"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."
-Victor Borge
"So, when you paste your blog post's link in comments on the master slice..." I say.
"Master slice? Don't call it that, Miss!" Reyna's eyes get wide, her face playing with me.
"What should I call it? What do you all think?"
"Call it the BIG DADDY Slice," teases Reyna.
"Really? The 'Big Daddy' Slice?" I can barely keep a straight face.
"Yes, Miss!" another exclaims.
"Yes, do it!" the chorus adds.
"The Big Daddy Slice -- like a big pizza! We should have a pizza logo!" Reyna thinks aloud.
"Should you?" I reply.
"YES! Can you make one?"
I'm a sucker for their enthusiasm. Of course I made one. I think I need to add our school name to it, but I'm not sure. I said Big Daddy. I played along. We laughed. I loved it. Want to see our pizza logo? Scroll down.
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It just doesn't get any better, Lee Ann. May I use your slice sometime (ask the kids) if I come back to comment on their slices? Thank you!
ReplyDeleteOf course, Linda! I will ask students on Monday, but know that what they write and say and do in our classroom will be shared (they sign release forms early in the year that gives permission).
DeleteSo fun! Love those high schoolers of yours.
ReplyDeleteYou make me want to slice with the kids. I showed my AP students Wordle the other day and mentioned I want to be you when I grow up. I'm glad to know I don't have to be a grown up, in that stuffy sort of way, to be more like you. ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing that conversation.
Wow, Chris, thank you for sweet compliment. Good to know I'm not the stuffy type of grown up ; ) that would be no fun!
DeleteI am so happy you wrote about how the Big Daddy came about. I loved it when I read some of your kids' posts yesterday and just knew there had to be a story behind it. Now my curiosity is satisfied.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Deb. I realized that I was fumbling around with what to call the "round up" slice... why I didn't just say round up (especially as it's been rodeo days during the fair and rodeo near our school), I don't know.
DeleteI am with Deb, great to hear how the Big Daddy came to be. Is there a way that my students could also comment on your students' writing??
ReplyDeleteYes there is a way, Jaana! Anyone can join our Ning community and then post comments. If you would rather students use a "guest pass" -- a log in I created for guests, email me and I'll send you the log in details. Email is spillarke(at)aol
DeleteI love listening to you capture the voices and conversations in your classrooms. I will definitely be reading their pizza slices over the course of the month. Your students are lucky to have you as their writing leader!
ReplyDeleteThat is too fun. Way to get them excited about writing and making the challenge their own.
ReplyDeleteLove it!! Kudos to you, Lee Ann, for letting them have their moment and be a part of the process.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering why you were calling it the "Big Daddy Slice" -- too funny! :-) I love the fact that you designed the pizza logo at their request! I just figured you came up with that on your own! I hope their enthusiasm grows throughout the challenge!
ReplyDeleteYour logo rocks! Way to meet their demands and share the funny moments that occur in the classroom!
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