Sunday, December 8, 2013

'Twas the Night Before Christmas: Teacher Edition



This cute rendition of the classic 'Twas the Night Before Christmas sums up my life perfectly as the holidays draw nearer. :) Feel free to laugh as you read along. :)

'Twas the days before Christmas,
And all through the school, 
The teachers were trying 
To keep their cool.

The hallways were hung 
With Christmas art
(Some made in November 
to get a head start!)

The children were bouncing 
Off ceilings and walls, 
And seemed to forget 
How to walk in the halls.

With ‘holiday shirts’ 
And ‘jingle bell jewels’, 
The teachers looked festive 
Enforcing the rules.

When out of the teacher's lounge 
There came such a chatter, 
The principal went in 
To see what was the matter.

The teachers were hiding 
And trying to refuel, 
On coffee and cookies 
And treats from the Yule. 
When what to their wondering 
Ears do they hear,
But the ringing of school bells - 
It's the children they fear!

More rapid than reindeer 
The little ones came, 
And the teachers all shouted 
And called them by name;

Walk, Vincent! Walk, Tanner! 
Walk, Tyler and Sammy! 
Sit, Jamie! Sit, Laura! 
Sit, Tara and Tammy!

To your desks in the room! 
To your spots in the line! 
Now walk to them! Walk to them! 
No running this time!

So straight to their places 
The children all went. 
With fear of detention 
Where they could be sent.

With manuals of lessons 
Cradled in arms, 
The teachers began 
To use all their charms.

But the lessons presented 
All fell on deaf ears. 
The children were thinking 
Of Santa's reindeer!

With a toss of their hands 
They put manuals aside, 
Went straight to the cupboards 
Where videos hide.

And laying their finger 
On the TV remote 
They sat back to write 
Their last Christmas note.

But you could hear them exclaim 
At the end of the day - 
Have a wonderful, happy and 
LO -O-O-O-O-NG HOLIDAY!!!



http://www.primarysuccess.ca/freepdf/Christmas-Poems.pdf

Southern Belle in Europe
Miss Amanda

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