I was very surprised by a late call on the penultimate day of school. I had just enough time to get ready and get there, plus the cushion of the teacher having a first period prep.
Wednesday. The continuation high school. English.
It was a fairly quiet day. Their graduation ceremony had taken place the night before (in the middle of a surprise rainstorm with thunder and lightning). But this time of year is a bit quiet for them anyway.
When a student gets enough credits to graduate, they stop attending school. (They are done. There's no reason for them to show up.) The deadline to participate in the graduation ceremony had been the previous week. So, the only students left were the juniors and the few sophomores that had recently started at the school. (They have to be sixteen to attend.)
The lesson plan said they were to work in the garden.
So, I took roll, and then we headed to said garden. Only, no person to run the garden was there.
There is someone in charge of the garden. She instructs the kiddos on what to do.
I called the office to find out where she was. They didn't know either. I heard that she had been on campus that morning, but she dropped some stuff off, and then she left.
Uh...
The class was quite content to not be in the garden. (Only fourth period was disappointed to not have garden duty.) I instructed them to complete any missing work they might have. (If they haven't graduated, there is work they can be doing.) But end of year. No one was really in the mood to do anything.
I'd've been more upset at this, but the day had already gone sideways. If I run into any of these kiddos later as they scramble to finish credits in time for one deadline or another, I'll point out the time they wasted on a day like this one. But likely, it won't come up.
And that was my last working day of the school year. (There was a very, very late call on the last day of school, but I woke up with a migraine, and there was no way of getting to the school on time if I had taken it.)
Next week I officially go on summer schedule, starting off with my stats for this school year. Happy summer.
The year is over, put it in the books
ReplyDeleteThat it is.
DeleteThankfully the end of another year. Your blog background is very nice.
ReplyDeleteThanks. It's a blanket I knit out of blanket yarn. The recipient of the blanket uses it all the time.
DeleteAren't thunderstorms rare where you live? Hopefully not a sign of other things to come. Hope you have a good summer.
ReplyDeleteYes. And it doesn't really rain at this time of year, either. So, the weather was especially freaky.
Deletethecontemplativecat here. Constant severe migraines caused me to retire. It was a good choice.
ReplyDeleteI have good pills, when I take them on time. This time the pain came on in such a way that I missed my pill window.
DeleteHappy Summer schedule. Hoping the migraine went away fairly fast.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the stats.
ReplyDeleteI love how you're able to roll with the punches!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your summer break.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteDo you have assignments already, for the summer?
ReplyDeleteNothing scheduled, but check back next Friday...
DeleteHappy Summer! I hope the migraine didn't stick around very long.
ReplyDeleteIt lasted as long as those things usually do for me.
DeleteEnjoy your summer schedule! Hope that migraine didn’t linger too long and you’re feeling much better now.
ReplyDeleteHi Liz - well done on achieving the year ... with all the challenges you face - cheers and enjoy the summer break - Hilary
ReplyDeleteI would have liked a trip to the garden!
ReplyDeleteIt's a nice garden. If that hadn't been my first time there, I might have figured out something for them to do.
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