Kids say the darndest things...

Haven't done one of these in a while...

"Ms Dancy- My mom's name is Regina- why's her name on the board under Social Studies?" <- it took me a minute to figure out what he was referring to... "It's not- that says REGION."

While at recess the same student, as mentioned above, "Hey do Eskimos have police? You couldn't say "Be home by dark either. 'Cause it's always dark,"

We were discussing topography maps and how they show change in elevation- I asked if any students had experienced a change in elevation as in climbing a mountain~ I went on to add "You probably felt a popping in your ears." One little cutie quickly responded "Why do your ears POP instead of sizzle?" To that I replied... I don't know, maybe you should do a little research for us.

At the lunch table, "My aunt is pregnant. I hope she has a boy. I like baby boys better- they have chubby cheeks!"

Battle of the Bell...

VS.

Last night marked the 80th anniversary of the longest-standing high school football rivalry in the state of North Carolina. I am a proud alumni of the A.L. Brown Wonders but I teach in a feeder school on Concord. However... it wasn't a hard decision for which side I would be pulling for come game time. No doubt about it- my allegiance has and always will be to the A.L. Brown Wonders!

I proudly wore my green and blue to work, Spider territory, Friday!

I enjoyed some good natured "smack talk" with the Trott boys- you see both their parents and I are alums of A.L. Brown! I just can't figure out why they don't "see the light"!

The rivalry starts young... 3 of my students at recess challenged me with a bet "Ms Dancy! If A.L. Brown wins we'll write an essay about how "Wonder"ful they are AND if Concord wins you'll write an essay about how good the Spiders are!" of course I was up for it! So... this morning (we had a makeup Saturday school from a water-main break 2 weeks ago) Julia made good on her challenge- and here's what she had to say:

K-Town

"How could the Spiders ever beat the Wonders? They are so awesome! They totally deserve the Bell! Such losers, like the Spiders don't have a high enough position to own the Bell. The Wonders are totally the ones to have the Bell! Wonders Rock! I mean seriously, even the mascots- nobody likes spiders..they bite! But Wonders are cool and mystical. Wonders are the Best!"

The rain didn't stop loyal Wonder Fans from showing up to the Bailey Stadium to rally their Wonders!

This game was featured in the National Rivalry series
Here come the Wonders!!!
Final score- speaks for itself!:)
The bell.... returning to it's rightful owners! Thanks Concord for babysitting!:)
True sportsmanship!