Coffee
PEETS!
True or False: When Orion was a kitten, he visited my classroom during a school day.
TRUE
True or False: Mr. Siegel will ONLY drink PEETS coffee while in Disneyland
False - sadly, there are no PEETS in Disneyland, only Starbucks. = (
Famous for this comedy "style" (once made a first grader cry because she didn't understand I was joking).
SARCASM
A morning routine "time", along with attendance, lunch count and flag salute.
time for STUFF
Walking the track, often asked coffee question
Can I have your sleeve?
When sitting atop his cat post, the available space is....too big? too small? just right?
too small. =)
The ride that TERRIFIED David when he was 5 years old.
Tower of Terror (now Guardians of the Galaxy)
Taught to Mr. Siegel by HIS father, a JOKE consequence threat. Finish the sentence: "I'm gonna have to go get the jar of wet ......."
spaghetti
Active Listening is defined in Room 42 as listening in these three ways.
with your eyes, with your ears, and with your heart.
Number of coffee makers currently sitting on Mr. Siegel's kitchen counter "coffee bar".
3
Orion has chewed and destroyed multiple of these over the years (hint: they cost $10-$20 each to replace).
Mr. Siegel's favorite ride in Disneyland
Space Mountain
Tradition for all 20 years I taught. first grade, on Open House night. Students would turn the classroom into a giant......
Rainforest.
WHATEVER it is that bothers or upsets you about a friend's behavior, all you have to do is say this and the behavior shouldn't continue
Please esssStop.
Most common design or picture on coffee mugs at home.
DISNEY
Orion gets weird silly when he plays with a favorite cat toy, given to him by Evie Perucho.
Hand-sewn catnip bag
Mr. Siegel's WIFE'S favorite ride in Disneyland
Big Thunder Mountain
Normally a classroom tradition on the last day of school (also a phrase used to joke about poor class behavior)
dancing on the table tops
Mr. Siegel DOES this on the first or second day of school, to illustrate how we can't possibly make a list of ALL the rules.
throws a chair
When ordering a fancier coffee drink than "just coffee", what is the order?
Mocha
Approximately how many weeks did Orion have to be locked up for safety in the new house before we let him outside?
On what HOLIDAY visit was it the most crowded I have EVER seen Disneyland?
New Year's Eve
The classroom creature came along in the year 2000. It became a classroom game.
Y2K Bug / Silent Bug
If you just walk up to the desk rather than raise your hand, Mr. Siegel will .....
stare at you (until you get the message to go sit down and RAISE YOUR HAND!)