The First Day of School: Two Differing Accounts

According to Sutton:

There were 2 kids in their class. No… 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20. 20 kids. No, 2 kids.
They sang “You Are the Music in Me” from High School Musical 2.
They read a book about a hedgehog, but “the bee didn’t like him. The bee thought the hedgehog story was too silly, so he left the room talking about wonderful things.”
The teacher told her to sit down. She got in big, big trouble.
She played with the kitchen. She made some chips, and she gave them to everyone.
They went on the playground and she climbed up a tree, but a little boy said, “No, you can’t climb up a tree, because it’s too dangerous!” That was not nice.
They had a dinner of pretzels and apple juice. It was yummy.
There were kids named Charlotte, Sienna and Quensin. “You mean Quentin?” “No. Quensin.”

According to Bennett:

There were 5 kids in their class.
They did not sing “You Are the Music in Me” from High School Musical 2.
They read a book about a raccoon who kissed a mother on the mouth. It was called The Wubby Book. The little kids didn’t like that book. They cried. [The part with the bee happened the way Sutton described it.]
He played with “the food kitchen”. He played with some chips.
They went on the playground and played on the slide. Only one slide.
They had a snack of pretzels and drinks.
There were kids named Peepee and Poopoo.

(Psst! Thanks, Google!)

29 comments on “The First Day of School: Two Differing Accounts”

❤ (I actually finally learned how to type that god damned thing just for this. I think that's a compliment).

This is almost like my son’s account of his day at Pre-K vs. the teacher’s. 🙂

So awesome. Poor Quensin’s parents preferred the name Peepee, but it’s grown so popular that everyone knows at least one. So, they used the fallback name.

Jerry Mahoney

September 18, 2012 @ 7:56 am

Yeah, have you been to a preschool these days? Peepees and Poopoos everywhere! 😉

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haha! sounds like my kids’ versions of their day! love it!

First, you are totally feeding my desire for twins, and I don’t think my partner would thank you for that! 🙂

Second, I love “The Kissing Hand”! It’s one of the children’s books we bought just in case it went out of print before we get to have kids.

Jerry Mahoney

September 18, 2012 @ 8:05 am

Twins are the best! I’ll set your partner straight! 🙂

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May I say, you have a beautiful family! I thank your twins for the laugh. I’m sure it was an interesting first day of school. 🙂

Jerry Mahoney

September 18, 2012 @ 8:08 am

Thanks, it was!

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Love it! I get to spend an hour a day in kindergarten and really, I love it. It is a break from the big kids and I especially love getting to read to the kids. I read a Dr Seuss today called, There’s A Wocket in my Pocket. I can only imagine what the kids told their parents about the crazy story Mrs Turner told them!

Jerry Mahoney

September 18, 2012 @ 8:08 am

Ha! Dr. Seuss storytime has confused a lot of parents, I’m sure.

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Sounds like a great first day was had by all. Both versions are completely true. Loved the picture!

lol! I miss my son’s kindergarten days. I miss the wonderful world of preschool. =>

I think I adore those children. Happy first day to your silly little darlings!

Delightful! Reminds me of my oldest getting caught under his desk with a little girl. Yikes. He did not learn that from me.

Jerry Mahoney

September 18, 2012 @ 8:11 am

Ha! Was that on the first day? The kid’s got moves.

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- sonofwalt
  
  September 18, 2012 @ 9:09 am
  
  No, come to think of it, it probably wasn’t fist day, but it was luckily not indicative of his later dating behavior, so that’s a relief.