Ep 2 Goose Juice

Shooing Gooses and Creative Juices come together in this episode. Can Hudson and Jacob distract Mr McMarlow to avoid doing their writing?? And what happens when Ms O'Connell turns up in class?? 

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Welcome to the Telling on the Teacher podcast. This is episode two. It's called Goose Juice. There's a teacher at our school who always seems to break the rules telling on the teacher. Would you? I have something really important to teach you today for writing, said Mr. McMahlow. The kids were all coming in from break time where they'd just been having fun playing outside. Mr McMahlow was looking through all his papers. No, it's in here somewhere. I've just got this got my plan here. Jacob and Hudson looked at each other and they realised they had a chance to distract Mr McMahon. Hey, Mr McMarlow, said Jacob as Mr McMahlow was looking through his papers. Um do you um can I tell you what I'm gonna do in the holidays? Did I tell you what I'm gonna do in the what I'm gonna do and where I'm gonna go? Um yes, okay, you can you can you can tell me that if you like, said Mr McMahlow, still trying to find his planning. My uncle is gonna t take me to help him shoe horses, said Jacob. Shoe horses, said Mr McMahlow, looking up, like you and your uncle go into a field and you say shoe, shoe to horses who get too close. No, shoe is in a piece of footwear, but but for a horse, said Jacob. To the horses like Nike or Addy Das, said Mr McMurlow. Actually they prefer Jacob tried to say a sentence, but Jamie had interrupted. That reminds me, that reminds me, said Jamie. When I go to my grandparents' farm, we always have to shoe the geese. Shoe the geese, said Mr McMurlow. The geese need shoes like horses. No, said Jamie. Shoe is in shoe them away from the path. My brother is really freaked out because one of the geese pecked him once, so we have to shoe them away as soon as we open the gate. Open the gate, said Luke. That's what we do at football training. Open the gate, said Mr McMahlow, surprised. There are gates on your football pitch or your football field. No, replied Luke. It's something we do for warm-ups. It's an exercise. We do exercises at my creative writing class, said Jackie. Exercises, said Mr McMahlow. In your writing class? Is that to make your hands stronger for writing? Jackie was laughing. It's to help get our creative juices flowing. Not juice on your creative writing book, I hope, said Mr McMahlow. I thought you'd use ink. It's just an expression, said Jackie. Mrs Street told us to read with expression when I learned to read, said Jacob. And she also said no juice at school. My dad says he knows a secret recipe, said Hudson. It's for juice. It's um a special juice and it cures snoring. A juice that cures snoring? asked Mr McMahlow. Yeah, you have to drink it just before you go to bed, said Hudson. But it does sound a bit yuck. It's potato and beetroot juice. Yuck, said the class. Potato and beetroot juice, said Mr McMarlow. Does it work? Oh I don't know, says Hudson. I I didn't don't I don't snore, so I've never tried it. But does it work for your dad? asked Mr McMarlow. Oh, said Hudson. He says he doesn't need it either, but mum says he certainly does need it, and she will make him some, but he always goes to bed after me, so I don't really know if he actually does drink it, but I think he doesn't. But one day when we go camping, I will test it out. Okay, said Mr McMahlow, looking for his plodding again. And that's when the plan backfired on Jacob and Hudson, because Mr McMahlow said, New writing task today and a competition. We're going to invent a new type of juice that is a remedy for some problem. Everybody found out their writing books and started jotting down ideas for new juice that cures something, except Jacob and Thomas, who were trying to start up a new conversation so they wouldn't have to go and do their writing. Mr McMarlow, shoo, said Mr. McMahlow. Go and do your work. Why are you saying shoe to us? said Jacob. I'm not a goose.

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McMahlow looked up from his papers. Well, you look like one. Have you been drinking goose juice? But then the plan fact back fired on Mr. McMahon because we, or the kids, could hear a sound coming from outside the door. Clock, clock, clock, clock, clock. Everyone knew it was Miss O'Connell, and they started whispering, Miss O'Connell, she's coming! And they were looking down at their books, pretending to be very focused. Miss O'Connell, the principal, knocked on the door and came in. Morning, Mr. McMahlow. Morning class. I'm here for the writing observation. Here to check your progress towards our school goals, she said, looking at her clipboard. You did remember I was coming, Mr McMarlow? Oh, said Mr. McMarlow. I remembered yesterday. Um today I completely forgot, but I knew there was something important I was teaching the kids. Um but c come come in and talk to the talk to the students. I'm sure they'll be happy to show you show you their writing and and and planning. Tell me about what you're learning, said Miss O'Connell, walking over to Jackie and Sophie. Wow, we're we're we're writing about new inventions of juice, said Sophie. And that will help us to cure problems like potato and beetroot juice that cures snoring. Mm-hmm, said Miss O'Connell, looking up to Mr. McMarlow with a raised eyebrow. That's what you're writing about, but what are you learning? And and how does it relate to our school's writing goals? Jacob and Thomas looked at each other. They were probably thinking the same thing. Mr. McMarlow might get fired, and if he gets fired, we will not be able to get away with things so easily. And so they quickly thought up a plan. Miss O'Connell, said Jacob, do you know that there are lots of different verbs for drinking? You can gob, you can guzzle, you can sip, you can skull. Thomas realized what Jacob was doing and jumped in, and he said, And do you know there are describing words too? Juice can be tangy or sweet or sour or thick or pulpy or watery or pink or purple or green, and even us kids who don't like writing are going to do it, said Jacob. Well, well we're gonna do some of it. Is that any help? Is that gonna help you? said said um Thomas. Is that gonna help you with the school writing goals? Raising both eyebrows at Miss O'Connell. Miss O'Connell gave a smile out of the side of her mouth and gave Mr. McMahlow a little look. Hmm, I suppose it might, she said. And that is how Jacob and Thomas probably stopped Mr. McMahlow from getting fired. And if you're interested to know, Edsey won the competition for writing about a new type of juice. He got to read out his writing in the assembly on Friday. This new type of juice is made by taking all the fuzz from professional tennis balls. Next, you have to mix it up with a sweaty sock juice from a number one tennis player in the world. Next, mix it all up in the barrel by the number one. Add a teaspoon of coffee and the number one's favourite sports drink. Put a whole bottle of that in. If prepared correctly, this juice has very amazing properties. It can help you win in any situation where there is an equal score in tennis. So drink this special type of juice to help you win any juice in tennis. What juice would you choose if you could make some juice? And what would it do to you? What juice would you choose if you could make some juice? And what would it do to you? Would you make goose juice? All you have to do is get a feather and a shell from a goose egg and mix it up with some pond water, and it will make you look like a goose. Well, it's called goose juice. What juice would you choose if you could make some juice? And what would it do to you? Or would you make some parent juice? This special type of juice makes parents do whatever you want them to do. It includes chocolate, some coffee, and definitely their favourite type of biscuit. What juice would you choose if you could make some juice? And what would it do to you? Maybe you'd like to have a think about what kind of juice you would make if you could make some juice. Thanks for listening to our podcast. And if you know somebody who likes funny stories, maybe you could share it with them. And grown-ups, if you know anyone who needs a few minutes peace when they're driving or making the dinner, maybe you could share it with a friend too. And you can join us next time when we will be hearing a story about a plaster, a swimming pool, and a mural. I wonder how all those things will go together. See ya then.