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Quotes of the Day

Chloe: I like Dustin so much I just want to hug him and hug him.

Brooke: Wow, nice drawing Emily! ( Little Emily)

Sidney: Where is Nicolas? Hmmm... I guess he went on a trip.

Loreli: Brooke, will you measure me?

Colin: I falled off my bike. I falled right in the dirt and got this ( the smallest  little cut ) when I was playing with my neighbour.

Cash: I can practice my name.

Little Emily: I like Archie books. And princess ones.

Alexa: Dustin, can we play something?

Luca: Penguins get camouflaged because the fish see them.  That whale tried to eat the baby penguins. That's bad for the penguins. ( he was looking at a penguin book)

Zev: Excuse me ( listening to Luca's conversation), whales don't eat penguins. Catfish eat penguins. I saw it in a movie.

Sidney: First it is just a seed. And then the stem starts growing. And then the flower opens and a little bit first and then it opens up bigger and bigger until it stops growing ( talking about our plant)

Cyanna: I am helping Bryn.

A brief conversation at the snack table:
Kayla: Daddy likes candy mint.
Colin: Grandpa Barry always gives me mint and Grandpa George does not even have any mint.

A brief conversation while building:
Nico:Do it like this.
Bryn: Thank you Nico.
Nico: Your welcome.
Cole: I need one of these pieces (no answer) I need one of these pieces PLEASE Nico!

A brief conversation after learning about parts of a plant:
Bryn: Honey bees like pollen.
Chloe: Butterflies go and get the pollen from the middle.
Zev: Bees drink pollen and they drop it to the ground and pollen makes flowers.


Wow- need I say more? What intelligent, thoughtful children.

Emily

Comments

Unknown said…
I thoroughly enjoyed these! giggled my way through, so cute at this age.

For the record I'm pretty sure he's never seen a movie where catfish were eating penguins.
18 February 2013 at 16:43
WRCC said…
I am pretty sure he hasn't either:)
22 February 2013 at 08:28
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