Vice Principal For the Day

      Not too long ago it was go to work with your parent day. I had been waiting for this day ever since my sister did it when she was in grade 9. She went to work with my dad and she said it was very boring so I decided to go to work with my mom. My mom is a vice principal at Mount Royal Elementary School. I had never been to her school before so I was very excited. I have been wanting to go and meet my moms students for a while. I love working with kids and my mom said that her students had been struggling with using iPads so she wanted me to help them.
    I had to wake up a little earlier because my mom needed to leave at 7:30. I really like sleeping so getting up early was kinda hard. On the way to work we stopped at Tim Hortons for some yummy breakfast. Once I was done eating I was ready to start my day as a VP. We pulled up to the school and my first job was unlocking the door. It seems like a pretty easy job but my arms were full and I could not open the door. After struggling for a few moments my mom finally helped me open the door. As soon as I entered I was greeted by some of my moms coworkers. They were all very nice and told me that my mom was a great VP. 

      When the bell rung the students piled into the classroom. I was very excited to start the day. We started off by goingdown to the gym to do some yoga. I was excpecting to just watch the students but my mom made me participate. 

After yoga we headed back up to the classroom to do some math. I helped hand out sheets and helped students that were struggling. Next it was recess. The students went outside and my mom and I walked around the school. After recess the students had Music so my mom and I stayed in the class and sorted out forms. 

When the students came back they were working on finishing their IMovies for a science project. Some students were struggling with using IMovie so I was able to help them with it. Next was lunch. Sadly it was pouring down rain so they had an inside day. I learned that inside days are horrible for teachers. The kids are way more energetic and most of them don’t listen. We had to walk around the school for a bit and check on all of the classes. After that we got to sit in the office and eat lunch. A couple of students were misbehaving so they had to come sit with us at lunch. After lunch my mom read to her class for about 40 mins then they got to presents their skits. After the skits my mom taught a lesson on advertising and then the day was over. 

It was really interesting to get to see my mom working and help her out. After school was over I helped her with some marking at home. For a VP/tecaher you don’t just go to work 8 hours. You still do tons of work at home. I have a new appreciation for my mom because her job isn’t easy. I don’t think I want to be a Vice Pricipal/teacher but I do really appreciate people that do.