We start next week with extending the school closure in an effort to minimize the spread of the Coronavirus.

My thoughts swirl endlessly about the day to day operations that I will miss regardless if the things make me happy, sad, annoyed, aggravated, etc.

I really don’t like regular breaks during the school calendar such as Christmas and summer because I want to see my peeps! I want to be around kids, my staff, and parents. So, with the unknown floating around out there of when this virus will be contained, and when school can resume its normal, I fret and worry about all things school. It’s more than teaching and learning…so much more.

Here is a random list, in no order, of what pops in my mind. Some of these are comical, but some are sad. Feel free to add more in comments.

• No attendance to take therefore no calls from attendance clerk when you forget to post 🤣
• No dress codes for teachers. You can wear pjs or leggings any day 🤣
• No dress codes for kids!
• It can be a hat day every day 😊
• Women don’t need to worry about makeup 🤪💄
• Saving gas 🚗
• No transportation changes last minute🤪
• No use for substitutes😊
• No playground accidents
• No Gaga ball
• No one asking to push them on the swings 😔
• No classroom management concerns😁
• No holding your bladder for hours on end 🚽
• You can have an extended breakfast and lunch🍳🥞🍔
• No alarms ⏰ for class schedule reminders
• No technology failures 💻
• No Hvac issues to report

No kids

• No tattling unless it’s you or your own kiddos
• No paper jams
• No unscheduled walkthroughs 😳
• No bulletin boards to change 😃
• No car duty 🚗
• No bus duty🚌
• No lunch duty🙅
• NO DUTY 🙌🏼
• No shoelaces to tie 👟 (wet ones are the worst)
• No jackets to zip 🧥
• No pants to button or zip for the littles
• No smelly lockers from left over food 👃🏻
• No hugs, high-fives, or fist-bumps 🤗🖐🏼👊🏻
• No meet and greet Capturing Kids Hearts
• No smiling faces to greet
• No announcements, “Make it a great day or not, the choice is yours!”
• No birthday call outs on the PA🎤
• No treasure chest
• No turn and talk to your neighbor
• No recess
• No PTA meetings
• No volunteers
• No trips to the nurse for a lost tooth 🦷
• No cafeteria lunch lines picking out your food
• No Good Things or launch with Capturing Kids Heart
• No classroom helpers
• No computer 👩‍💻 lab
• No library time 📚
• No backpacks sending home student work
• No water fountain lines
• No lost and found
• No fun Fridays
• No after school enrichment or clubs
• No tutoring bus

No more kids

• No reminders to flush and wash your hands
• No singing in the restroom (yes, kids sing in there!)
• Reminders to use your manners
• Use your inside voice
• Are you being a Buffalo STAR?
• No stations/centers
• No buddy walks to the office
• No parents bringing in birthday cupcakes
• No parents surprising their kids at lunch
• No pledges
• No helping littles use Kleenex for their nose
• No lunch bunch meetings
• No restorative circles
• No glue stuck on desks
• No bounce out games
• No pacer races
• No Every Good Boy Does Fine
• No cooperative learning
• No dress up theme days
• No field trips
• No Field Day
• No luncheons for staff

No more kids in the building.

This is going to be difficult, but we will get through this bigger and better in spite of the Coronavirus because that’s what we do! Thrive together.