Re: [LM_NET] More reasons for overdues

["Rudakewich, Mary Jane" <mjrudakewich@TYRONE.K12.PA.US>]

Here's my best excuses from spatially challenged students:

        3rd grade student:  I left my book at my grandma's and we didn't have time 
to get it this weekend.
        Me:  Where does your grandmother live?
        3rd grade student:  Two feet away.

        Yet another 3rd grade student:  My book is on a high shelf on my bookcase 
and I can't reach it.
        Me:  Can't an adult get it down for you?
        Yet another 3rd grade student:  No, they can't reach it either.
        Me:  Do you have any chairs you can stand on to reach it?
        Yet another 3rd grade student:  No, we don't have any chairs.

                                        -- Mary Jane Rudakewich
                                           Elementary librarian
                                 Tyrone Area Elementary School
                                   Tyrone, Pa
                                           mjrudakewich@tyrone.k12.pa.us

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Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 2:33 PM
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Subject: Re: More reasons for overdues

This made me laugh at a crazy time of year:
I had a student being back a dripping , sopping wet book and hand it in to
his first grade teacher. She was kind enough to put it in a Ziploc bag
before she gave it to me. He insisted he had "gotten" it that way! I sent
home a note about the book's condition, and his parents came in to pay the
fine. His father sheepishly told me, "I think I know what happened".
 "He likes to sit on the potty and read while his younger brothers are
taking a bath, I think it fell in the tub." We all couldn't help but laugh.
At least he's reading! I thanked the parent for paying the fine.
It sure made a a funny picture in my mind all day.

On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Valerie Price <vaprice@mac.com> wrote:

> I had a student come to school and tell me that he had left his book on top
> of his mom's car and she had driven off with it.  I was not very sure I
> believed him and told him he would have to pay for it.  Three days later
> another student brought in a book with tire marks all over the cover that he
> had found in the street in front of his house.  Sure enough it was the first
> student's book.  After a bit of cleaning up it was as good as new.  I made
> boy one thank boy two for turning it in and saving him $15.
>
> Valerie Price
> Librarian
> Beneke Elementary School
> Spring, Tx
> vaprice@mac.com
>
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Dayna Mellberg, Librarian
MaeStevens Elem.
Copperas Cove, Tx
Mellbergd@ccisd.com

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