Gingerbread Man Day is a time-honored tradition at VCCA, one that the kindergarten class participates in every year. This year, on Wednesday, December 9, that tradition was forever altered when the main star of the show, Mr. Gingerbread Man himself, went missing halfway through the festivities.
Kindergarteners began the day by making small gingerbread men – rolling the dough, cutting the cookies, and preparing them for baking. They also created a giant gingerbread man as a class by giving him yummy, decorative details such as licorice hair and candy buttons. Then they left their gingerbread man in Mrs. Whites’ classroom while they went to art class.
Upon their return to class, the students were shocked to discover that the gingerbread man was nowhere to be found, and so they set out to hunt down the whereabouts of “Gingy” and bring him back to his rightful place.
The students searched everywhere, sometimes finding a trail of crumbs that would lead them to their next destination. Upon searching the art room, Mrs. Ducey’s office, the playground, and numerous classrooms, they finally had an encouraging tip from 5th grade, who saw Gingy make his way to Mr. Koos’ room. When Mr. Koos was questioned, he seemed hesitant to give the kindergarteners information, but they finally extracted the next clue from him by learning that Gingy had made his way to Mr. Golich’s room.
The kindergarteners were shocked to discover that Gingy had indeed been discovered by Mr. Golich – who promptly bit off one of Gingy’s legs. When questioned about the incident, Mr. Golich responded, “He just looked so delicious; I couldn’t help myself!” Nevertheless, the kindergarteners triumphantly returned Gingy to their classroom, missing leg and all. Rumor has it that kindergarteners might be pressing charges for Mr. Golich to serve lunch detention, but reports are not yet conclusive.
Here’s hoping the rest of Gingerbread Man Day went a little more smoothly.
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