Unusual Student Names

Not here to judge. But there have been some interesting ones over the years. The list I've pieced together:

Armani
Nagee
Ja’Christal
ShiTerriona
Windrevawn
Heaven
Jorja
Sa'Taveus
Llyric
Blessing
Jazminique
Safari
O'munek
Victory
Governor
Cherokee
Sha'Fon
Knowledge
Zion

What's crazy is that the more you say these names, and the more often you connect them to a face in your classroom, the less bizarre they begin to seem.

Also, I am learning a ton about the cultural significance of hair. The kids want to give me cornrows. Not sure how that would turn out.

Hmm.

Miss L

I might even be a rockstar.

One of my first posts was about slutty Halloween costumes.

I still think they're lame.

Three years later.

Holy crap. Onion Rings is that old?!

Interrobangs > ?! ?! ?!

Happy Halloween! Check your candy for razorblades.

Miss L

Learnin' the chillun

Here are some photos of what I do 24/7:


Drawing a jankity picture of an Alaskan bay for the kids. It was a teachable moment.


We played Oh Deer! to learn about animal populations. Yes, it's a camp game.


Learning to edit writing.


My behavior system. Don't get on red!


Our "fact family reunion." We're ghetto and don't have a bulletin board, so I just stuck them on the wall.



...and sometimes I sleep.

Later days!

Miss L

More

Over a third of my class has been out this week because of the flu (both swine and otherwise). However, the non-contaminated kids who've been coming to school have been full of crazy lately. Here we go:

Miss LAWrence, I need inSHAWrance!
- Aubrey

Miss L, is it true Michael Jackson bleached hisself?
- Josh

Do you have a lit match? I want to light my hair on fire and run around like this: AAUUUGGGGH!
- Daniel

I don't understand kids who don't wear coats. Don't they know if they get frostbite half their brain will fall out?
- Daniel round 2

Discussing the algae growing on our classroom snails:
Me: Remember how some of you said the algae looked like hair?
Collyn: OOH! Can I take it home and shave it?

During a project in which I had the kids make and name their own boats:
Collyn: Can I name mine the SS Days of Our Lives?

Hey, can you get me a tater tot?
- Dakota

Great spelling sentences from this week:

The bear was angry so he killed the man. Before he killed him, he tasted him.
- Rusty

They're angry at the taste of the shortcake.
- Marcus

They sure are something else.

I love fall, it's gorgeous outside right now. Go take a walk!

Buh bye!

Miss L

Ah, the Mirth Mobile

I miss my life.

I miss being able to actually do things.

I don't think I'm ready to leave behind the college lifestyle.

Does that make me immature? Likely, but I don't care.

Back to my lesson-planning hovel,

Miss L