Teacher to the Rescue

Before we left the classroom for lunch today, I reminded some kiddos that they had work to do before recess and they should probably take it to lunch. Instead of carrying themselves, they put their work (loose-leaf paper) in our lunch basket that we take to the cafeteria.

We were walking to lunch just fine when a strong gust of wind came. It blew all of the papers out of the lunch basket. We all stood there watching the papers fly away, as if it weren't really happening. A kid wanted to run and get them, but they were now flying through the driveway. I told him not to, that I would go get them. Then another strong gust of wind came and blew them even further away. At this point I was beginning to tell the kids that they will just have to get paper after lunch and work on it during recess. As I was saying this, I felt bad. I didn't want these kids to sit out at recess for something they were willing to spend their lunch doing. While I am debating whether or not I want to go get the papers, they are now blown into the street and begin flying down the street. I quickly hand my kids my clipboard, lunch bag, and water bottle. The kids start cheering, "Go Ms. L! Go Ms. L!"

I take off down the sidewalk and then look both ways before crossing the driveway. I then again look both ways 4 times before I go into the street in search of the papers that I can no longer see. I yell to the kids asking for directions of where to look. "Under the car!" And what do I see, but one of the paper caught up under the car. I get on the ground to get it out and hear a loud cheer, "YAYYYYYYY!!!!!" and clapping.

"Okay, where is the other one?" "Over there!!!!" And I run over to the second flying paper. The kids cheered with excitement and gratefulness that they didn't have to start their work over. It was quite funny and I did get some cool teacher points for chasing down the papers they should have been carrying in their own hands!

This is also a great way to impress a new student...see next blog.