Keeping IT Clean!
So..WHO IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
SCHOOL PERSON
YOU NEED TO KNOW?
( OK…AFTER the Secretary!)
THE JANITOR!
This is the person who can help make your life easier…
moving desks, tables, etc, etc..AND
KEEPING YOUR CLASSROOM
DUST FREE
BUG & MAMMAL FREE
and
GERM FREE!
( LOTS of GERMS on tables, floors, deks, etc..etc )
These little “creatures” can make kids stay home,
can RUIN the best lesson
if no one is there..the lesson has to be done AGAIN..
or the absolute worst…
THEY CAN MAKE THE TEACHER SICK!
SUB PLANS???
NOOOOOO!!!!!!
So…Let’s worktogether to keep our classroom CLEAN!
So here is MY THEORY..
Our janitor only has “X” amount of minutes to clean MY room!
I want him to spend the MAXIMUM amount of time
cleaning the stuff
my students & I cannot!
TEAMWORK!
So..I have 2 helpers each day who are the
CLEAN UP CREW
(This sample is available for FREE..click HERE!)
Their job..
while the rest of us
are at the carpet listening to
AUTHOR’S CHAIR
is to stack ALL chairs into stacks of 6,
to pick up ANYTHING on the floor -under tables & desks,
AND
to use the push carpet sweeper to clean the floor!
THEN…..EVERY FRIDAY we
DE-GERM our classroom!
We take papertowels & SANITIZER
YES…SANITIZER
My district NOW requires us to be
“certified” in
HOW TO USE CLOROX WIPES..
I know…
So we use DISTRICT PROVIDED
SANITIZER to clean with!
And wipe ALL surfaces!
I MEAN ALL!
Tables, desks, student whiteboards, chairs, pencils
( I know… “germy fingers” )
THE DOOR, pencil sharpeners…EVERYTHING!
WHY???
Because…I want my students to
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
for their
ENVIRONMENT!
You “live here’ …YOU ‘clean it!”
THEY LOVE IT!
Then..after we leave..
the janitor can spend his time
doing DEEP cleaning…
whiteboards, dusting, windows, windowblinds…
stuff I can’t get to & the kids cannot either!
Monday Morning….CLEAN CLASSROOM!
( I LOVE to start the week with a clean classroom!)
So…make friends with your janitor.
Keep your classroom CLEAN.
Get your kids involved!
After all…RULE # 5….KEEP YOUR TEACHER HAPPY!
Great point!!! We need to appreciate the janitors A LOT MORE ❤
Near and dear to my heart! I am a clean freak! Love how you tied in the community helper aspect.
Thanks for sharing. We need to included the one who consistently doing our DIRTY jobs.