At PT, one acquires many friends, some of the same age, some much younger. It seems that, for the summer, I have a new good friend from site. Her name is Melissa. Melissa is a hilarious, rather dramatic second grader. Every day, I look forward to the random stories/comments that she has to tell me, or anybody else for that matter (she will talk to anyone who will listen). She loves to sing, dance, and talk about her exotic life. This week, Melissa has topped the charts in her hilarious comments, so I felt her comments were blog worthy :). Here it goes:
Monday: This week, our theme is "Let's Go on a Cruise!" One of my fellow interns at site on Monday, Telana, was explaining what a cruise was to the kids during our morning Harambee session. Telana said "Ok everybody, so today our first cruise stop is in...JAMAICA!!!!" Then, Melissa, standing there in a patient position with her hand straight up in the air said, "Everyone, I would just like you to know that my family and I are going on a cruise to Hollywood. I can't believe that we are all going on a cruise now, and my family is also going on a cruise. We will be meeting many famous people. My entire family is going very soon."
Tuesday: Josh, one of my fellow interns, asked Melissa if she would like some chocolate chips. He had given them to all the students after their science experiment for that day was over (the kids made chocolate chips "dance" in carbonated water with Josh at their science station). Melissa looked straight at Josh and said "Ew. There are two things you need to know. Number one is, I only like chocolate in a tootsie roll. Number two is...NEVER stand in front of a tree frog or it will PEE in your FACE!!!"
Wednesday: As we were in morning Bible lesson, we were talking about how God gives us friends. I asked the students to name off some characteristics of good friendships. They told me that friends were loyal, loving, caring, and people who make us laugh. After I was done asking for characteristics, Melissa, as she always does, sat patiently with her hand raised. I called on her and said, "Melissa, do you have something that you need to say?" She looked at me and said..."Well, yes. Miss Molly, everytime I look at that word 'laugh' on the board, I just---start---laughing!!!" and she burst into a fit of giggles.
Also, during our afternoon enrichment component on Wednesday, we were learning about the Mediterranean (that's where our cruise stopped for the day) and so we tried different Mediterranean foods and drinks. We had hummus, pita, and italian creme sodas. Melissa, for some reason, was very hesitant about trying the italian soda. So I encouraged her to try it. After all the other kids had tried theirs and looooved them, they encouraged Melissa to try. All of sudden, she looked up and just burst into tears. When I said, "Melissa, what is wrong!?" She looked at me and said, "Miss Molly, they are just looking at me and I am SO nervous. They just keep looking at me and I'm SO nervous." So I sat her in a corner where the kids weren't looking so much and literally, 30 seconds later, after sipping her soda, she ran over to me and said, "Miss Molly, my soda is SOOOOOO good. I'm making them when I go home!"
It's true what they say...kids say the darndest things!!!
Monday: This week, our theme is "Let's Go on a Cruise!" One of my fellow interns at site on Monday, Telana, was explaining what a cruise was to the kids during our morning Harambee session. Telana said "Ok everybody, so today our first cruise stop is in...JAMAICA!!!!" Then, Melissa, standing there in a patient position with her hand straight up in the air said, "Everyone, I would just like you to know that my family and I are going on a cruise to Hollywood. I can't believe that we are all going on a cruise now, and my family is also going on a cruise. We will be meeting many famous people. My entire family is going very soon."
Tuesday: Josh, one of my fellow interns, asked Melissa if she would like some chocolate chips. He had given them to all the students after their science experiment for that day was over (the kids made chocolate chips "dance" in carbonated water with Josh at their science station). Melissa looked straight at Josh and said "Ew. There are two things you need to know. Number one is, I only like chocolate in a tootsie roll. Number two is...NEVER stand in front of a tree frog or it will PEE in your FACE!!!"
Wednesday: As we were in morning Bible lesson, we were talking about how God gives us friends. I asked the students to name off some characteristics of good friendships. They told me that friends were loyal, loving, caring, and people who make us laugh. After I was done asking for characteristics, Melissa, as she always does, sat patiently with her hand raised. I called on her and said, "Melissa, do you have something that you need to say?" She looked at me and said..."Well, yes. Miss Molly, everytime I look at that word 'laugh' on the board, I just---start---laughing!!!" and she burst into a fit of giggles.
Also, during our afternoon enrichment component on Wednesday, we were learning about the Mediterranean (that's where our cruise stopped for the day) and so we tried different Mediterranean foods and drinks. We had hummus, pita, and italian creme sodas. Melissa, for some reason, was very hesitant about trying the italian soda. So I encouraged her to try it. After all the other kids had tried theirs and looooved them, they encouraged Melissa to try. All of sudden, she looked up and just burst into tears. When I said, "Melissa, what is wrong!?" She looked at me and said, "Miss Molly, they are just looking at me and I am SO nervous. They just keep looking at me and I'm SO nervous." So I sat her in a corner where the kids weren't looking so much and literally, 30 seconds later, after sipping her soda, she ran over to me and said, "Miss Molly, my soda is SOOOOOO good. I'm making them when I go home!"
It's true what they say...kids say the darndest things!!!
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