(Q & A from Olivia's Portfolio)
1. What will you eat on Thanksgiving day (
Michael – “Grapes.”
James – “Yogurt.”
Andrew M. – “Apple.”
Olivia – “French Fries.”
Laura – “Popcorns.”
Leila – “
Andrew L. – “A peach.”
Megan – “A lollipop.”
Lex – “Hippo.”
Benjamin –“French fries and pizza.”
2. How old is Ms. Mirleni –
Benjamin – “A hundred.”
Andrew L. – “Ten.”
Alex – “Five.”
Auria – “Three.”
Laura – “Ten.”
Calvin – “Five.”
Nicholas – “You are three.”
Olivia – “I do not know.”
Michael – “Thirty.”
James – “I think you are four.”
At least Olivia is honestJ
3. Firefighter visit with Ms. Kathy, what do you learn? – May 2003
Olivia – “Crawl on the floor because the smoke and the fire.”
I am impressed with her answer.
4. What should we name our new pet frog? – 6/19/03
Michael –“Michael.”
Alex – “Chas.”
Olivia – “Kermit or Chatty.”
Andrew L. – “Gravedigger.”
Calvin –“Hopper.”
Nicholas – “Jumper.”
Colleen – “Charlie.”
James – “T-Rex.” or “Sharks.”
5. What is your wish –
In group time today, we pretended that we were star gazing. Each child lay down on their back and looked up at the “sky”. After gazing for a little while, the teacher asked the children to pick a “star” to make a wish on. The teacher then asked each child what their one wish would be.
Tariq – “I wish for a lot of babies when I get big up to the ceiling.”
Alyssa – “A little sister and to grow up.”
Sarah – “My princess Barbie doll.”
Jonathan – “I wish the starts were close to me.”
Amei Nichole – “I wish for a horse.”
Olivia – “Nothing.”
Kate – “I want a lot of babies.”
Ryan – “I don’t know?”
Cindy – “No.”
6. 过家家 –
During the afternoon free choice, the teacher noticed Olivia is playing with some friends in the dramatic play area. She walked over and listened to their conversation.
Olivia – Jessica, the plates need to be on the table, here.
Jessica – Yeah, on the table with the cups and spoons.
Alyssa – We need to get the babies in the crib for nap time, ok?
Jessica – Oh, the babies.
Olivia – The babies need to sleep because Jessica and me are setting the table.
Jessica – Here, the plate and cup.
Alyssa – Here is where we put the babies and the table is set for dinner.
Olivia – Yeah the dinner we have McDonalds with cheese burger and fries.
Jessica – I want the fries and burger.
Alyssa- Ok, you can have it on the blue plate. I want the red plate.
Olivia – I want the green plate, ok?
7. What kind of animal do you think could be used as transportation and what made you think about that specific animal? - 3/16/04
Olivia – “Elephant. I saw them at the zoo.”
Ryan –“Snake. They could take me to school because they crawl like a worm.”
Alyssa – “Giraffe because I saw one at a circus with a clown juggling on it.”
