Student 1: Ms. Ferenchak, when we grow up can we look you up on Facebook?
Me: Sure, when you're an adult.
Student 2: Don't talk about her when she is old!  That is rude!

Teacher Appreciation Week Letters

It's Teacher Appreciation Week.  I just want to take a second and say how incredibly happy I am to have the most wonderful group of students.  They really make me feel like I am making a difference in their lives.  This week, our principal asked the students to write a letter to her explaining how and why they appreciate their teachers.  I'm not going to lie, I teared up reading some of the letters that my students wrote.  I want to share a few.....

Ms. Ferenchak is a winsome teacher.  I used to be a dummy before she helped me.  She encourages me every day.  If she would have not helped me, I would have horrible grades.  I am so very thankful and blessed with an awesome teacher.
-TC

Ms. Ferenchak is the best because she is nice and patient.  She doesn't only teach us school stuff, she also teaches us to work together.  Now I get along with everyone.  She deserves the best!
-ET

I appreciate my teacher because when my grades were bad she gave me extra help.  She stopped me grom giving up on myself.  I couldn't think of a better teacher for me to have.  Because of her my grades went from Fs and Ds to As and Bs (and sometimes Cs.)  The point is she deserves a prize.  When I told her I needed help with division, she asked Mr. Dominguez if there was any room for me in Title 1.  So now I am good at doing division.
PS. She is always patient with us.
-DC

I think Ms. Ferenchak is the best teacher because she helps me when I need her to help.  And she is always there for me.  She taught me about decimals and division.  I hope that when I move schools she will be alright.
-IR
(aw, I hope that when I move schools, you'll be alright too!)

I think my teacher is the best because we learn about everything.  She makes things easy.  She never gets mad.  She is always nice.  We always have fun!
-IG

I really appreciate this teacher because she is always helping our class learn in a fun way!  If I don't get something she teaches me until I get it.  I am also grateful to have such a nice teacher that cares for our education.  I am more than prepared to go to fifth grade!  GO MS. FERENCHAK!  Not only is she great, she's incredible!  At the moment she first saw me, I knew she was glad for us to go ABOVE AND BEYOND!
-DM

How Old Are You?

As told by Kristal Gardner:

6th grade class:
Girl 1: How old are you?
Me: Guess.
Girl 1: 29
Me: No. You know what digits are, right?
Group: Yeah.
Me: If you add the two digits of my age, it equals 8.
Girl 2: 35
Me: Yes.
Girl 2: I was going to say 53 but then I thought, no, she's not that old.
Boy: You are 35?
Me: Yes. I was way off. I thought you were 25.
Girl 2: You're as old. . . You are the same age as my mom.
Me: (thinking to myself) Good save.

Teacher Appreciation Week

Student 1 (after looking at school calendar): Ms. Ferenchak, next week is Teacher Appreciation Week. What do we have to do for you?
Me: Oh you know, buy me a new car, pay for a vacation to Hawaii, stuff like that.
Student 1 (with head bob and hand on hip): Ms. Ferenchak, be real. We can't even get that stuff for ourselves.

Me thinking to myself (in Dumb and Dumber voice): So you're saying there's no chance? :(

Almost Everyone

A couple students came in during lunch to help me clean today. This is the conversation that happened.

Student 1: Ms. Ferenchak? How many people are going to flunk in our class?
Me: I can't tell you that! It's private.
Student 1: Can you give us a hint?
Me: Okay, the person who is going to flunk is a boy or a girl.
Student 2: That's almost everyone!

haha, almost?

LIVE STRONG

I am wearing my yellow LIVE STRONG bracelet today and one of my students asked me what it was for. I told him it was for cancer awareness. This is the conversation that followed:

Student 1: So that means you have cancer?!
Student 2: NO. Don't you see? She has hair. If she had cancer then she wouldn't have hair!

Carpenters

We were discussing different career types in class today. I asked my kids if they knew what a carpenter was. This was the response I got:

Student 1: Someone who cleans carpets!

Hmmm, very smart thinking, but no ;p

Substitute

The substitute I had a few weeks ago came to visit me this morning. He handed me a homemade lasagna and told me how much he enjoyed my class! He said he could tell that I'm a great teacher because of how organized I was and how good my lesson plans were. That really made me feel special!

