Tag Archives: Peter
Again…
Peter got a discipline notice last Friday (after I had left for the afternoon). Apparently he was at the fence yelling at people passing by, calling them “gay” and other not so kind words. Didn’t he just get in trouble … Continue reading
Filed under behavior, playground
Screwed Up, and Not His Fault (for the most part)
Poor Peter. He is so screwed up. To put it briefly: His family was at the park a couple of nights ago. He sees a girl there from our class (I think she was with her family). He got into … Continue reading
Disobeying in the Classroom
Melanie tells me Imalda is doing her homework in class. Imalda, who tends to throw little fits when she gets in trouble, gets mad at Melanie for telling me. I ask Imalda to calm down, and to not do her … Continue reading
A Gift
He brought me a flower. A carnation, to be exact. I’ve never had a boy bring me a flower. Usually, if I get a flower, its from girls picking dandelions or sour grass during recess, or something like that. But … Continue reading
Filed under activities, behavior, classroom
Bad Decisions
It’s cold after lunch, so instead of standing around in the cold while the class has free time outside for PE (it’s Friday, right?), we go inside to play. After reading a chapter from “Holes”, we play some Heads Up, … Continue reading
Disobeying
Peter’s mom came to pick him up early today (at noon). He has had a lot of days where he leaves early, or simply doesn’t make it to school. So I quickly make some homework for him. Before he loads … Continue reading
Filed under activities, behavior, classroom, Students
While a Sub Had the Class
I could go on about this for hours, but let me try to give you the short version. Fourth Grade had a planning afternoon yesterday. Because of our school performance, the state gives us money to pay for subs to … Continue reading
He’s Late
Peter was late today. But at least he’s here. But him rushing is not a good thing. He is so disorganized, and so scattered. Things are even more messy when he rushes.
Filed under Students
P (Peter)
Okay, we’re calling him Peter. The new guy. Peter was actually at school today, though I was interested to see how long he would stay. Yesterday he left fairly early. He claimed he had chest pains. (I found out later … Continue reading
Again with the New Guy
His first day, he came in at about 11. Apparently, mom didn’t have all the paperwork completed. Whatever Day two, he was here all day. He missed day 3, I think – day 3 or day 4. Then one day … Continue reading
