Random student moment...

Yesterday Jess (who is in year 2 and has just turned 7) asked me how old my violin was. I told her it was about 200 years old... when she heard that her eyes widened and she said, "You don't look 200!" It only took a second for her to figure out how it all worked, but that moment of wonder was so cute and innocent. :)

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One of my year 4 students was telling me yesterday about his new fish. He informed me that there's a gold one, a gold one with silver underneath, and a sucker fish to keep the tank clean. The gold one is called Goldy, the silver one is called Silvy, and you'll never guess what the sucker fish is called... uh, yeah. Sucky.

And a cute moment from last ( Read more... )

Is it normal to begin typing something in this little box and then delete it, repeating ad infinitum? It's all I ever do on here! Once I've started, I tend to realize that I don't really have anything remotely earth-shattering to say - and then I remember that I like reading what others write about even if they think it's ordinary, so I try again ( Read more... )

Wow. You are witnessing a momentous occasion, people. It's like this: This livejournal has existed for 4 whole years (give or take a couple of weeks), and today is the first time I've even attempted to post! It's Meaghan, btw :P

Lovely Lauren (who I miss SO much!) tagged us for the 'happy things' meme and I know it's supposed to be over 8 days, but ( Read more... )