I have really neglected this...

I heard the following gems this past week however, and how could I be so selfish to keep them to myself?

To start the year out I have my kids do a "Me Bag" assignment as their first homework. It's pretty simple-they fill a brown lunch sack with 4-6 items about themselves.They get to share a little about what they like with the class, the kids in the class find similarities with each other and gives them things to talk to each other about (not that finding things to talk about is a problem in my class..they talk to each other PLENTY), gives them practice talking to a group...win win.

I have told my students (and parents in the note attached to the bag) that they should bring things that tell something about them, not simply a toy that they think is cool. I usually get pretty typical photos of family, swim goggles, etc. The following two items were definitely new ones.
BV- "This is a cow, because my last name means cow in Spanish" (it literally does)
BA-"This is sand. My mom said to bring it because I have a good imagination...but it's just from Moab"

The final comment that made me laugh was one I wasn't even supposed to hear. As I was at recess duty today I heard the following conversation
AP (in my class)- "My teacher is single! She's not even married!"
Other girl in first grade- "She's not?"
AP- "No...she's the only one that isn't a Mrs." (I am the only single teacher on my team)

I didn't realize being single was so exciting to a 6 year old, but I will take it and run with it.