Thank you!!

Today on my way home,while in the school bus,a year 7 student said to me,'Good afternoon,Sensei'.
I was so glad 'cause he was the first person who spoke to me except for Japanese classes.I knew him but I'd not remember his name yet,so I apologized him for not memorizing his name and asked his name.
'cause I am not good at memorizing,and moreover the number of year 7 students who take Japanese as the second language were more than 100 people as estimated, so it'S hard for me to remember.
Thanks to his kindness,I knew his name,and I enjoyed talking with him.
At that time,I could use poor English,but he answered me kindly.
I wanna say to him 'thanks very much for your kindness'.
And I hope I can talk with him again:)