Out of the Mouth of Babes...

So there are definitely pros and cons to being a first grade teacher. You need to have lots of energy to manage 27, 6 and 7 year old children, let alone teach them everything they need to know for first grade. Oh, and don't even get me started on all of the social skills, conflict resolution, and problem solving skills that need to be taught. But, it's a very rewarding job, and I love it. One of the best things is getting notes from my kids that they make at home (or at school...) On Friday, I was the lucky recipient of not one, but three notes from home and an eraser. 

One of my students who brought me a note from home will often find scraps of paper throughout the day at school and write, "I love you" on it and give it to me. There was one week that she did it almost every day. One day when she handed me the note, and I thanked her, she said, "Do I just make your day when I give you those notes?" Yes, yes you do! Daily validation from children. Dream job for sure.

Well, here is a picture of the note she gave to me on Friday. (Notice the drawn in handwriting lines, and the date written at the top.)

In case you can't read it, here's a typed out version of what she wrote, followed by a translated version. (Seriously, if there was a degree in translating the spelling and handwriting of young children I would be proficient at least).

Her version:

Octobr 2014
Daer Miss Hansen
are you isidid fo
HalaWeen? Have you
Ben to the moon?
bo you like
joolree? Wen
are you going
to bee mereed?
Wut are you going 
to bee fo Halaween?

Translated version:
October 2014
Dear Miss Hansen,
Are you excited for Halloween? Have you been to the moon? Do you like jewelry? When are you going to be married? What are you going to be for Halloween?

Moral of the story: kids are great, and apparently it matters if you have been to the moon, and it's really important for them to know when I'm going to get married. (Believe me, if I knew the answer to that question, I would be a bonafide genius!)