When I started working on poems for the poetry slam a few months back, I joked with my students that I should write a poem of only the little, quirky sayings I often use in class. Several students kept asking for the poem, so I wrote one up for their last day of classes. I projected it so that they could read it as they were coming into the room and getting settled. It was so much fun watching them read it, nodding and chuckling when they recognized one. A couple students commented on how this is a little like my script for the day -- I start at the beginning, put in math wherever it fits, and just keep going through the list until the end of the hour. Perhaps I could give this to the administration as my general lesson outline.

Ms. Arnold-isms

Hello! How are you today? It’s my turn!
You have something you should be doing.

PAUSE.
Volume, please.
No, thanks for asking.
Is it do-able?
Zero to five?Thumbs up/thumbs down/ishy?

-ish...
All that jazzIt’s just a little plastic surgery

Difference between lightning and lightning bug…
I'm a math teacher, and even I don't want to do it.

I'm an English teacher -- why are you asking me?Halleluiah!

It's my dyslexia kicking in.
That's a lie.
I need more working and less chatting.
That's grand.
Any questions before the next step?
That's a good question.
What are my expectations with a test?No communicating whatsoever, at all, period, until the last test is in.
I need people in desks, not on or near them.
Thanks for working so hard for me today!
Do the homework!
Have a good day!