My dear friend, Pam Green, was also the teacher with whom I student taught. As you might imagine, we had a blast and I learned things that I still use in my classroom eighteen years later.
One of those was letting the children throw water balloons at her the last day of school. Mine get to do that, too.
Only the 5th graders get the privilege. The 4th graders will get their turn next year.
JB kindly asked me to turn my back to him so it might not hurt so much.
The 4th graders lined up along the side and watched as their classmates tried to get me wet.
Unfortunately, since I had used regular balloons, they did not break easily, and soon I had quite a pile of unpopped water balloons at my feet that were now mine to throw back at the 5th graders!
I threw at the ground in front of them instead of at the kids themselves, and so the balloons burst, spraying their legs with water.
A few of mine did not break, so I let the 5th graders surprise the 4th graders with an impromptu water fight.
There was a lot of running around and having fun until the last balloon was broken.
I considered ending the tradition this year, but am glad I continued - the kids enjoy it and its harmless fun.
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