Snow Day for JCPS!!!!!

I'm a JCPS teacher and just so you know what my day looked like....

8:50-9:05 "Is it going to snow? Is it going to snow?" was the question of the morning.
9:05-9:30 Morning Meeting where we worked on phonics, sentence structure, and community building

There's another one of those phrases that should be banned.

9:30-10:00 Exercise since were going to miss it this afternoon. I also spent that time calling every one of my parents.

So basically, if we were to have ditched "exercise" we could have added 15 minutes each to reading and writing...a 50% increase.

10:00-10:30 Writing
10:30-11:50 Reading
11:50-12:10 Lunch (over 90% free and reduced lunch)
12:10-12:30 Healthy Snack and getting stuff ready to go
12:30-1:10 Special Area
1:25 Dismissal

Special Area

I think teachers try to keep these kind of days pretty normal, but it's like herding cats.

"Herding Cats".....Mmmmmmm....I'm not sure you can say that.

Oh...and BTW...Thanks for what you do. Everyone knows you all have your hands tied in many respects.

I'm thankful for teachers willing to take the brunt of parental storms and politics for education. More than this, I'm thankful for people not in education trying to change the system to policies they believe will work.

BUT this is getting out of hand and not relevant to the topic at hand. Needless to say, I just returned home and the roads are getting quite hazardous. So, to dismiss the schools early today, was indeed a good decision.

So, to dismiss the schools early today, was indeed a good decision.

Kyle,
I may have missed a post or two in this thread but I don't believe after the decision was made to start classes in the first place that anyone felt the the decision to close early was incorrect.
Bill

I sincerely believe this thread is probably the longest one on Hotbytes that isn't dealing with a food topic! Of course also (maybe because of this) it hasn't digressed into one of our favorite topics like chains, tipping, etc.!

Everyone needs to be congratulated for their good behavior

I think I'm going to have pizza and beer for dinner!


PS Jessica, Have you guys come up with a date for your etiquette lunch yet?

I think I'm going to have pizza and beer for dinner!


PS Jessica, Have you guys come up with a date for your etiquette lunch yet?

My principal was out the day you responded so I talked to her yesterday and she's leaving it up to me to decide. I'm thinking 2/22 so we'll have time to get a bunch of parents. I was waiting to figure out a time before I replied.

Kyle,
I may have missed a post or two in this thread but I don't believe after the decision was made to start classes in the first place that anyone felt the the decision to close early was incorrect.
Bill

And you're right. I was merely inserting my own opinion on the matter and not that anyone had said otherwise.

Needless to say, I just returned home and the roads are getting quite hazardous. So, to dismiss the schools early today, was indeed a good decision.

Yes it was. And yes the roads are bad.

My daughters and i discussed all day about the pro's and con's about this day, we are in Jeffersonville and classes were canceled. But, it is like others have said, you're damned if you do and damned if you don't.

But, i would rather have them home safe instead of on the dangerous roads on the way home. Mind you, all it takes is ONE silly driver.

My husband works close to Indy and three men carpool up there. They have encountered numerous accidents and day of all days the poor man whose vehicle they take up there has broken down. The roads are dangerous and irresponsible drivers make them more dangerous.

In all the years i have been with my husband i do not think i have waited for his arrival from work as i am today. I was making dinner and i just stopped. I'm just sitting here waiting.

Needless to say, I just returned home and the roads are getting quite hazardous. So, to dismiss the schools early today, was indeed a good decision.

Yes it was. And yes the roads are bad.

My daughters and i discussed all day about the pro's and con's about this day, we are in Jeffersonville and classes were canceled. But, it is like others have said, you're damned if you do and damned if you don't.

But, i would rather have them home safe instead of on the dangerous roads on the way home. Mind you, all it takes is ONE silly driver.

My husband works close to Indy and three men carpool up there. They have encountered numerous accidents and day of all days the poor man whose vehicle they take up there has broken down. The roads are dangerous and irresponsible drivers make them more dangerous.

In all the years i have been with my husband i do not think i have waited for his arrival from work as i am today. I was making dinner and i just stopped. I'm just sitting here waiting.

I hope your husband arrives home soon. That is one hell of a commute even in good weather..

[Robin Garr]

In all the years i have been with my husband i do not think i have waited for his arrival from work as i am today. I was making dinner and i just stopped. I'm just sitting here waiting.

Warm vibes and a small prayer for you guys, Becky. Let us know when Hubby's home!

I sincerely believe this thread is probably the longest one on Hotbytes that isn't dealing with a food topic! Of course also (maybe because of this) it hasn't digressed into one of our favorite topics like chains, tipping, etc.!

Everyone needs to be congratulated for their good behavior

You forgot craft beer. Please don't drink locally brewed craft beer and drive (a school bus).

I sincerely believe this thread is probably the longest one on Hotbytes that isn't dealing with a food topic! Of course also (maybe because of this) it hasn't digressed into one of our favorite topics like chains, tipping, etc.!

Everyone needs to be congratulated for their good behavior

You forgot craft beer. Please don't drink locally brewed craft beer and drive (a school bus).

Robin, we can now close the thread.... oh wait, I hate chains..... now we can close it.

In all the years i have been with my husband i do not think i have waited for his arrival from work as i am today. I was making dinner and i just stopped. I'm just sitting here waiting.

Warm vibes and a small prayer for you guys, Becky. Let us know when Hubby's home!

Thanks Robin.... much appreciated. Their 1 1/2 hour commute turned into five today. But, they made it home thank God... and i really mean that.

Tomorrow will be another day and i hope everyone that heads out on the roads will be safe.

Robin, we can now close the thread.... oh wait, I hate chains..... now we can close it.

Nope...can't do it. We've got a long way to go. We haven't talked about Fois Gras yet...or crappy service...or ice/no ice.

Again ???