Monday, Monday

Gitta's been mad at me since last week. I was late to a lesson with her because I had forgotten about it/not written it down. She used it as proof that I don't care about her. Then she threw a bomb in my lap: she said that she had talked to my 9th grade friends and they weren't going to come to the Green Club anymore because it isn't fun. I was devastated.

But I am proud to report that the Green Club, after a two-week hiatus is back in full strength! Today we played Super Twister Scrabble Version with Bell and American Money. Pretty good fun. Next week they want to try American football. I will have to buy two loaves of bread and let them go stale.

One 9th grader came in with a white stain on his winter hat today. He was angry. He looked at me and said, "A fucking bird shit on my hat!" There's no way I could be angry, it was the cutest thing ever. And a perfectly constructed English sentence!

And American holidays make for good English lessons. Today was all about tracing-the-hand-and-adding-a-couple-more-features-until-you-get-a-turkey, even in three German classes. Thank goodness for Thanksgiving! Kids are struggling with the difference between "I am thankful FOR..." and "I am thankful THAT..." Perhaps I was ambitious to introduce the concept.

Question of the Day - Leave a Comment!:

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR THIS THANKSGIVING?