In 2017 we ran a limerick competition. Here are some limericks that teachers wrote.
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By popular demand, the winning limerick was... #2 'A cube with a view'. Congratulations Anita Kirby!
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Tony Cairns is a man with much passion,
about Science and students and Fashion
on a day to dress up
He will say "I'm in! Yup!"
and the glitter he surely won't ration
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My favourite cube with a view
Is ideal for a quick number two
For a minute of space
With no kids in my face
It's my throne, my staffroom loo.
There once was a teacher in D block,
who liked to look after her flock,
on a Wednesday afternoon,
they finished their work too soon,
which gave her the biggest of shocks
So Tom runs a class in philosophy
With kids who must question their "what are we?"
But for me, its too much
For he speaks double-dutch
- makes me feel like I need a lobotomy
Henry Hollis makes claims that are wild
Such as suggesting he might eat a child
thought they're surely in jest,
kids still are impressed
His words keep all his students beguiled
There's a new Boss at Wellington High
An Aussie bloke, a fair dinkum guy
A real Maths whizz
At Stats meetings he'll fizz
Though he can confuse with a humour that's wry.
Many new students at Welly High true
Are still on their own and feeling blue
They look to the whanau in WERO
To support them but alas I fear oh
That sadly for some there are only too few
There once was a teacher called Michael
Who wanted entries for a limerick competition
But I didn't have time
To make this limerick rhyme
So I guess I'll just have to get on my bicycle
The class who is called Howell 2
Has geniuses more than a few
They like to play cards
They like to play hard
And they excel at team sports too
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(teacher w/ class)
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There was a young teacher named Macdougall
who was distraught when they decommissioned Moodle
His behaviour became weird
Friends and family were scared
The last straw was eating the family poodle
11
A puppy moved in to High
No kids any more had to cry
Cos when they were sad
It's face made them glad
And lifted their hearts to the sky
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Mike and Tom teach philosophy classes
'bout​ old white men ​ with ​big beards and glasses
​They give quotes out like spam -​
​ “I think therefore I am…!”
‘Cause kids don’t know Descartes from their arses
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A weary but classy locale
Binary and non princy pals
Not in Phuket or Peru
But our own Pukeahu
You will find most exquisite morale