Friday, November 18, 2016
School Closing Early
Today I was able to experience what it was like for students to get out of school 3 hours early. It was quite the experience. The class found out around 9:45 that school was getting out at 11:40 and that they were eating lunch at 10. The children got very excited when they noticed that it was starting to snow and they had trouble staying calm. We brought the students down to the lunchroom to pick up their lunches and brought their lunches to the classroom. We then put in a movie for the students to watch while they ate and the three adults planned and figured out how each of the students were getting home. After lunch, the students took a math test because the teacher was insistent in using all the time they had left in the day to be productive. I was blown away on how long it took the students to get all packed up for the day and get their gear on, even with three adults in the room helping. The three of us divided and conquered to help get the students to where they needed to go. It was a pretty chaotic morning but I'm glad I got to experience what the process was like for the students to depart for the day.
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How fun for you to experience a "snow day" Hannah! I love winter and storms, so I was probably as excited as some of the kids when those first snow flakes started to fall!! Glad that you got everyone sorted out and safely headed home.
ReplyDeleteThe students in my class were so excited when it was snowing and they found out they were getting out of school early too. We were in the lunch room and all of the kindergarteners eating lunch started clapping and cheering when they heard the announcement.
ReplyDeleteA couple students in my classroom had not experienced snow before as they are fairly new to the country and it was fun to watch the surprised looks. The students were excited yet some were scared because they did not know what a blizzard was and some students had told them it was a winter tornado. :)
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