Hate letter

This was shared with me by my colleague and good friend Marsha Salmon. A student last year, when meeting Ms. Salmon for the first time, didn't believe her last name was Salmon and kept insisting it was fish.   Hence this letter, which speaks for itself: 

Potato Chips

It was after lunch and I was teaching a small group other words for hungry (i.e, famished, starving, ravenous).

Me: Are you feeling famished?
Student: No I'm not! I just ate lunch! But I would like some junk food.
Me: Sorry, I don't have any junk food.
Student (while laughing): Oh please give me some potato chips you potato hater!

I love these kids and their random comments.   

Exciting Things at the Mall

I always ask the kids what they did over the weekend and yesterday was the Tuesday after MLK.

Me: Anyone do anything exciting over the three day weekend?

Student: Oh yes!  I had a great weekend!

Me: Oh yeah?  What did you do?

Student:  Well, I went to the mall! (he said this with such excitement)

Me:  Was there anything exciting going on at the mall this weekend?

Student!  Oh yes!  There were sales!

Well, he's right!  Sales are very exciting!  Especially in this economy.  This one made me laugh out loud!