11 Birthdays

I just finished a great book called 11 Birthdays. It is about these two best friends who break up. Then, their 11th birthday happens again and again. I recommend this to anyone.

Here is an observation at a Holy Comforter kindergarten classroom:

If it is your birthday, the students line up. The birthday girl or boy gets to choose if they want to hug the first student or spank the first student. Then it goes to the second in line, and then third, etc. I am sure the spanking part breaks a few laws.

Another thing is if the class has a guest, there are different types of thank yous. There is the Elvis thank you where you say, "Thank you, thank you very much," and the Thank You song. The only one I am concerned about is the Firecracker thank you, where kindergarteners pretend to blow up.

Bye!