Subbing at the ZOO?

I had my first substituting job today (at a year-round school). I was pretty excited. I even planned my outfit out last night (luckily the subbing wardrobe is quite similar to a teacher wardrobe!). But I was excited. It was going to be rather cold and rainy. So I wore my black trousers with a green (short-sleeved) top and my pointy-toed heels. As I walked out the door, I grabbed a light sweater in case I got cold in the classroom.

I got to school 15 minutes before I was told to be there- just to make sure I'd have time to read over the sub plans & get settled. I checked in and went to the classroom. A little girl in the hall asked me why I was subbing for that class when they had a field trip today. What?!! I was shocked. "Where?" was all I could ask. The zoo. My pointy-toed heels started feeling a little uncomfortable and my "light" sweater was feeling much, much too light. And the leftover chili and cornbread I brought to heat up for my lunch was starting to seem a bit ridiculous. I then tackled the teacher's desk where I found about 20 pages of rules, chaperone notes, lunch money counts, money for train rides at the zoo, lists of who needs permission slips turned in, lists of who's paid and who hasn't, and nametags to attach to students that I've never seen in my life. All too soon, before I'd figured anything out, 22 students and 7 parents arrived to have me tell the rules, assign groups, gather lunches, take attendance, collect unpaid money, get permission slips, feed them breakfast, and load the bus within 20 minutes.

Luckily, considering the circumstances, everything ran pretty smoothly after we got to the zoo. I just have one complaint: I am SOOOO cold!! School's been out for an hour and I still haven't thawed out. Not a very nice day for a zoo field trip (with only a light sweater)! Oh, and I guess I have another complaint: a piece of cornbread does not provide enough energy for a whole day! But I do have to say, as a teacher, I learned a lot from this experience!