Days 1-5 Caught ya’ Sentences the first day of school a bizarre new teacher appeared in the 6th grade at tcms in thomasville georgia ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ she was dressed all in chartreuse from her hair ribbon to her pointed shoes and she was very ugly
________________________________________________________________ this bizarre teachers nose stuck way out on her plain face and her chin pointed at the floor like a witchs chin
________________________________________________________________ her white hair hung limply down to her hunched shoulders and it looked greasy
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the teachers spindly arms and legs were so skinny that she looked like a live walking stick with her long nose as the handle
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Days 6-10 Caught ya’ Sentences she was in fact the ugliest teacher the students had ever beheld
________________________________________________________________ this homely repulsive teachers name was mrs obnoxious
________________________________________________________________ when the 6th grade class at thomas county middle school in thomasville, georgia took a look at this teacher, they all groaned in utter despair
________________________________________________________________ how are we going to look at that ugly disgusting visage all year without throwing up? asked john in a quiet voice
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well ill bet shes mean too tom whispered back. she looks remorseless
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Days 11-15 Caught ya’ Sentences mrs obnoxious the new teacher stared at the two boys with an evil look and said in a rasping voice shut up you nasty boys! ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ she continued maliciously your horrible and boorish too
________________________________________________________________ and the bell rang and the students left the classroom with alacrity
________________________________________________________________ what are we going to do? asked sarah a girl in the hapless class
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were going to change her proffered alexis another girl
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Days 16-20 Caught ya’ Sentences how queried everyone
________________________________________________________________ wait! suggested brandon lets bide our time for a few days maybe things will get better
________________________________________________________________ the next day all the students arrived in class early took their seats and wait apprehensively for their teacher to arrive
________________________________________________________________ when the teacher arrived in the classroom she glared malevolently at her 29 students
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she singled out each student called him or her by name and said something rude to them
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Days 21-25 Caught ya’ Sentences john sit up straight like mannerly children she said
________________________________________________________________ you 2 over their by the window alexis and brandon didn’t your mother’s ever tell you not to let your mouths hang agape? she continued
________________________________________________________________ the nasty ugly teacher continued to rail at the class. katie eric and kelli did you comb your hair today
________________________________________________________________ i see 3 boys over there who dont look ready to work she remonstrated. i bet they never do there homework and there names are kevin tyran and joe
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mrs obnoxious the obnoxious teacher sat down at her desk and her eyes dared anyone to move and she pointed her vermillion-painted fingernail at an timid girl elizabeth and she frowned evilly
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Days 26-30 Caught ya’ Sentences
you and ashley and kristen and tim were giggling inanely in the hall this morning she said meanly
________________________________________________________________ whats wrong with that blurted out sam and aaron together
________________________________________________________________ you 2 and your 3 big-mouthed friends devon brooke and brianna need to learn better manners! the teacher screeched
________________________________________________________________ and the 5 students cringed in their seats trying to be invisible
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the teacher continued to attack every member of the poor beleaguered class
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Days 31-35 Caught ya’ Sentences she told ashley brooke alexis and sarah that they gossiped to much
________________________________________________________________ she bellowed at courtney erica kendall and stephanie to inform them that they were young ladys and should wear skirts and not shorts to school
________________________________________________________________ then this ruthless teacher growls as sam tim aaron and buzz go to the board ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ when they didn’t move fast enough for her and shuffled there feet as well she yelled even more
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the day continued to be miserable and the teacher shrieked and the kids cringed and they couldn’t wait to get home to gripe to their parents
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Days 36 - 40 Caught ya’ Sentences none of the childrens parents however were sympathetic
________________________________________________________________ they told their children that this teacher had a good reputation and that they would learn a lot
________________________________________________________________ the children became desperate
________________________________________________________________ one day after school they held a secret meeting in the rank dingy basement of the school
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they discussed the problem for a long time but did not find an solution
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Days 41-45 Caught ya’ Sentences finally tyler a very shrewd student suggested that the class become as mean as the teacher
________________________________________________________________ well maybe that will change her said justin not normally a vindictive person. we can get even
________________________________________________________________ ok lets try it agreed the rest of the class with sneers on they’re faces. lets give the old bat a taste of her own medicine
________________________________________________________________ the next day the children eagerly arrived at school ready to try out their plan
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darren began the day by speaking out the minute mrs obnoxious strutted in the door
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Days 46-50 Caught ya’ Sentences i see your wearing chartreuse again today he said bravely, i think its not subdued enough for a teacher and it distracts us from our work
________________________________________________________________ the teacher glared at the offending student and sent him to stand in a corner for the rest of the morning
________________________________________________________________ then after the language arts book Boring language had been passed out the teacher hovered over her students to make sure that they didn’t cheat
________________________________________________________________ abbey speaks up with a tremor in her voice. it isn’t polite to hang over people when there working
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the teacher blasted abbey with her tongue and sent her to the principals office
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Days 51-55 Caught ya’ Sentences the rest of the day continues about the same-students spoke up to complain and the teacher chastened them
