Too cute for words!

This morning I got called at around 8:30 to head off ASAP to a school in south Salem. (Seems like I'm going to south Salem all the time doesn't it? I enjoy it - we'll see how long it lasts!) It was a morning job in a kindergarten class. I got there and the school had their building sub in the room in case I didn't get there before the kids (think I got brownie points for getting there so quick - I didn't bother telling anyone I live like 3 minutes away, because hey, even for living close I did get there quickly - I just get ready fast). But anywho, there was also an assistant in the room so she told me a couple things and then let me read over the plans. It was a pretty simple day for me.

The kids started arriving at 8:50 and in their cute little kindergarten voices, one after the other asked, "Where's my teacher*?" (*they actually used her name, but for the sake of being somewhat anonymous I'm gonna leave it out.) They actually adjusted really well to having me there instead. Often in kindergarten some kid(s) starts crying because their teacher is gone and they don't know me. But here they all just seemed perfectly happy to tell me all their stories and have me sit with them.

We did attendance and then a little writing, followed by something I've forgotten, then snack and recess, then math stations (playing with unifix cubes and pattern blocks), then story (I read the Kailey book) and then they went home. Nothing that was outstandingly amusing happened, but as a whole they were totally cute and REALLY well behaved for kindergarten! The assistant confirmed to me later that they had worked really hard on training them to walk down the halls and listen as well as they did. It was obvious - they were some of the best listeners, and quietest in the halls of all the classes I've ever subbed for. Top 5 easily.

So all in all, it was easy fun day for me hanging with the little ones!