You just gotta do things to either make yourself laugh or make others laugh, or you'r going to go crazy...I had my first "Morning Duty" yesterday. It was cold out!
*I forgot to grab my gloves when I left the house, so when I got to school, I wanted to borrow some gloves from someone so my hands wouldn't freeze, since we are outside supervising for 20 minutes until the bell rings. On Fridays we wear our school spirit wear. I was dressed fairly warm in my black turtle neck and long-sleeve fleece pullover. I was also wearing my college scarf, which I wear on college Wednesdays. But no gloves. So when I got to school I emailed the whole staff. This is what I said, "Staff, I have morning duty and forgot my gloves! If anyone has a pair I can borrow, let me know. I'd prefer black, since that would go best with my outfit." Many people responded, and laughed about my need to color-coordinate...
*My "post" for Morning Duty is on the playground with the 1st and 2nd graders. The little kids are wild, but pretty cute, and since I teach older kids, it's always fun to be around the younger ones. The kids are supposed to stand quietly in line for 20 minutes until the bell, but that is an unrealistic expectation of our principal. In actuality, they run around like chickens with their heads cut off. But I digress...I'm walking around from one "line" of kids to another, trying to encourage them to stand in line and not use their backpacks for weapons. I walk up to one line, and I talk to kids one on one as I slowly walk from the front of the line to the back. Some kids recognize me; some kids are younger siblings of past and/or current students of mine. Then one little boy comes up to me. "Teacher," he says as he holds out his soccer ball, "Look at my ball!"
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