Mammals and Being Old

Today in science we were discussing how mammals take care of their young until they are old enough to take care of themselves. We talked about how lions, monkeys, humans, etc, do that. Then one of my students asked me, "So, our parents take care of us because we are young. Do your parents not take care of you anymore because you are old?"

Hey squirt! I am NOT old! hahaha.

Pauly D

Student 1 to Student 2: "Did you hear that they are making a new show about Pauly D?"

No no no nooooo my 9 year olds are NOT talking about Jersey Shore! Come on parents, have some control.

Old

Student 1: Ms. Ferenchak, when we grow up, you'll probably be old.

Haha oh thanks.

Mom

A kid called me mom on accident and he got so embarrassed that his face turned BRIGHT red... I was like, "It's okay, it happens a lot! Don't worry!" and he just nervously giggled and turned away.

Fish

Student 1: Ms. Ferenchak, what would you do if you were a fish and fisherman was trying to catch you?
Me: I would swim away. What would you do?
Student 1: I'd steal the food and then swim away!

oh, well why didn't I think of that? lol

Writing Letters 10 Years From Now

For writing today, I had my kids write a letter to themselves 10 years in the future (they would be 19 or 20 then). When I read their responses, I teared up! I'm a huge baby haha. I want to share some of the responses that I really liked. Some made me laugh, and some made me cry:

1. I want to be everybody's hero.
2. I will be proud of myself.
3. I hope to be a dentist. I will be well paid. Well, that's what my mom says anyway.
4. I want to be successful.
5. I will train hard and succeed to be a vet. If I fail, I will try again. I will never give up.
6. I will give my mom and dad $10,000 for all their love they gave me!
(what about throwing your 4th grade teacher some of that? haha)
7. Signed, Your Successful Self,
Student 1
8. If I don't become an artist, I want to be a character at Disneyland.
9. I will have a dog and I will not let anyone steal it.
10. I will follow all of my dreams.
11. When I am 20 years old, I want to work in the hot dogs
(haha, yum!)
12. I hope I would visit Spain.
13. I hope I don't have too much money.
(again, throw some to your 4th grade teacher!!! hahaha)
14. I hope I don't live far away from my parents.
(awww)

Hamster Person

Student 1: Ms. F. do you like cats?
Me: Yes, I actually have a cat, and he is very nice.
Student 1: So you're a cat person?
Me: Yep!
Student 1: I'm a hamster person.

Nice Girls

Student 1: "I am the nicest girl in the whole world!"
Me: "Noooo way. I am!"
Student 1: "You're not a girl! You're a teacher!!!"
Me: "What?! That doesn't mean I'm not a girl!"

hahahaha.

Future Jobs

Student 1: "Ms. F. will we have homework this weekend?"
Me: "Yes, a little bit."
Student 1: "Nooooooo!!!!!"
Student 2: "Good! Because I want to get a scholarship and be smart!"
Me: "That's good, I am glad to hear that!"
Student 3: "I want to be a teacher when I grow up."
Student 4: "I want to be in the swat team!"
Student 5: "I want to work in the ice cream truck!"

Duck Less

Student 1: "Ms. F. what are you doing this weekend?"
Me: "I am going to Douglas."
Student 1: "So there are no ducks there?"
Me: "No, not DUCK LESS, Douglas."
Student 1: "OOOOHHHH......"

Making Lunch

Student 1: "I woke up early today."
Me "I did too."
Student 1: "Why did you wake up early?"
Me: "I had to make my lunch."
Student 1: "I'm lucky! My mom makes my lunch!"
Me: "Well that's because you're 9 and I'm 24!"
*we both laugh*

I miss my mommy. lol ;p

Bee Busters

The kids know that I am scared of bees (childhood fear, don't judge me! Haha) .... so this is the song a student made up.

Student 1: *singing* "If you see a bee, who ya gonna call? BEE BUSTERS!"

Homesick Poem

I was talking to my kids about how I was feeling a little homesick and missing my family. So one of my sweet boys wrote me a poem and told me that everything would be okay, lol. (Please excuse his spelling, haha)

Cold vs. Sweat

Me: "Brrrrr, it is so cold out here!"
Student 1: "Why are you so cold?"
Me: "Because I am a cold person, I get cold really easily."
Student 1: "Oh, that's opposite of my mom. She's a sweaty person!"

