Meet my class scarecrow. He was made for a contest and has found a home outside my classroom door for the last few weeks.At first, I had him in a spot where I could see him if I glanced at my door. After thinking I was being watched for about two full days, only to realize it was my scarecrow time after time, I moved the thing............to a spot on the OTHER side of my door, so I couldn't see him. That worked out MUCH better.
Before long, I realized that OTHERS were also caught off guard by my innocent scarecrow. Once that discovery was made, the scarecrow shenanigans began! With the help of Keith, our night custodian, scarecrow ended up in a few doorways and closets......and the assistant principal's office.........to greet people in the morning when they got to their room or office. Opening your door, only to be greeted by the lifelike scarecrow, can most definitely cause even the calmest person to jump back just a little. The reactions were quite worth it. I had way too much fun with this. Anyway, he is gone now. He went home with one of my kiddos. I'll miss the shenanigans. I had one really good one left.......
Yes, but if you're ill, it's 4:00 a.m., it's dark, you're by yourself at school preparing for a sub, and he greets you as you round a corner... the scarecrow suddenly looks like a good punching bag.
ReplyDeleteSuch fun times.
What about the times when he poked his head around your door while you were eating lunch at your desk? Pure hilarity!
ReplyDeleteYeah or when he wasn't there when you went into make copies and bamb, there he is. That thing moved on its own at times, I promise you!!! I keep waiting for it to reappear, I seriously think you are hiding it.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are quite the prankster Danavee! How much fun that must have been.
ReplyDeleteWhat, pray tell, was the last good one you still had left to play?
ReplyDeleteI was gonna put him in the teacher's bathroom stall upstairs!!!!!!!!! Wouldn't that have been the BEST???
ReplyDeleteMy vote was still to plant him in the elevator.
ReplyDeleteDanavee- there used to be a full sized (real I think) skeleton the fourth grade had somehow. A long time ago, before I was married, I ran up the back staircase at the old E-2 with it and put it on the john in the men's teacher's bathroom to scare Joe...instead Danny S. sawit first...what fun.
ReplyDeleteJill, I am CRACKING UP! That is hilarious! Where, oh where is that skeleton now??? The fun we could have! Who needs a scarecrow when you have a skeleton?????
ReplyDeleteWhit, if I find that thing......it's going in the elevator. VERY good idea!