Letters to Santa

Original spelling has been preserved. Explanations follow those not easily interpreted.

"Dear Santa, Ples get me a babay doll."

"Dear Santa, PLez BReN me A FR WeL CePe." (Please bring me a for real kitty.)

"Dear Santa, Marre ChriSTMas con u plez BreMg Me a striBare ShorTkak. i lov u." (Merry Christmas. Can you please bring me a Strawberry Shortcake. I love you.)

"Dear Santa, I B GOOD LaGo." (I be good. Lego.)

"Dear Santa, DrtBIk." (dirtbike)

"Dear Santa, I HaF Ben GrD Pes be me a Dal I laf yew."  (I have been good. Please bring me a doll. I love you.)

"Dear Santa, I hav Bin viry Good Can you biy i a tasfomr." (I have been very good. Can you bring me a transformer.)

Open Discussion

While subbing we wrote things we were thankful for. We went around the room and each student said something he or she was thankful for. There was a student who couldn't think of something on his first turn, so we skipped him with a promise to come back. When we came back he stuck his head in his hands,  then looked at me and said, "Um...I don't want to talk about it anymore."

What Happens After Z

The class has just completed learning the Alphabet. The students believe they will now graduate to First Grade. To heck with learning numbers, patterning, geography, animals, or movements in dance. That stuff is overrated.

Paint

After showing the Kindergartners the proper paint-spattering technique of running the teeth of a table knife across the teeth of a toothbrush it was almost eerie to see how many of them turned the brush over, leaned down, and spattered their faces. That's right, Merry Christmas, Mom and Dad.

Keeping Secrets

A student brought in money for a "super secret" Christmas gift the class is making for their parents a few days late. A note with the money said, "She refused to show me this note because she thought if she did she would be giving away the super secret surprise. Here is the $1.50 she owes."