finals, rainstorm

Being in a junior high at the moment is like free admission to the zoo. Except that I'm locked in the cage and they are running free. The students are going crazy! Today was the first day for finals. As I ran around like a chicken with my head cut off before school I wondered what I was doing. I should have worn my tennis shoes instead of sandals. We started into the finals and things went well the first hour and half. After a break the students started their second final. I read the English test to two students and then started returning finished tests to teachers so they could be graded. As I looked out the window I noticed it was pouring. I figured it would stop by lunch time (as we live in Idaho). For lunch all 800 students had about 35 min. to eat. We let our kids go early so they would get to eat and then since it was still raining the students had to stay in the cafeteria or go to classrooms. So much for running off any energy.

The rain continued to come down in sheets throughout the third test. As this point I'm thinking "cool, now I get my car washed." One of our students was taking his science test and he kept looking out the window, then looking at the clock. Finally, our teacher said he would be able to ride home in the rain and not melt because he was made of that much sugar. He grinned, but still watched the rain. I took him to his locker for a worksheet and kidded him about being afraid of the rain. He threw his hands out to the side and said, "I don't have a coat. I'll get wet." I laughed and told him he would dry, but no convincing him. When we got back to the room he had to call him mom to come pick him up. When I asked him about it he said, "I remember that I have video games on hold at the library that I need to pick up." Very clever! :-) He then proceeded to tell me that he could only hold 5 games at a time and he was quite disgusted at this fact. When I told him I could only hold 5 items and that it was a rule for everyone he seemed OK with it. But the rain issue was still there even though he had a ride coming. I saw him staring out the window and then I heard, "Do you see the size of those raindrops? They're huge!"
We need more rain in Boise.