Friday, June 26, 2015

Friday Surprise


Thursday was the last day of school. I made plans for Friday. Afternoon plans.

I woke up early. Lazed in bed with the intention of going back to sleep. Picked up my phone. Checked my email, Facebook, Twitter, and played a couple rounds of Pyramid Solitaire Saga. That's when my phone rang.

The caller ID popped up. It was the continuation high school.

Huh?

They let out two days before the traditional high schools. Why would they be calling me?

Turned out that they were already on their summer school, and they needed a sub to cover a couple different teachers who had to step for a couple hours each for personal reasons. Could I come in to sub?

Uh, YEAH!

I'm on the summer school sub list. But I never (okay, not never, but rarely) get called. Unfortunately, I have no good stories to share. Those kiddos were working diligently and silently.

So, now I'm officially on summer and summer schedule. Next week I'll share my year end stats.

And if you haven't seen my Monday post, please make sure to check it out. I'd appreciate any help you can give.
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32 comments:

  1. Cherie ReichJune 26, 2015 at 10:01 AM

    That does sound like a surprise. I'd imagine most teachers stick around during summer school. There's so much content boiled down to a few weeks that it'd probably be hard to leave the kids with a sub.

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  2. Alex J. CavanaughJune 26, 2015 at 10:07 AM

    Bummer for summer school, but hopefully you still get a lot of days off to enjoy.

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  3. PaulaJune 26, 2015 at 10:31 AM

    Summer school! I can't believe you guys just got out. We only have 7 weeks left before school starts again! Yikes!!!!

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    1. Liz A.June 26, 2015 at 1:53 PM

      Yeah, you guys start EARLY! Around here they were complaining that August 31st is too early to start.

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  4. Susan KaneJune 26, 2015 at 10:52 AM

    Some of my teacher friends loved to be on the summer school roster; salary was good and the curriculum was different.
    Happy teaching!

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    1. Liz A.June 26, 2015 at 1:53 PM

      I'm sure it's great for the teachers. Subs... Yeah, the teachers aren't out much if at all.

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  5. Sherry EllisJune 26, 2015 at 11:01 AM

    So much for a summer break. At least those kids are well-behaved!

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  6. UnknownJune 26, 2015 at 11:30 AM

    That game looks fun. I'll have to check it out. Hope you enjoy your weekend. :-)

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  7. J E OneilJune 26, 2015 at 1:17 PM

    Those well-behaved, hard at work kids. Don’t they know you have a blog? They're just inconsiderate.

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  8. bettyJune 26, 2015 at 1:51 PM

    That must have been a surprise to get the call! "Poor" kids in school; not much of a break for them (but I guess that's the price they pay for not performing well during the traditional academic year). Enjoy summer!

    betty

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    1. Liz A.June 26, 2015 at 1:55 PM

      I'd feel sorry for them, but the class was voluntary. They're there because they want to make up those credits, so that's good on them.

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  9. Chrys FeyJune 26, 2015 at 2:37 PM

    A summer school sub? Good for you! And I'm happy you got the call. I'm also happy that the students were well behaved.

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    1. Liz A.June 26, 2015 at 3:40 PM

      I don't get called much. Practically not at all.

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  10. bookwormJune 26, 2015 at 3:35 PM

    At least you didn't mind getting called. And it's some extra money. I'm sure that always helps. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com

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  11. SunniJune 26, 2015 at 3:49 PM

    Oh my! That's terrible. No time off at all. I'm glad you didn't mind.

    Sunni
    http://sunni-survivinglife.blogspot.com/

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    1. Liz A.June 26, 2015 at 6:56 PM

      But it was just one day. So, total good thing.

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  12. mshatchJune 26, 2015 at 4:57 PM

    Glad the kids wanted or knew they needed to be there, probably makes your life a lot easier!

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  13. AnonymousJune 26, 2015 at 6:21 PM

    Sounds like summer school is a good deal :) But I hope you enjoy the rest of the summer break and get plenty of time off!

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  14. BirgitJune 27, 2015 at 1:19 PM

    I am kind of happy that all the kids were good even though it was summer. I would have hated it having to go to summer school

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  15. Stephanie FarisJune 27, 2015 at 4:30 PM

    I hope you get called just enough to bring in the money you need...and otherwise get to relax all summer!

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  16. UnknownJune 27, 2015 at 8:46 PM

    It's Winter here and we've just begun a two week mid year break! Hallelujah! You try to have as many breaks as you can Liz!

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  17. ClickJune 28, 2015 at 3:49 AM

    It's always nice to get a little bit of extra work. Hope you get plenty of those this summer, but not so many that you can't enjoy your break as well. ;-)

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  18. Cathy KennedyJune 29, 2015 at 3:23 AM

    What's this a group of summer school kids working silently and diligently? Which planet do these children come from? lol! I never heard of such things happening. I would think this is a good sign for your summer teaching, but it's still quite early. Maybe next week the kids will give you something to write about. :D

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  19. Nadine_FeldmanJune 29, 2015 at 8:48 AM

    Well, that was a shifting of gears! You're obviously a flexible person.

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