99 Things Teachers Really Want for Christmas

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99 things a teacher really wants for Christmas.

Numbered but in no particular order of importance.

1. to not get sick
2. to not be thrown up on
3. to have enough trash cans for all the students throwing up
4. to get my trash can back from the nurse
5. for students to be sent home when they truly don’t feel good no matter their temperature
6. good heath to all my students and their families
7. students to be picked up when they need to go home early
8. students to all be present on testing day
9. my students have good behavior days
10. for help and support for that one student who has behavior struggles
11. no canceled preps because of a sub shortage
12. no split classes because of a sub shortage
13. for students to be able to be on-task during centers
14. for my centers to be fun for the kids
15. for a student to write me a great letter during centers
16. the light bulb to go off for that one or two students
17. for all my students to work their hardest
18. testing for that student who really needs it
19. for my students who need help to GET IT
20. to know what to say when that parent starts crying during an IEP meeting
21. no early morning IEP meetings
22. even better – #nomeetingDecember
23. to be able to wear jeans the week before the break
24. to not spill paint on those jeans
25. for my administration to allow me to do some holiday activities
26. enough supplies to do those crafts
27. for no one to touch my glue gun
28. for no one to get glitter in their eye (including me)
29. to show a movie without getting in trouble
30. an extra chicken nugget from the cafeteria
31. for my desk to be magically cleaned off
32. for my bulletin boards to magically be ready for January
33. for my students to arrive before the tardy bell
34. for my students to have eaten breakfast
35. for my students to be picked up on time
36. to know my students have food at home
37. to know my students are being read to each evening
38. for my students to have good access to books at home
39. to be able to figure out which families truly need help for the holidays
40. the resources to be able to help them
41. for that student to not feel the stress of the season
42. to have all my parents come to our musical performance
43. for my students to understand why their parents can’t come to the musical
44. to be able to quickly console the student crying because their parent could not come
45. for a performance from another grade we are allowed to go watch
46. for all my students to stand still during the performance
47. for no one to pick their nose during the performance
48. tissues and hand sanitizer
49. a double special day or two that last week
50. for all my students to line up when the whistle blows at recess
51. for the student who refuses to come to line not be at the furthest part of the playground
52. for all my students to eat their lunches
53. for no one to drop their lunch
54. for students to be able to open their milk cartons without spilling
55. for my students to be relatively quiet during lunch
56. for my students to line up and walk to recess from lunch nicely
57. for my data to magically collect itself so I can teach more
58. for my data to magically be entered into the computer
59. for my report cards to magically do themselves
60. for my computer to be faster
61. for a laptop so I can do some data entry at home
62. for a yummy potluck the last week
63. for someone to cook a potluck item for me (LOL)
64. for someone to cover a duty for me
65. for my lessons to go exactly has planned
66. for my administration to pop in and just say I am doing a great job
67. for a parent to pop in and say they appreciate my hard work
68. for a student to call me mom (or dad)
69. for the glitter to stay in all the right spots
70. for the janitor to not get mad at the glitter on the floor
71. glue sticks – oh wait – glue sponges
72. to not worry about copy paper
73. someone to make my copies ahead for me, like  a whole month ahead
74. homework from that one child who has yet to do it
75. for my students to help each other
76. for my students to raise their hand to speak
77. for my students to remember the rules
78. for my students to not need constant reminders from me of the rules
79. students to follow MY rules in other classes
80. that I somehow manage to put on matching shoes each day
81. a nap after school
82. my spouse to take care of dinner for the month
83. my spouse to take care of my own children’s homework for the month
84. new clean Ticonderoga pencils
85. a pencil sharpener that works and won’t break
86. fresh new dry erase markers
87. for my team to get along
88. for my team to work together to lighten our workload
89. for the students to be able to sign onto the computers on their own
90. to be able to run to the restroom when I need to
91. for the restroom to be clean #enoughsaid
92. for my students to be responsible in their restroom
93. no data meeting the last week before break
94. no staff meeting the last week before break
95. Friday before the 2 week break off
96. realistically – Friday before the break a work day
97. to have fun with my kids that last week (and every day really)
98. for my students to know I have their backs
99. for my students to feel loved at school and home

What do you really want for Christmas or the holidays for school?

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If you are so inclined to buy something for a teacher for the holidays, be sure to read And the Survey Says:  Gift Ideas for Teachers to find out what one thing you should give every teacher and how they really feel about apple-themed items.

There are lessons during the holidays that are more important than getting gifts.  Did you know I don’t buy my students Christmas gifts?  Click to find out Why I Don’t Buy My Students Gifts here.

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