Smacking Owls

Student 1: "Have you ever seen an owl?"
Me: "Yes actually, I hit one with my car once on accident."
Student 1: "YOU HIT AN OWL?!"
Me: "Uh, yes? I said it was an accident! What else was I supposed to to? It flew into my windshield while I was driving!"
Student 1: "You could have smacked it!"

Oh okay, why didn't I think of that?

Hibernation

Student 1: "Ms. Ferenchak, I am sorry. I won't be coming to school anymore because I am going to hibernate."

Okay, see ya! Haha

Groundhog's Day

Me: "Today is Groundhog's Day. Does anyone know what that means?"
Student 1: "I think it's when you celebrate and give thanks to all your grandparents!"
Me: "No, not grandparents, GROUNDHOGS."
Student 1: "OOOOHHHHHH!!!!! Well then I don't know then."

Bills

Student 1: "Ms. Ferenchak, why do you have to grow up and pay bills? Why can't they be free?"

My thoughts exactly.....

Boo Fett

Student 1: "I am so excited because this weekend I am going out to eat with my family, and then to my uncle's house."
Me: "Where are you going to eat?"
Student 1: "At the buffet!" (said like "boo-fett')

Old Quotes

Here are the quotes that I have collected so far. Enjoy!


January 6, 2012:
Student 1:" I stopped drinking coffee because I heard it makes you short, and I am tired of being short."
Me: "You're short because you're a little kid. Not because you drink coffee."
Student 1: "No, I'm serious! Everyone always thinks I'm 7 years old!"
Me: "Aren't you 9?"
Student 1: "Yes, that's such a huge difference!!!!!"

(he was really upset about this, lol.)



December 13, 2011:
Me: "For your journal prompt today, you are going to write about the smells, tastes sights, sounds, and feelings of winter."
Student 1: "What do you mean the taste of winter? I don't know how winter tastes."
Student 2: "She means like what snow would taste like. Oh, but don't eat the snow if it is yellow. That means it has pee in it."


December 12, 2011:
Me: "In your book report, you will draw a picture of your favorite part of the book."
Student 1: *in sad voice* "I am going to get a bad grade on this."
Me: "Why do you think that?"
Student 1: "Because every time I draw people, they end up looking like little peanuts."

(Well, I guess it's a good thing that I don't grade on how well kids can draw people, haha. Lord knows I can't draw people either, and I'm an adult!)



December 7, 2011:
Student 1: "Ms. Ferenchak, the people at Subway make really good sandwiches!"
Me: "I used to work at Subway when I was in high school."
Student 1: "What?! They had Subway way back then?!"


November 22, 2011:
Most people sit on their front or back porch watching the sunrise, people, or just reading the newspaper in the morning. I sit at my desk, looking across my classroom, and I see my students learning. This is my world. These kids are my world. Seeing a light bulb click on above their heads is what I live for. I love being a teacher.
-me


November 16, 2011:
Student 1: "Ms. Ferenchak, what do you have under there?"
Me: "Under where?"
Student 1: "Ewwww! You said underwear!"



November 15, 2011:
Student 1: "When I grow up, i want to be the president. Just like Brick Obama."

(Brick.... I guess I'm learning those students good.)



November 8, 2011:
Student 1: "Ms. Ferenchak is 33 years old."
Student 2: "No, she is 23."
Student 1: "No! She's 33!"
Student 2: "I'm pretty sure she is 23."
Student 1: "Well, she is something 3. I know that much."


November 4, 2011:
A student asked me today if she can bring Gatordays and Powerways to school to drink at lunch. Lol.


November 3, 2011:
Student 1: "I just squeeked. I think my voice is changing."

(Hahahaha, he's 8 and very tiny.)



October 31, 2011:
Student 1: "Ms. Ferenchak? Is it true that a vegetarian can go all around the world, like to Africa and Japan and help pandas and tigers and other animals?"
Me: "What? No. Vegetarians are people who don't eat meat."
Student 1: "Oh, then who goes around to help the sick animals?"
Me: "Those are called Veterinarians."
Student 1: "I think that's what I said...."


