Backpack check

This is what I found when I was emptying Kate's backpack after her first day of preschool.



It's a dead fly in a baggie. She put it in there without me knowing to bring to school to show everyone. That wasn't quite the first impression I wanted to make with her teacher. I guess she might as well get to know Kate right away.
The funny thing is that Kate denied it at first and said that Allie put it in there! Hilarious!

Here's part of our conversation:
Me: Please don't bring dead stuff to preschool anymore.
Kate: Why?
Me: Why do you think?
Kate: Because it might freak people out
Me: Yes, that's right
Kate: Why do "them" freak people out?
Me: Some people just don't like bugs that are dead or alive.
Kate: But I like them. I like spiders and dead flys and alive flys. They are all over.
Me: Well, they should not be at school. So are you going to bring anymore dead things to school?
Kate:...(pause) No.....(pause) maybe

I will be checking her backpack before we get out of the car from now on.