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Surprise!
Guess what?
My coworkers threw me a surprise "Job well done!" party!
The early childhood team really conned me....here I was enjoying my lunch break, eating my peanut butter and jelly sandwich when I said "Hey, I need to run off some photocopies." Went to the copy room and ran out of paper...went to the office, where one of the administrators was like "Oh, they need you downstairs!" So I am like holy crap, were my kids THAT bad that they needed me after only 15 minutes of lunch? So I went to the caf...the teacher on duty was like "Oh, I think they need you in Ms. _______'s room."
So I am like arrrrrrgggh, I thought we didn't have to do the balloon launch if we ain't want to?
(Long story short -- we had a balloon launch to celebrate peace month, and I didn't participate because launching helium balloons into the air is bad for the environment.)
I had hoped to simply back out of the event instead of making a big to-do about it.
So I go to Ms. ______'s room and there are already some teachers there. My dumb ass doesn't get the CONNECTION. So I tell her "Yeah, I didn't plan on doing the balloon launch (for the above stated reasons) but I didn't want to make a big deal out of it. So then it's like this big four way conversation. (Side note: when I told her, she said "Oh, you're one of THOSSSSEEEE...." lol like niggas can't be pro-environment!")
FINALLY, after my big opinonated liberal speech (like Julia Sugarbaker from Designing Women, the Pre-K teacher, who is also a Soror was like "Well, we know how you feel about that, but what do you think about THIS!" and she points me in the direction of this niiiiice spread of food on the table IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM, by my ass is too busy getting huffs and puffs about the environment to even notice it.
I was like "Oh my gosh!" and it was all for me, to tell me good job, good luck, and all that good ish. It wasn't really a goodbye party, but I guess everyone knows I am taking a few weeks off after this assignment is over.
Which reminds me...since my principal DID sign the card, maybe I might want to brief him on my life's plans. You know, just an FYI.
So it was nice! They got me two cards! Pasta salad, deviled eggs, fruit punch, and ritz crackers.
Is it tacky if I mention they took up a small collection for me? Cuz a nigga really did get a call from the bill collector within an hour after the party, hahahaha.
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Ooooooh something else happened today.
So we had some kind of peace assembly. Did I mention that October is Peace month? I know, the poor Latinos can't get a calendar month, but we gotta celebrate PEACE.
Go figure.
So today's theme was how to say no to drugs and violence or something. One of my kids was in it, and she recited her line really well.
But tell me this....WHY did one of the other first graders jump in the program and recite his line....FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSEMBLY????
Me and my teammate were DYING.
"Our hands represent peace!" *big grin*
Luckily, nobody really understood what he said except for the word "peace" so it was all gravy. But me and my teammate knew that he was referring to a big old peace mural we made earlier in the month.
So surreal....but so funny.
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I have been telling a few of my parents that next week is my last week....they really been all hurt up! Okay, like two said "Awwwwww...." I think it's moreso cuz kids hate change. But at least I am still in the neighborhood, and will probably sub for them in the future.
I'ma miss the little anklebiters, I hope I don't cry on the last day.
I so would.
Posted by Rashid on October 27, 2004 9:22 PM