Here's to the Irish in all of us!!

Mrs. Hoopes always has a Limerick contest on St. Patrick's Day - and she asks me to help judge.  She provides cream soda and peanuts, so it's worth going to!!

I always try to whip up a few limericks to wow the kiddos - so here's today's effort:

There was a young lassie from Nod

Who always presented as odd.

She tried everything,

From low end to bling,

But most of her efforts were flawed.

And in honor of the continuing frustration of many students who don't like to meet their AR goals - and who rail at the requirement:

Teachers all have grades to score,

And time is up for any more.

If AR's short,

Then you are "morte,"

But you knew this before.

Top 'o the evenin' to ye!

Happy St. Pat's Day to You!!

(I gave instructions to blogger to post this on the 17th - and like all good students, they ignored my instructions!!)


Every year on St. Patrick's Day, I give a lesson about limericks to my students. And the results are often less than sterling. But I feel like I'm doing my part to keep an important institution alive!!

There once was a teacher named Terrill,
Who wondered what was in the barrel.
When she took a quick look,
Over there in that nook,
What emerged were conditions unsterile.

Or maybe this one,

There once was a team Barb and Harry,
Who liked to cavort and make merry.
When what should occur,
But a very loud stir,
Obstructing a plan not to tarry!

And I promise to stop after this one,

A teacher alone in the room,
was attacking the floor with a broom.
What she found were small scraps,
that had fallen off laps,
Do you think they could chase away gloom?



Perhaps you could respond in kind?