Last post about school for a long time, I promise!
At the end of the school year, all staff has to sign up for a year end cleaning job. It could be cleaning the work room, the computer lab, the art room, gym equipment room, etc. I got the staff kitchen this year. Two of my colleagues were working on the staffroom while I did the kitchen. We made an announcement that anything of value needed to have a sticky note put on it immediately or it would be tossed. And toss we did! I went through that fridge and the cupboards tossing everything in sight (you don't want to come back to school in September with moldy pickles or apples stinking up the fridge!). The other two were tearing posters off the walls, chucking school work left on tables. It was quite liberating actually! When we finished, the garbage bin was many bags fuller and the staffroom and kitchen were sparkling clean and purged of all that wasn't necessary. I imagine it will take exactly half a day to mess everything up again once we all come back, but for now, I'm thankful for a clean staffroom/ kitchen and the power to throw everything out. A.
