>Teacher: Note passing isn’t allowed in class. Hand it over.
Student: It’s not a note! It’s a list!
Teacher: Hand it over.
Student: It’s a list. See?!
Teacher: And now it’s my list, since you were passing it in class.

Here it is, the note/list of the day:

To: Ashley, no one else
From: Jenny

Birthday List
I-pod
cell phone
white bunny webkinz
hippo Webkinz
Something High School Musical

Life is much simpler when you’re turning ten. I’m not sure this little darling’s family will spring for the iPod or the cell phone, but they might pick up the Webkinz animals. High School Musical is her favorite — her locker has a big picture of Zach Ephron hanging in it — so maybe that’s where the cool gifts will turn up.

What if teachers passed notes in staff meetings? No, don’t answer that. It might be like the crazy emails at my last school.