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  1. How do you answer this question?

    Be honest! tell them you really like working with children and any experience that you have working with children. Also that you would enjoy helping children learn about healthy choices and any ideas you may have for doing so
  2. How long do you keep your records?

    our school has a record retention policy of 5 yrs.
  3. Extra Clothes

    Check your lost and found pile! Lots of times clothes never get claimed and our school will take them to Goodwill after a while. If my stash of clothes is running low I send out an all staff e-mail asking for the staff to check their homes for any it...
  4. Discounted Glasses

    The Salvation Army gets vouchers for free eye exam & glasses at Shopko here :-)
  5. personal days/sick days?

    2 personal each year and we accumulate sick leave hrs each day we work (not sure the ratio). I wish the # of sick leave hours would roll over to extra personal days the following year so if I wanted a vacation I could take one :-) I'm contracted for ...
  6. Heat packs or hot water bottle?

    I have a rice sock that I heat up!! works great and kids can take it to class and return it when done :-) Just regular rice in a sock!
  7. Fear of the Nurse's Office

    At the beginning of the year the Kindergarten and 1st grade teachers take the kids on a tour of the building and come into the office and let the kids see who I am and that if ever they feel sick or get hurt that I am here to help them . The pre-k ki...
  8. Just a little laugh for ya!

    kid walks into my office saying "the (basketball)pole ran into him" REALLY!!!
  9. Expired Epi-Pens?

    I take all expired meds and left over meds down to our local pharmacy and they dispose of them for me:nurse:. But I like the Haiti idea, I'm sure there are organizations out there that would take expired meds and use them for those less fortanate .
  10. Hot packs are great for cramps :-) You can make them by killing a sock with rice and tying a knot on the end and heat it up in the microwave till warm and have the girl take that to class and return it when done. we don't have standing order either b...
  11. 5th grade puberty class

    the first time teaching the class is always the scaryest :-) Marsh Media has great videos. we seperate the girls and boys and they each have there own video to watch and then time is given for questions at the end. I also order the stuff from pg and ...