Open House is closed
I've been gearing up for my first ever Open House the last couple of weeks, and finally, the big event was last night. The students helped me get everything set up, and all in all it was a success. The huge tray of cookies I put out disappeared in minutes! The 6th graders and their families were like locusts sweeping through my room! So much for thinking I was going to bring some cookies home for Jeff and the kids.
It was kind of funny to see the 5th grade parents come in, "shopping" for their child's 6th grade teacher. I've been hired back for 6th grade, but it's pretty much a done deal that I will move to 5th grade in the Fall. I'm not sure how many people know that fact though, so I kept it on the down-low, smiling and answering their questions.
The bummer thing about Open House was that Vika's Open House was at exactly the same time as mine. So, like her Back to School night, I missed it. Although, in all honesty, I'm not too sad about missing out on the chance to chat with her teacher. ;)
One last mystery for you all to ponder: What is it with adolescent boys and Axe deodorant? Last week we had a heat wave, and I had to have the "hygiene talk" with the class. I mentioned how they had to take a shower every day and wash everywhere (to which one of my "helpful" boys responded, "Yep! She means THERE too!"). I also reminded them to put on deodorant so the room would quit smelling like hot garbage and old onions. Well, the next day, one of my boys had a can of Axe spray on his desk. I decided to let it slide, since he was at least showing that he had listened to my talk. However, the next day 4 boys had Axe deodorant on their desks, and two of them even applied it IN CLASS! Honestly. I would have been mortified to put deodorant on in front of all my peers! But to them, it was like the cool thing to do.
Now, my classroom is a "No Axe Zone." Apply it in the bathroom, please, and then hide it away in your backpack. The smell of Axe is almost worse than the old onions!
It was kind of funny to see the 5th grade parents come in, "shopping" for their child's 6th grade teacher. I've been hired back for 6th grade, but it's pretty much a done deal that I will move to 5th grade in the Fall. I'm not sure how many people know that fact though, so I kept it on the down-low, smiling and answering their questions.
The bummer thing about Open House was that Vika's Open House was at exactly the same time as mine. So, like her Back to School night, I missed it. Although, in all honesty, I'm not too sad about missing out on the chance to chat with her teacher. ;)
One last mystery for you all to ponder: What is it with adolescent boys and Axe deodorant? Last week we had a heat wave, and I had to have the "hygiene talk" with the class. I mentioned how they had to take a shower every day and wash everywhere (to which one of my "helpful" boys responded, "Yep! She means THERE too!"). I also reminded them to put on deodorant so the room would quit smelling like hot garbage and old onions. Well, the next day, one of my boys had a can of Axe spray on his desk. I decided to let it slide, since he was at least showing that he had listened to my talk. However, the next day 4 boys had Axe deodorant on their desks, and two of them even applied it IN CLASS! Honestly. I would have been mortified to put deodorant on in front of all my peers! But to them, it was like the cool thing to do.
Now, my classroom is a "No Axe Zone." Apply it in the bathroom, please, and then hide it away in your backpack. The smell of Axe is almost worse than the old onions!
Glad you had a good open house. As for boys, they began smelling funny around the age of 6 and it seems to linger until they're well into their teens. Sort of a built in locker room/dirty sneaker smell. You have one more good year with Eamon!
Too funny about the deodorant. I imagine that spending all day with 6th graders gives you A LOT of interesting stories to tell. Such an interesting age! :)
LOL!
Old onions is exactly what young adolescent boys smell like. EW.
I think your class will be overflowing with kids.
That's a tough choice, old onions or Axe. I guess the good news is that both are better than the locker room smell that radiates from most young boys I know!
I'd rather have the onion smell.
Good luck!
Boys and the Axe. Don't know. But wow, it's either one extreme or the other.
Ewww, that Axe stuff is horrid. I'm so glad my son does use that, but he does use Old Spice deodorant-- almost as bad!
One of my older-than-me friends said her mother used to tell her to wash up as far as possible and wash down as far as possible and then wash possible. Reminded me of your helpful student.