Friday, September 21, 2007
Letter of the Week
One of the joys of Kindergarten is helping your child with their homework. This is not the sit-down-at-the-kitchen-table variety of later years but more of get-Mommy-to-run-around-looking-for-stuff variety.
Mary's kindergarten teacher sends in with Mary's "Friday folder" a 2-page note about their week and also what can be expected for the following week. One of the things it let me know is the Letter for the following week. Mary is supposed to bring an object that starts with that letter on her Share Day which happens to be Monday.
For last week, it was the letter "F".
I asked Mary what words start with the letter F. And would you believe the first word that came to her mind is THAT "F" word. She said it, with no hesitation, "Fuck". I asked her if she even know what it means. Her reply? "It is what you say when you lose something???"
I do not say that word, it is very rarely said in our household. Mary somehow picked it up from cable TV. Truly.
I told her that she cannot say this word in school. It is not a polite word and she said, "I know. I will be sent to the office if I say "Fuck." "Stop saying it!!!!"
Anyway, we got around to combing the house for "F" objects. Mary wanted a selection and then, she would choose the one object to take with her.
Which one did she choose? First- the Flip-flops. Then, I told her she can bring a back-up. Then, the Fan. Why? Because they were easy to explain? Good "F" words? Nah. Because they were PINK...
Mary's kindergarten teacher sends in with Mary's "Friday folder" a 2-page note about their week and also what can be expected for the following week. One of the things it let me know is the Letter for the following week. Mary is supposed to bring an object that starts with that letter on her Share Day which happens to be Monday.
For last week, it was the letter "F".
I asked Mary what words start with the letter F. And would you believe the first word that came to her mind is THAT "F" word. She said it, with no hesitation, "Fuck". I asked her if she even know what it means. Her reply? "It is what you say when you lose something???"
I do not say that word, it is very rarely said in our household. Mary somehow picked it up from cable TV. Truly.
I told her that she cannot say this word in school. It is not a polite word and she said, "I know. I will be sent to the office if I say "Fuck." "Stop saying it!!!!"
Anyway, we got around to combing the house for "F" objects. Mary wanted a selection and then, she would choose the one object to take with her.
Flip-flops
Tinkerbell Fairy
number Four
number Five
Fan
shark Fish
Flowers
Which one did she choose? First- the Flip-flops. Then, I told her she can bring a back-up. Then, the Fan. Why? Because they were easy to explain? Good "F" words? Nah. Because they were PINK...
