Dear future parents - Here’s a few things you need to know If you want to have a good year when your kid is in my class Try to be polite - Treat your teacher right By actually reading all the notes that we send home at night Support the work we do - A little follow through Reading to your kids, read, reading to your kids Sure, your kid is great But I’ve got 28 other kids whose parents think their darling’s just as great You know what isn’t cool? Sick children here at school Keep ‘em out of class, keep keep ‘em out of class Gift mugs are sweet but you know would be nicer? A gallon of hand sanitizer or a Bevmo gift card! Dear future parents - Here’s a list of things that teachers do If you think our job’s as easy as what you’ve seen on TV Before the kids come, we plan curriculum Deal with changing standards until our brains are numb Inventing math games, remembering 30 names Assessments, IEPs, buy, buying necessities Check homework every day - Direct the class play Prep for endless tests we really wish would go away We’re here for hours before your kids walk through the day A mystery science page - Gotta clean the gecko cage 12 running noses, and so it’s not surprising All the desks need sanitizing - We’re out of Purell! Dear future parents Here’s a list of what you shouldn’t send I don’t care what Walmart says, your kids don’t need this crap Sparkly pens and glue, fancy binders too Tape and scissors, you can keep it all at home with you And I prefer you pack your kids a healthy snack Donuts, Cheetos? Please don’t send those Oh and I’m afraid, forget the Gatorade Water is fine don’t send soda or lemonade And one more little thing - The bottles that they bring Tell them to stop crink crink crinkling But we’d adore lots of new Ticonderoga Sharpened fresh Ticonderoga - You’ll make a teacher’s day Future parents, thanks for hearing what we say!