The jump rope, the toilet and the jungle gym

You wouldn't usually put these three things together.
-jump rope
-toilet
-jungle gym
...except possibly if you teach 2nd grade.

This is how my Thursday went.

Morning-great. Every lesson went according to plan and the kids loved them.

Recess-I had recess duty. This is not the most awful job, in fact, I kind of enjoy it because I get to see my kids in their natural environment, playing. :)
Then a little boy RUNS from the building...
"Miss Pitt! Billy (not his real name) is flushing the jump rope down the toilet!!!"
*thoughts* this is a little funny. only I must be fierce. These boys are in trouble!
I proceed to run to the building and find 2 guilty little boys and about 6 ft of jump rope coming out of the toilet. I pull the jump rope out (gross I know) and it turns out to be not a regular 8 ft jump rope... but a jumbo size 25 ft jump rope!!! Alas, it is stuck. So we go to the janitor. Don't worry, little Billy has caused a real problem and the janitor tells us that he will need to remove the toilet from the wall... wonderful. I lecture the boys and deliver their consequence (missing the movie and recess, then writing apology letters and I have to call their parents- one started to cry. it broke my heart)

Lunchtime- I was a little bit glad to get kids out of my hair... it had been a stressful day with the toilet.

After lunch- I was reading to the kids and realized that one of my girls wasn't there...
"Boys and girls, where is Sally? (not her real name again)"
lots of looking around... then one boy raises his hand.
"She is outside."
"And why is she still outside?"
"She is stuck on top of the jungle gym"
o dear. I send the kids back to their desks to read a book while I rescue a small girl.
I get outside and there is Sally, sitting on top of the Jungle Gym in the rain, crying. So sad. But a little funny... because what kind of kids abandon their friend!? (and it reminded me of The Christmas Story when the boy is stuck to the pole and no one tells the teacher... ) I help her down and we get her inside and feeling better.

Note to Self. Talk to students about normal things we flush down toilets. Also, help a friend in need or tell someone who can...

O how I love second graders. And o how happy I was for the weekend :)