Awww - Cute little rodents

 I like rodents. I think they are cute. Mice and guinea pigs are especially cute. Rats and rabbits are not as adorable but they are still pretty cuddly-looking in my opinion.

My fondness for the furry critters is not shared by everyone especially not school caretakers and many students.

The English block has a current mouse “problem”. That means several mice have discovered that classrooms are fairly good mousy habitats (English ones anyway, they know better then to venture near the biology rooms).

Reasons why mice like English Classrooms (Sponsored by Rodent Reality)
1. There are heaters for warmth. Heaters also make a good spot to run behind and hide when cleaners or caretaker are after you.
2. There is plenty of food dropped by messy students. Not boring vegetable-type food either. Chippies and cookies. Crumbs galore! Especially since students try to hide the fact they are eating in class by surreptitiously nibbling on food behind their books or under the desk which often leads to dropping more crumbs!
3. Plenty of good books around to read for the literary rodent
4. Classroom are generally vacated after 3.30pm
5. If a mouse craves excitement, he or she can simply run across the room or whiteboard during an otherwise dull and boring lesson. The shrieks and clambering onto desks (yes really! Apparently some female students have been watching 1950s sitcoms and think that shrill screams and over-reacting are the feminine things to do).

Apparently the caretaker is going to get rid of them. Sniff. I’ll miss the intelligence they brought to my class. I’m sure the average IQ of the class has increased by at least 20 points since Mr or Ms Mousy moved in.

The English department had a meeting this afternoon in a classroom. The two mice residing in the class came out and frolicked around quite a bit.

We decided to name them after students. Julian (the frantic ADHD mouse ran pointlessly about in different directions looking confused) and Ashley (the cheeky mouse out looking for trouble). Just like their namesakes.