Potato Sack Races Are Hard

Picnics are yet another reason why teaching Kindergarten can be the greatest thing in the universe sometimes. We had the annual Spring picnic at Yangjae Park this year. It had been postponed from last week because the weather had been so bad. I made sure to tell of my students to dress appropriately for the weather because the forcast for this Friday was also questionable. Because they all came in sweatsuits and undershirts the temperature was in the upper 70s.


This picnic was much less of a picture taking fiasco than the one that I went on last fall with my other Kinder class. It was really fun to hang out with my kids and get a chance to play with them in a context that doesn't involve phonics. The above picture was actually one of only two group pictures taken this day.


We got to play with Rachel's class and Kyle's class since they're the other two 3rd year Kinder classes. I like a lot of the kids in their classes so it was fun to hang out with them too. We were given a list of game ideas and such but it seemed to rapidly devolve into just Duck, Duck, Goose and run-from-point-A-to-point-B-as-fast-as-possible. Although my favorite game was the jumping contest because Nathan is such an awesome jumper.






then, of course, was lunch. Helen is clearly not a very good chewer. Although I would like to take this time to talk about the love triangle going on on my class. The little boy below (Eric) likes a girl named Claire (she was in my other kindergarten). BUT since Helen joined out class Eric has been giving her presents. Claire still goes to LCI and plays with Eric all the time. In fact, Kate told me that Eric and Claire were planning on getting married. Oh what tangled webs we weave...


the highlight of the day...TUG OF WAR!!!!

My class (combined with Andy's) won the kindergarten tug of war. I am especially proud of this victory because a tournament win was so narrowly snatched from the tiny hands of my kindergarteners last fall. Good job guys!



And, finally, in other news... this is my favorite kid in LCI. His name is Justin. He walks around like he has no bones. He also writes like he has no bones.