I think your N should be a V

It is crazy, absolutely crazy, at school now. We are doing reading tests, the kids are putting on a play with loads of rehearsals and we are teaching at the same time. In some time that I was actually teaching, we were continuing our study of economics. Yes, in fifth grade, there is now an economic component to the curriculum. Overall, we are looking at how people make money in different parts of the Western Hemisphere. Today's topic was Canada. When talking about Canada we talked about how valuable their natural resources are. As we hit on one of them, Niagara Falls, a boy raised shared this:

Boy: Ms. F, I think you spelled the name of the waterfall wrong.
Me: (turned around, looked, didn't see a mistake) I don't think so. How do you think it should be spelled?
Boy: Well, the N should be a V. I think it is called Viagara Falls.
Me: (I can only imagine what my face was) Why do you think this?
Boy: Well, I saw this commercial with a man and a woman walking near some water. They look like they're in love or something, and the commercial said Viagra and not Niagara. Maybe the commercial was trying to get people to come visit.

Now, you might expect the whole class to be laughing. They weren't. What do these sheltered kids know from that? So, I was relieved that I didn't have to get into what Viagra was. With 90% of my energy dedicated to not laughing at that moment, I used the other 10% to saw.

Me: Hmm, that sounds interesting. I'm not sure I've seen that commercial. I do know for sure that the waterfall you need to know about is Niagara Falls for it's hydroelectric power.

Happy New Year! Long time no post...I know, I know I dropped the ball a bit. My class was displaced from our classroom due to the no heat. I'm happy to say we are back in our usual surroundings. It was a big stress on me to have things everywhere.

For a creative writing assignment, some kids have chosen to write a persuasive letter to their parents about wanting more pocket money. All of these letters are hysterical. Here's one that I thought we all could enjoy!