Preschool Mayem--Missing Children Part 1

Today at school, I was assigned a class notorious for their rowdy behavior and lack of listening skills. All day I found myself frustrated trying to get them to line up and stay lined up. I'd get half the class in line and go to round up the others, only to find that those who had been in line no longer were there. I have seldom had any trouble keeping track of kids at the school, and today I had to track down two boys on two occasions since they either didn't line up with the class or didn't move with the class. When taking a restroom break at the end of the day, one of the boys (or one of my friends, as is the current popular term for teachers to call students) fell and hit his funny bone. As I was trying to calm him, some of the kids who were supposed to be waiting in the hallway took off without me seeing them. I left the rest of the kids in the hallway with a mom passing through and took off for the classroom, hoping to find the kids there. Thankfully, they were all there. In the few moments they were unattended, they had gotten into my teaching bag and taken out the action heroes I carry inside. (Everyone laughs at my totally overstuffed IKEA bag, but I have to be prepared for anything!) Some of the parents had come to pick up their children, and I can't imagine what they thought coming in the room with no teacher there. I told the kids what I thought of their behavior with their parents there to listen. All the teachers agree that their permanent teacher ought to be nominated for sainthood come the end of the school year.