Hawaii’s State Fish

I’m sure you know how creative Susan can be…and this story is just one little example.

Several years ago on a trip to Paradise I found a cool t-shirt for Susan with the Hawaii State Fish on it. Near the end of the school term, Susan wore the t-shirt to class with a sweater over it. When it was time to give the spelling assignment to the kids…she announced that there was “good news” and “bad news”. The “good news” being there was only ONE word. Removing her sweater, she revealed the “bad news” displayed on the back of her t-shirt.

Humuhumunukunukuapua’a

As you can imagine, this created quite a to-do in the classroom and Susan had to convince her 6th graders they could do it by breaking down the word. Just picture those kids trying to explain the spelling assignment to their parents at dinner! (I’m sure she told me they all passed the spelling test.) I know one thing for sure…if I had kids, I would want Susan McCormick as their teacher!

Happy 50th Birthday, my friend.
Stay young at heart…
Love to you,
Sheila