Lunch Duty

This year, teachers have lunch duty twice a week. This is a huge change from last year. In the past, we would drop our kids off at lunch and our amazing paraprofessionals had duty in the dining room. Due to the budget cuts, we lost those amazing paras who do more in this school then people would ever imagine.

Because of this change, teachers now have duty days for recess and lunch. I have to be honest in saying that I was a bit nervous about having lunch duty. However, it has been a very cool experience. I get to know my students on a totally different level. It is so neat to watch them socialize with friends, to learn what foods they love and those they absolutely hate, and to know that they actually do talk about what they are learning in school that day. This little collage I put together is just a clip of what my experience in the dining room was like today.

I got to see the funny image FJ and GB created with two milk cartons. I learned FC does not like the crust on her sandwich. I watched MH and EM build their friendship. I watched KB read a poem from Mrs. Constande. And finally, I learned that BL can do this crazy thing with his arm!

Good times!