Last year a few of my co-workers and I started a health challenge. We competed to see who could earn the most points by eating vegetables, drinking water, staying away from sweets, working out, and things like that. At the time I told my third graders a little bit about it so that they would help me to remember to drink my water. Two full Nalgenes a day is a lot.
The other day two of my former students, sassy little Ida and one of my all time favorites Ethan, came into my room to bring me some cupcakes for Ethan's birthday. I told them that I quite regrettably couldn't take any, and Ida said with her hand on her hip, "Because you're back on your challenge?" Yes, Ida, I am.
Well I didn't think that any of my first graders overheard me, but apparently they did. Today another former student, Alice, was in our classroom to tell us about the student council toy drive that starts next week. She was asking the kids if they wanted to win a pizza party or an ice cream party, and I raised my hand along with them when she asked who loves ice cream. Then Jake yelled, "You can't have any ice cream right now Miss G!" And Rylyn chimed in, "Yeah! You're on a diet!" Thanks for reminding me, buddies.
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