They Think We're Stupid!

Okay...so I got to school all keyed up this morning to get my lesson plans in place, etc.  My sub didn't show up, so I started first period with my class.  One young lady whose locker is just outside my classroom door had a bottle of Gatorade (against the rules) but said she was sick.  (She was also tardy.)  The principal was right there, so she (the principal) took the bottle of Gatorade.  The principal asked me if the young lady was "on something."  Huh?  I hadn't had a chance to notice.  She did look pale and complained that she thought she was going to throw up....so we just put a wastebasket by her seat and went on with business.  We did the Pledge and the morning announcements.  I was by my desk when the special ed. aide that is in my class that period said, "What's up with those girls?"  She was looking out the window.  Another huh?  Sure enough, there were two middle-school-aged girls hiding behind a tree at the back of the property.  (They apparently thought that they were invisible to the six classrooms full of students in rooms with windows the full length of the building.)  I watched for a few seconds, then instructed the aide to go alert the principal.  Apparently someone already had.  Just about the time the girls bolted to wherever it was they thought they were going, the principal stepped out the gym doors and the athletic director showed up in a golf cart.  Busted!   Turned out to be sixth grade girls.  (I can hardly wait to get those!)  Meanwhile, the Gatorade bottle that was confiscated had alcohol in it, with rumors that there were more such bottles in the building somewhere.   I also heard a rumor that someone was caught smoking...  I didn't have a chance to find out because the special ed. aide watched my class until the sub came so I could go to my meeting.  I miss all the good stuff!

The young lady with the alcohol was also caught smoking in the rest room early last winter.  The time that elapsed from when we smelled the lingering smoke to when someone ratted on her was probably no more than two minutes.  You'd think they'd figure something out!

I packed a small picnic and met Meg and the children at Hummel Park for supper.  They played.  We ended up throwing away Ryan's socks because they were too filthy to salvage after a day of playing with no shoes on! 

We are going to the circus this weekend!  The children don't know.  It's a surprise! 

Have to get the Bean out of the bathtub.  She has WAY too much energy for this time of night!.