The Gingerbread Man Hunt!
As we're really getting to know our surroundings at school we read the classic tale The Gingerbread Man. And as you all know those ginger-people are VERY sneaky. The gingerbread man hopped right out of our story and ran around Mill Creek Elementary school! So last Monday, we went on a "hunt" around the school looking for that gingerbread man!
Below are some of the clues the gingerbread man left for us; we were hot on his trail the whole time!
Note in Oven
Dear Boys and Girls,
Tomorrow look for me around (the library, the office, or the lunchroom) and inside of books,
I'm famous for running away and for my delicious looks!
Now chase him Jammers, catch that man!
Chase him; yes chase him, as fast as you can!
Through the classroom and out in the school,
Catch him right now, you know that it’s cool!
The gingerbread man, he's out of the pan!
Along came a Mrs Aycock who was reading a book,
She was in the library, and checked every nook!
The school library is a place for reading you see,
With books, books, books, books you can fly high on the trapeze!
That little cookie escaped before she could catch him,
I’m sure that he is going somewhere else on a whim!
Thank you Mrs. Aycock for hunting that dude,
We’ll just keep looking, until he is chewed!
Run, run, as fast as you can
You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man
I'm the gingerbread man and I'm out of the pan!
Here is the lunchroom where you come to snack,
But the gingerbread man, he never looked back
Mrs. Rita saw him run by so clever and yummy,
The lunchroom is where ladies make food for our tummy!
Thank you Mrs. Rita for trying so, so hard!
We’ll see you at lunch with our brand new lunch card!
Run, run, as fast as you can
You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man
I'm the gingerbread man and I'm out of the pan!
He ran through the office, that swift little man,
There are lots of grown ups in here that make our school plan!
She types with her left, and writes notes with her right.
Mrs. Harrison certainly sleeps well at night!
When the phone rings, she takes the call
Without using any hands at all!
Thank you Mrs. Harrison for trying to get our fellow!
Next time, you see him don’t hesitate to bellow!
Our principal, Mr. Hill, is up here too,
If you have a question he knows what to do!
We don’t want to visit him if we’re doing wrong,
But when we are being good he might sing a song!
Thank you Mr. Hill for trying to get that cookie!
Next time he runs by be sure to be on the lookie!
Mrs. Minick is our assistant principal here at Mill Creek,
We have to pay her a visit if our good choices are weak!
She is there to help us if there is ever a need,
Mrs. Minick will always lend a hand with great, great speed!
Thank you Mrs. Minick for sniffing him out,
Next time we’ll catch him with out a doubt!
Nurse Ashley is up here hanging out with this crew,
She is the one we visit when we have a boo-boo!
The Gingerbread man ran right through here so speedy and quick,
But sweet Nurse Ashley double checked that he was not sick!
Thank you Nurse Ashley for slowing him down,
When we see you again, we’ll be all smiles not frowns!
Run, run, as fast as you can
You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man
I'm the gingerbread man and I'm out of the pan!
Read before starting back in the book:
There was no place to go, there was no place to run
And Ms. Joyner promised he would have lots of fun!
So back in the book that gingerbread man did go
And what happened next, you will soon know!
Thank you Ms Joyner,
Little Old Man and Little Old Woman
Our Gingerbread Keepsakes!
Peace,
Ms. Joyner
