Last year, we missed 10 days of school due to snow.
This year, we have had no snow days. It doesn’t seem fair. It seems especially unfair that we had snow this weekend and icy streets Monday morning – President’s Day – a day with no school.
There is hope. Snow is in the forecast, though it is hard to say if there will be enough to impact the school day.
There are myths about how to ensure a snow day. The one we used at my previous school was simple: wear your pyjamas inside out.
A quick online search reveals that other places have other traditions Here are a few
1. Place an ice cube in the toilet and flush it (one for each inch of snow you want). Alternatively, I also found a site that says to flush six ice cubes. It was also very clear that it must be ice cubes, not crushed ice.
2. Several sites suggested sleeping with a spoon under your pillow.
3. Run around the kitchen table five times before bed (and chanting “I want it to snow” three times in a row).
4. Eat ice cream for dinner.
5. Do a snow dance on your front yard (while wearing your PJ’s inside out).
6. Go to the freezer and open the door and dance singing SNOW DAY, SNOW DAY, SNOW DAY!
7. Put a spoon in the freezer.
8. Put a white crayon in the freezer. Then, put it under your pillow when you go to bed.
I am not doing any of these tonight, but who knows how I might feel later in the week.
