Kenny- The First Grader

Kenny came with me to my school this year. I was a little hesitant about taking him away from his home campus, but there are some perks at my school. One being I get to pick his teacher. Another being I am good friends with that teacher and get to hear stories. My very dear friend, Mrs. R. is a great first grade teacher. We taught together for 3 years before I moved to kinder and I was both her sons first grade teachers. Her personality and teaching style is perfect for Kenny. He really likes her and likes his new school.

And true to form, he has charmed the staff already with his wit. Here are a few examples.

DAY 1- When his teacher came to tell them to clean up after lunch and get ready to go, he looked right at her and politely said, "I am not finished with my lunch. I was too busy communicating with my friends to have time to eat." Well, too bad little mister, more eating less talking.

DAY 2- The class was supposed to decorate a little foam fish sticker or paper or something like that. Kenny paced his sea animal stickers and then drew an elaborate pirate scene with a story about the bad man walking the plank and God rescuing him and something something something. His poor teacher had other things she needed to attend to while he was deep into his story so when the principal walked in she passed him off to her and he continued his tale to my boss.

DAY 3 and 4- He took on an alter ego- a robot. He spent his time submerged in this alternate reality in his mind where he is a (his words) "fully automated robot machine." In the library he started messing with hands around his eyes. When asked what he was doing he said he was adjusting his focus or something. He came home on Friday with paper goggles on. His teacher told him if he was a robot she, as a human, should have a master control switch to turn off his volume. He didn't like that idea and told her he was the kind of robot who could do all that himself. I had to tell him that night to install an extra listening software to his robot memory systems before school the next day. At least it worked, he listened better.

He did several other funny little things with other teacher. The good news, he is behaving fairly well and his teacher doesn't mind the alter ego as long as he gets things done and doesn't bother other people. He will also be tested for G/T this year.

On a note school related note...at dinner the other day he stated the following regarding his vegetables, Mama, this is repulsive." I looked at him asked if he even knew what that meant to which he replied, "Repulsive means worser than bad. Like a tomato salad mixed with light bulbs. That would be repulsive."