________________________________________________________________ all in all she called 20 parents that day sent 5 kids to the principals office and filled every corner of her room with a pupil
________________________________________________________________ ¶ the desperate brave students continued they’re onslaught for a few more days until all of them were not only miserable at school but grounded at home
________________________________________________________________ they met again in the rank basement of the school to try a new strategy
________________________________________________________________ this time marrisa another capable student came up with a brilliant idea that might effect a change in mrs obnoxious
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Days 56-60 Caught ya’ Sentences lets kill mrs obnoxious with kindess she suggested. maybe shell respond in kind
________________________________________________________________ naaaaaah said everybody at once, shell just be fiendish right back in our faces because shes just mean
________________________________________________________________ no she wont argued tyteanna. i read somewhere that if you are always kind to an unmerciful person like our teacher they might change
________________________________________________________________ its worth an attempt said josie. does anyone have a better solution before we go any further
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no our other solution only made the old hag meaner. it didn’t work so good put in abbey
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Days 61-65 Caught ya’ Sentences it didn’t work except that we all got to say something nasty back to her added kierra
________________________________________________________________ yes id say it backfired since mrs obnoxious is nastier and more malevolent than ever said daniel
________________________________________________________________ we have to dislodge from our minds all mean thoughts about her said marrisa the pupil who had come up with the “kindness” idea
________________________________________________________________ the students go home trying to think only the most amiable thoughts about mrs obnoxious
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they dreamed about all the nice things they would try on their poor misguided teacher
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Days 66-70 Caught ya’ Sentences they banished all nasty thoughts about her from their minds
________________________________________________________________ the next day all the students arrived at school with smiles on there faces. they also carried gorgeous flowers in there hands
________________________________________________________________ before the bell rang they put the flowers in a vase on mrs obnoxious desk sat in their seats propped up their language books Boring language and began to work
________________________________________________________________ good morning mrs obnoxious they chorused as the teacher came into the room
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when mrs obnoxious gruffly asked for homework everyone even joe and tyran is prepared
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Days 71-75 Caught ya’ Sentences the rest of the day mrs obnoxious was her usual noxious self but the students acted as if they wore halos
________________________________________________________________ they called her “Ma’am” and they were so quiet that they could hear the birds trilling outside
________________________________________________________________ whenever mrs obnoxious yawped at someone that person smiled very sweetly and thanked her for her comment
________________________________________________________________ at lunch kelli and katie gave mrs obnoxious a pretty lunch bag that was decorated with flowers and filled with delectable goodies
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mrs obnoxious took the lunch suspiciously but she did eat it
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Days 76-80 Caught ya’ Sentences the students who were anxious to see if their teacher had liked the lunch waited for mrs obnoxious outside the teachers lunchroom
________________________________________________________________ after lunch they solemnly and silently escorted their teacher back to the classroom
________________________________________________________________ when the bell rang at the end of the day each of the children stayed to tip-toe up and give mrs obnoxious a buss on her check
________________________________________________________________ the devious children kept all this up for 3 whole weeks
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after one week the teacher let elizabeth and sarah clasp her hands on the way back from lunch
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Days 81-85 Caught ya’ Sentences
next mrs obnoxious actually thanked the children for they’re daily flowers
________________________________________________________________ by the end of the second week she cracked a smile- just for a second
________________________________________________________________ all the students gave her a beatific smile
________________________________________________________________ one day when mrs obnoxious was ill each student wrote her a good-humored letter telling her how they missed her
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the children blithely planned more nice things they could do
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Days 86-90 Caught ya’ Sentences
me and my friend ashley will clean her desk for her said kristen merrily
________________________________________________________________ and me and my friend are going to greet her at the portal of the school tomorrow morning offered aubrey and give her a hug
________________________________________________________________ me and my 2 friends will ask her to sit with us at lunch said kevin magnanimously
________________________________________________________________ the next day the teacher was better she was the same person except that she looked different
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she still wore outmoded clothes in bizarre colors but her nose seemed not so pointed. her smile was radiant, and she hugged the children back when they greeted her
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Days 91-95 Caught ya’ Sentences wow weve really changed her! thought all the children simultaneously
________________________________________________________________ and they certainly had
________________________________________________________________ from that day on mrs obnoxious was the most congenial teacher in the school
________________________________________________________________ me and my classmates have the best teacher ever mused john several months later
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all the students did good in school that year; they learned a lot and beamed a lot at their teacher
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Days 96-101 Caught ya’ Sentences mrs obnoxious the teacher who everyone had detested had become the teacher everyone wanted to hug
________________________________________________________________ she joined her class for lunch every day baked them cookies and made them cookies and made there lessons droll instead of boring
________________________________________________________________ at the end of the year everyone cried and sniveled; they would miss their favorite teacher mrs obnoxious
________________________________________________________________ mrs obnoxious too wept and caterwauled the last day of school and she made the children promise to all visit her over the summer
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this is the best class ive ever had she wailed as she waved farewell to her beloved students.
________________________________________________________________ the next august the new group of 6th graders greeted there new teacher mrs obnoxious with dismay. she looked and acted so mean…
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