More from G

Today, I went to visit G at recess. When she saw me, she screamed my name and ran to me. Then she said these sweet things to me:

*I wish I could have a play date with you for 1,000 days.
*My heart is smiling now that I see you.
*I love Valentine's Day because I can't wait to give you a giant card with a picture of me inside. Then, when you look in it, you will remind me (I think she meant you will remember me...).

I also got four hugs from her while I was out there. I was only out there for seven minutes...

Poet and you didn't even know it...

We are doing a poetry unit and my class came up with these poems together:

Dog

There once was a dog named Punchy,
who preferred his steak rather crunchy.
He met a dog named Lucy,
who liked her steak juicy,
And they had a little puppy named Munchy.

Balloon

There once was a rainbow balloon,
who flew all the way to the moon.
When it got there it popped,
and to the Earth it dropped,
It's okay, it was just a cartoon!

Pencil
Long, skinny writing tool
jumping on the desk
erasing and writing all day long
squiggling down the paper
with its sharp point
dwindling down to nothing...

Pretty creative and funny, I thought.

Tough Teacher

"You are really pretty, but you're tough too!"

~As stated by my American Hero fan after helping her with the teeter-totter at recess...

G

G is the sweetest ever 2nd grade sister of one of my students. I heart her so much. She has this really curly blond hair and the cutest smile ever. She says the nicest, cutest, and funniest things to me. Such as:

*Miss Ritchie, you're so pretty, you should be on a Christmas card (isn't that a line from Elf!?)
*When I have my first baby, I think I'll name her Bailey.
*I wish my parents would go out of town and you could be our babysitter while they are gone.
*Once, my brother landed his helicopter in my hair and when my dad pulled it out, he ripped a 2-centimeter junk out of my hair!!!!
*I wish that we could move to Hollywood together and make a show where we told jokes and sang songs and then signed autographs all day.
*She told me she cried when she heard "My Life Would Suck Without You" by Kelly Clarkson on the radio. Then she said to me, "Miss Ritchie, my life would suck without YOU!"

She also sings a song to me almost every time I see her. It goes a little like this...
"Miss Ritchie is so awesome, Miss Ritchie is so cool, come on Miss Ritchie, let's rock and roll!"

I want six just like her someday...

Electricity

Gave a science test to one of the other fifth grade classes I have been teaching...

Q: How is lightning caused?
A: Lightning is caused when thunder and water are mixed.
A: The Earth has a circuit and when it rains, the circuit causes lightning.
A: The thing that causes lightning is static electricity that comes from carpet and us.

Q: What is static electricity?
A: Static electricity is made when you plug in a toaster or something.

BEST for last!!
Q: How can you increase the shock you get from touching a metal object after rubbing your feet across the carpet?
A: By sitting in a bath tub with a turned on blow dryer!

REALLLLLLLY!?!!? Did they just NOT listen for six weeks straight? Seriously!? Did you know that we caused lightning or that you can increase the shock by electrocuting yourself!? I almost wrote that he would die if he did that on his paper, but I refrained...

Note

Found this note on my desk today...

To: Miss Ritchie
From: ???

Dear Miss Ritchie,
You don't know who i am probally, but i can tell you one thing about me. I am in your class. I wanted to tell u that i am proud to call you my teacher. You help me when i am down. With out you my grades would be bad. So thank you 4 being a american hero...my american hero!! I think that you are the best teacher in the world. If i could i would make your life be purfect.
THANKS 4 LISTENING

Love,
Jessica (The name was crossed out so I "wouldn't know" who wrote it...)

Well isn't that the cutest thing ever. Now I know the person that wrote the Cats Caught Doing Good to me.

Oh, and do you know how hard it was for me not to correct all of her grammar errors while typing this!?

Cherubic...

Today in reading groups, one of my students asked me what cherubic meant. After I explained and tripped over words, he said, "So basically it means chubby angels?"

HERO

There is a box outside the office at my school where kids and parents can put in good things they see happening around the school. It's called "Cats Caught Doing Good." Then, the principal reads them on the announcements every morning. This morning:
"Thank you Miss Ritchie for helping me with my problems. You are a true American hero. Thank you."

American Hero? HMMM... That is false.

Bonjour!

This week is salad spirit week at my school. Today is French dressing. Is the boy in my class with the pink beret on serious?
I wasn't sure what to wear, so a black dress, black sweater, hair back in a bun with French twist in the front, Eiffel tower necklace, and scarf tied around neck had to be good enough...