what are you doing? How many kids are in the lunchroom at once?

I'm going to replurk this for you and try to get you some more friends. --Check my friends list, and others', to request friends. You will

get lots more responses that way!!!

i assume the 'quiet' game won't work? lol

Thanks, Plurk Goddess. The first 10 minutes go well (timer is set and no talking aloud). After that, all hell breaks loose for next 15 min

We have a stopwatch that plays a yodel noise and the first table to all raise their hands and hear it, gets a point for the day.

Then, at the end of the week, we have a 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade reward for quietest table. Class name read on intercom

Problem is, I'm not getting much bang for my buck. Still noisy. Lunch lady YELLS to quite them.

Then YELLS again the next day and the next. Parents were complaining about the old method in place.

The old method was if table was noisy, whole table might miss 5 or 10 minutes of noon recess.

Certain parents felt this was unfair to their kid who obviously wasn't talking

so I changed longstanding practice to more positive one described above.