Teacher stunned by pupil's hilarious thank-you card about his bald head
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A Year 5 teacher was left laughing after a pupil thanked him for helping her "shine as much as your head" in a cheeky end-of-year card that has now been viewed more than 420,000 times online.
A teacher was left in stitches after opening an end-of-year card from one of his pupils thanking him for helping her "shine as much as your head".
Year 5 teacher Ryan Saunderson, 32, was reading through thank-you cards when he spotted the unexpected punchline from 10-year-old Isla Howell.
The card read: "To Mr Saunderson, thank you for being a great teacher. You have really helped me boost my confidence and let myself shine as much as your head!"
Rather than taking offence, Ryan said the cheeky joke made him laugh because it showed how comfortable his pupil felt around him.
He said: "It was a bit of a surprise when I opened it, but it really made me laugh. I was actually quite happy that she felt she could write something like that.
"We've built a really strong bond over the past few years, so I would never take those kinds of jokes personally. I thought it was really funny and really witty."
Ryan, from Liverpool, even jokes about his own bald head in class.
"If we're out on the playground and it starts raining I'll say, 'Quick, let's get in before my hair gets ruined.' The children know they can laugh with me, but I definitely wasn't expecting that in a thank-you card."
Isla's mum, Chloe Howell, 35, said her daughter came up with the line entirely on her own while writing the card in school.
She said: "She's hilarious and always making jokes at home. She and Mr Saunderson have a brilliant rapport, so it was completely in keeping with their relationship."
After Ryan shared a photo of the card on X, it quickly went viral, attracting more than 420,000 views and thousands of likes, shares and comments.
One user wrote: "This kid could be a comedian one day."
Another said: "The fact she felt safe enough to have that banter with you says everything about the kind of teacher you are."
Chloe added: "I'm so proud of her. For her and her teacher it's something they'll laugh about for years to come."
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