Few weeks wreck havoc in the lives of teachers as does Red Ribbon Week. It usually falls right about the time of grades due and Halloween, which makes for a "testy" mood among the adults, at least. But, we plod onward, and try to enjoy the festivites of the week amid a school year where not a lot of fun stuff happens.
This year, our "theme" for RRW was High School Musical. We played snipets over the intercom, we played the sound track during lunch, and our Rally was based on the theme, "We're all in This Together."(one of the "hit" songs, if you are not familiar with the show." It was fun to watch the kids who either LOVE it or HATE it - "Miss, that song AGAIN!", and I feel that for the most part, our committee (of which I was NOT a part) hit it on the head this year. Participation was great, although my SPURS earrings broke on the day we wore sports stuff- and the week ended with success with team building tug-o-wars. If it was just that easy to stick the message that RRW teaches - stay with buddies and away from drugs - then we wouldn't have another thing to worry about. However -
on the way to the playground the first day, a little girl, skipping with glee, came up and said, "Mrs. LaMore, why are we celebrating High School Musical this week?!?" Somedays, the message just doesn't translate the way we imagined!
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It was a l-o-n-g week for teachers!
Then you add anything in your personal life and it makes it even l-o-n-g-e-r.
I am happy to be able to be home right now.
what's 'high school musical'? is that a show?
I cannot even tell you the excitement that creeps into my first grade classroom when anything remotely HSM comes up. When we do the clock on calendar time, I ask the kids, "What time is it?" and they all sing back, "The time of our lives, Anticipation!" (HSM2 reference) There are days that I say "We are in 1st grade, NOT High School Musical!" I don't know if I am glad that you are now fully aware of the show. However, knowledge of the movie definitely makes you cooler in the eyes of your students!
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