While the West Des Moines Community School District Superintendent was beginning her speech to the staff of WDMCS at the districtwide welcome back meeting, the teachers of the district created a flash mob to the enjoyment of their unsuspecting colleagues. With only one more day of preparation left, the teachers shared their talents by performing a parody of the song, “One more day” from Les Miserables. <br /><br />Many thanks to the teachers and staff members only 12 are music teachers who voluntarily came to school to rehearse in June and July to prepare for this performance!<br /><br />Lyrics:<br />One day more!<br />Another year and one more planning day.<br />As we start this road to the end of May;<br />These students who in spring were here <br />Will surely come to school this year.<br />One day more!<br /><br />I am not ready for today.<br />What shall I do once school has started<br /><br />One day more.<br /><br />Tomorrow you’ll be halls away<br />Because the summer now has parted<br /><br />One more day all on my own.<br /><br />Do we know the common core<br /><br />No more time for preparation.<br /><br />Will my lesson be a bore<br /><br />I’ve run out of planning time.<br /><br />Please collaborate with me<br /><br />Soon the students will be here<br /><br />One more day before we start!<br /><br />Do I join her for PD<br /><br />Learning targets bring you freedom!<br /><br />Shall I join their PLC<br /><br />Common assessments shall be made<br /><br />Formative or summative<br /><br />Will you come and plan with me<br /><br />The time is now, the day is here!<br /><br />One day more!<br /><br />One more day to education,<br />We will help these students grow!<br />We'll be ready for these schoolboys<br />We will teach what they don’t know!<br /><br />One day more!<br /><br />Watch 'em run around,<br />Catch 'em if they fall,<br />Making sure the classroom’s <br />Ready for them all,<br />Here’s a little crayon<br />There’s a little glue<br />Markers, pens, and pencils<br />They know what to do!<br /><br />One day to a new beginning<br /><br />Raise the flag and say the pledge!<br /><br />Every student will arrive<br /><br />And I hope I will survive!<br /><br />There's a new world for the teaching<br /><br />There's a new world to be taught<br /><br />Do you hear the school bells ring<br /><br />All right, <br />I’ll join, <br />your PLC!<br /><br />One day more!<br /><br />I am not ready for today.<br />What shall I do once school has started<br /><br />We’ll become these student’s heroes<br />We will lead and they will go<br />We will build them a bright future,<br />We know things that they don’t know.<br /><br />One more day all on my own!<br /><br />One day more!<br /><br />Tomorrow you’ll be halls away<br />Because the summer now has parted<br /><br />One more day to education,<br />We will help these students grow!<br />We'll be ready for these schoolboys<br /><br />Watch 'em run around, <br />Catch 'em if they fall,<br />Making sure the classroom’s <br />Ready for them all,<br />Here’s a little crayon<br />There’s a little glue<br /><br /><br />Tomorrow we'll discover<br />What our God in Heaven has in store!<br />One more dawn<br />One more day<br />One day more!
