Lightsabers, Lucy, Yoda.....
Dear Readers,
It was an ordinary day in my Language & Literature Class ( as ordinary as my class can be). Monday morning, AP coming in for an observation and a live newscast ready to go! To add to the excitement, I even had Lucy the therapy dog. I was ready.
Prior to the observation, I had a brief moment where I thought to myself, "Perhaps I should put Lucy on her leash and have a student hold on to her so she doesn't run away."
That thought came and went.
Observation time.
My students came in and got settled. They discovered we had leveled up in GoNoodle so we printed out the certificate. I started to explain what would be happening. They were to take notes on the live news event that would be happening with Mrs. Alexander and Mr. Scoppa. I also told them I would record it so we could go back and watch it later.
My AP came in, got comfortable. I gave her my Chromebook so she could look on with the lesson in Schoology. Then the phone rang. (I should have known this was foreshadowing.)
I was handling the phone call, knowing a live newscast was about to happen and I was not finished explaining the note taking.
All was going smoothly again. I saw my colleagues come to the door, a student was ready to open it, I started recording and yelled, "Let them in!"
Visualize the following events......
- Mrs. Alexander ran in the room carrying a very cute, plush Yoda while waving a red lightsaber.
- Lucy got up and looked like, "Oh! This seems interesting, maybe we're going to play."
- Mr. Scoppa then followed screaming that Mrs. Alexander stole his Yoda while waving a green lightsaber.
- Lucy decided, "I'm out!" and headed straight for the open door.
- I ran behind the science lab table yelling, "Get her, Lucy!" and chased her into the hall.
- I yelled to the kids in the hall, "Grab her, grab her!" Everyone just looked at me.
- Meanwhile, a lightsaber fight was happening in my room and all of this was being recorded.
- Mrs, Alexander and Mr. Scoppa finished their lightsaber fight, resolved their conflict over Yoda and I informed them Lucy took as as they were leaving.
- Mr. Scoppa very kindly went looking for her and found her in her owner's room.
Meanwhile, back in my room, we were laughing so hard and the kids did not know what to write about because so much had just happened. We brainstormed, shared and created an anchor chart.
All of a sudden, Mrs. Baehr knocked on my door and had Lucy with her. She asked if I wanted her back. I explained what had happened. Mrs. Baehr said Lucy ran into her room like someone was chasing her.
Now let's visualize......
- Mrs. Baehr's room is on the other side of the building, pretty much directly across from mine.
- Lucy barrelled out of my room.
- Flew down the stairs.
- Ran down the main hallway.
- Hit the stairs on the other end.
- Ended up in Mrs. Baehr's room.
She was a bit wiped out after all the excitement.
It was one of the BEST classes I have ever had.
It was the MOST memorable live newscast I have ever had.
I could NEVER have planned that.
It was a moment I HOPE my students will remember.
That's what it's all about. The unexpected. The laughter. The collaboration. The fun. The shared experiences.
May all your observations go well this year.
Warmly,
Teresa
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