Oh, the elusive Oklahoma snow day. How we need you sometimes! I come from the generation of kids who had to watch the slow scroll of the television in hopes of seeing Broken Arrow Public Schools closed. I remember Broken Bow closing before us, and I would be mad that their name was so close to ours because I was often duped by their closing.
The thing about Oklahoma is that Oklahoma weather is often drunk. 70 degrees in January on a Sunday. 65 on Monday, and a 100 percent chance of snow on a Wednesday. We often feel all seasons inside one week any given week in any given month.
A snow day is magical as a kid, as an adult, as an exhausted educator in February. So, superintendents, if you are reading this, don’t just make the day virtual. Let them binge watch movies, and go outside to make a snowman or go sledding or have a snowball fight.
My mom, a long time educator, still worked her booty off on a snow day. We layered up and went on our merry way. When we came back, hot chocolate was ready; lunch was ready; the snuggly fire place was ready. We went back out and in and out and in 58 times in a snow day. She just dried the clothes and made the food and read her book. Love you, mom. Thank you.
So, I tell my students the scientific way to get a snow day. It works every time; everyone must participate. Here is the catch; snow must be predicted in the forecast for it to work. Don’t try the following in August and expect the snow. 🙂
- Put your pajamas on backward.
- Get as many ice cubes from the freezer as you want inches in snow. 6 inches is a good amount.
- Go into the bathroom; put the ice cubes in the toilet.
- At the same time you flush, you must yell into the toilet “SNOW DAY!” It works every time. My own kids will be performing the ritual tonight in hopes of that elusive magic happening tomorrow, and if we are lucky, Thursday too. So, don’t ruin it. Before bed, you know what to do.
Katie 🙂 #katiekinderfromokc #untoldteachingtruths #relatetheneducate #kidsdeserveit #oklaed
Katie Kinder 