Sweet Stuff

Thought I'd take a break from grading papers to share some tidbits from the students. I just like the way they word things sometimes when they don't know exactly how to say it. You should just say exactly what you mean. They had to read a recipe (informational texts, woohoo!) and answer questions about it. One of the questions asked why the cookies needed to be placed apart on the baking sheet. This student answered, "So they don't collide and bake into each other and have room to bake properly." The thought of chocolate chip cookies colliding is really brightening up my evening.

Then I found a random Valentine's Day card. On V-day I'd explained why the apostrophe goes where it does (because the day belonged to St. Valentine) and told the kids to make a card for whoever they wanted explaining why we place the apostrophe where we do. This kid's card apparently got shoved between some other papers and I just found it. He wrote it to the girl who sits by him:

The ephasterfy is there for a reason. Valentine’s Day means it is St. Valentine’s day. A day that is for a specific person or thing. So it is your day too. It’s a day for everyone to give something to someone they love, care about, or even like. This card is for you. Hope you like the design of this card I thought I would get creative. So… Happy Valentine’s Day.

More thoughtful than many Valentine's Day gifts I've recieved. This kid is doing pretty well for a 13 year old.