriting and I pass out the worksheets.  While doing so PhD? Sparty, IvyL and Oreo walk into the room and start having some sort of hen festival as I'm working.  It doesn't bother me and I'm glad they are here as there always has to be two staff members in the classroom at all times.  When I look in their direction a second time I notice that Post It note pads are being used and information is being exchange.  Now my curiosity is up and I asked them what is going on.  IvyL steps to the side and said we were talking about your blog and the fact that you called me a shrimp.  I did not call you a shrimp.  She returns with you called me a shrimp.  No I didn't I just mentioned that I was much taller than you.  Now Ms. IvyL I just revisited my post dated April 9, 2014 and no where  could I find the word shrimp.  So there.

By the way during handwriting we had time to discuss the worlds biggest carrot which was just over 37 feet long, the worlds largest cucumber which was just over 35 inches long and the world record for taking a bath with rattlesnakes which was 75.  I'm thinking BaseG will never leave early and let me move to the front of the room again.