Lunch Duty

Hey Everyone!

So, last week I had my first experience with 7th grade lunch duty! It was such an interesting experience, as I am sure you can all imagine. First, I had to stand and watch a HUGE line of students waiting to get into the cafeteria and I have to tell you, it gets a little crazy but really fun. Also, I thought it was really interesting (because we never did this in my middle school) but students had to raise their hand to leave their seat during lunch. If they needed a spoon or napkin they had to wait until you called on them so that they could get up and get what they needed.

The most interesting thing about lunch duty was the lounge. The lounge gets opened up after lunch is halfway over and it is located right next to the cafeteria. When you walk into the lounge it looks like a mini gym but it is filled with ping pong tables, pool tables, televisions hooked up to video games, couches, four square diagrams, and other activities. Students who have reached an honors level or did something great get entrance into the lounge for the day and they are allowed to bring one friend with them. The lounge is like a miniature recess for middle school students and they loved it! I thought it was so great that students got the chance to blow off some steam because sitting in a seat, learning all day can be difficult. The students who were in my class after they were at the lounge came to class prepared and participated throughout the entire lesson. I would say that the lounge is something really great for middle schoolers and I could see it being implemented in other schools.