DJ Tendinitis

April 17: The boys were having trouble focusing on the STEM project, so I put them into different groups. Dora and Gwendolyn had already worked out a plan when he finally went over. He didn’t like it. He sat with his arms crossed and the only words that left his mouth were “It’s not going to work”. They taped the dixie cups to the bottom of their boat and he was sure that it would sink. When it was time for them to present their creation, Acie sat in the back and cupped his hands over his mouth to make sure that he drowned out everything they said with “It’s bad! It’s bad!”. I had to get Miss Melissa to remove him. When the class settled down after his exit, we tested Dora and Gwendolyn’s boat. It worked.

April 18: It was so hot during recess that a few of my kids snuck to the garden, filled the watering cans, and watered each other. I told them before recess that they were not allowed to play any water games. Miss Jessica told them to stop when she saw it happening. Mr. Fernando told them to also stop when he saw it happening. Allison ended up so soaked that she had to wring out her shirt. Even then, she was too sopping wet to go into a classroom during electives.

April 19: Miss Connie was out sick today, so Miss Melissa took over her class. One of her boys kept pulling at the crotch of his pants. Miss Melissa went over to him and squatted down to get to his eye-level. “Do you need to go potty?”
“No,” he answered casually. “I’m just stretching my penis.”
Miss Melissa immediately stood up. She didn’t know what she was supposed to do about that. She threw her arms up in the air. “I guess.”

April 20: All the electronic traffic signs on the freeway reminded everyone that if they drive high, they will get a DUI. I read the rhyme about a dozen times before I finally figured out that it was 4/20 today.

April 21: It has been well over a year since all these people were gathered in one place. The phrase I heard most often was “so what have you been up to?”. The question was never once directed at me.

April 22: The bread lady came back again today with another load of bread that was the size of a newborn baby. One of our late pickups, a first grader, wanted to take one home. She waited until she saw her mom walking towards the bungalow through the window and then ran to stand right behind the door. As soon as her mom opened the door, she got too excited and swung the loaf of bread directly into her face.

April 23: The staff meeting was all about showing appreciation for each other. The directors were all given a day’s notice to give us all award titles that were printed on gold address labels and stuck onto plastic award topped with a gold star. Melissa was given “Most Inspirational Leader”. Ana got “Best Chef/Security Guard/IT Person/Mom”. Mr. Chris had “The Nicest Person in the world. Miss Vivi was the “Four Square Champion”. Miss Connie was “The Kinder Whisperer”. Fernando won for “Most Patient and Best at Power Naps”. I won had “Most Likely to Have a Fun Fact”. Miss Maria had the award for “Most Popping DJ”. She almost dropped her award because she was wearing a new wrist brace and we dubbed her “DJ Tendinitis”. We let Edwin give Miss Jen her “Loca Mama” award, but he got confused and read that she got the award for “Local Momo”.




much love,
hedgie