October 25, 2011:
no no no no no nooooooo my kids are NOT talking about Jersey Shore. MY 9 YEAR OLD STUDENTS! What is this world coming to? Sometimes I want to slap parents. Is that bad to say?
-me


October 21, 2011:
Student 1: "Ms. Ferenchak, do you know how to wake up Lady GaGa?"
Me: "No......"
Student 1: "Poke her face!"


October 21, 2011:
Student 1: "Our feet were invented for walking. We use our feet the most. We waaaalk and we waaaalk and we walk some more."
Student 2: "No, we use our eyes the most. We are always looking at stuff."

(Personally, I'd go with the eyes too. But I didn't interrupt.... lol)



October 18, 2011:
Student 1: "Ms. Ferenchak, before I knew you, and I only saw you, I thought you were one of those teachers who hit kids in the hand with a ruler."

(hahaha, intimidation? I think SO!)


October 7, 2011:
Student 1: "Ms. Ferenchak, are Phillies made out of chilies because they are red?"


October 7, 2011:
Student 1: "Ms. Ferenchak, who is your favorite wrestler?"
Me: "I don't really have one....."
Student 1: *zips open his jacket in Superman type fashion to show me his John Cena shirt* "Yes you do! It's John Cena!"


September 16, 2011:
HILARIOUS conversation with my kids this morning. They asked me what year I was born so I asked them to guess. Some of my favorite responses:
1. "1967"
2. "2009"
3. Was it in the 18's, 19's or 20's?"
4. "Why are you so old?" (LOL this one cracked me up the most)

(So then we did a subtraction problem, 2011-23 years and they figured it out. I guess they just don't have any idea about time (in years) haha. Anyway. Happy Friday!)


September 15, 2011:
Student 1: "Ms. Ferenchak, if our school was Mortal Combat World, you would be a zombie teacher."

(Haha, sweeeet. Taking over the world one student at a time I guess.)



September 13, 2011:
Student 1: "Ms. F. my mom wants to know if I can go to the nurse at lunch because I have this big cut on my foot and I can't walk."
Me: "Then how did you get over here to my desk?"
Student 1: "I walked over here?"
Me: "Exactly. Go sit down."
Student 1: *walks away*


September 8, 2011:
Student 1: "Ms. Ferenchak, look what I got yesterday" *shows me her new backpack*
Me: "Oh! That is very nice. Where did you get it?"
Student 1: "Toys R Us. If you buy a backpack there, they give you a free lunchbox for 99 cents."

(I guess we need to work on her math skills.)



September 7, 2011:
Student 1: "Ms. Ferenchak, are you married?"
Me: "No."
Student 1: "So you are single?"
Student 2: "What is single?"
Student 1: "It means she is not married. It means she is free."

(Free, haha, that's a funny way of putting it. I ♥ my kids.)



September 6, 2011:
Student 1: "Ms. Ferenchak, I am going to zoo you for giving us too much homework!"
Me: "Zoo?"
Student 2: "Do you mean sue her?"
Student 1: "Yes, that's what I said, zoo."


August 30, 2011
(Our substitute computer teacher (who is pregnant) posted this on Facebook after teaching my kids today)
"One of Amy Ferenchak's sweet little ones rubbed my belly and was talking to my baby today. so cute!"


August 29, 2011:
*students are working silently on their spelling words*
Student 1: *raises hand* "Ms. Ferenchak, It's hot in here."
Student 2: "Why thank you!"
Me: *rolls eyes* "oh boy."
Student 3: "Ms. Ferenchak just rolled her eyes. That means she is saying, "Oh give me a break" with her eyes."


August 17th, 2011:
My kids applied for student jobs this week. One job is called Classroom Organizer and that student takes out trash, vacuums the rug, squashes bugs, etc. So this one girl puts on her application that I should pick her because she will "make our classroom shine like the sun." How cute :) she got the job.

Hello!

I have been collecting quotes that my students say in the classroom. Since I have them written down in many places (slips of scrap paper, posted on my Facebook wall, written down on the Notes application in my phone) I decided that it was time to start a blog to keep all of the quotes in one place!

I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed hearing them. This quote really is true, "Kids say the darndest things!"


Happy reading :)