ZEELAND, MI - Teachers, administrators and staff at Zeeland's Cityside Middle School gave their students a lesson in fun Tuesday, Jan. 12, with their lip dub snow day performance to their version of the popular Silento song "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)."

From the moment viewers see Principal Sarah Huizenga on her desk doing the whip/nae nae dance to when she swaggers up to the camera with lead into the song, "You already know what it is," kids know it's about to be on.

And it was.

With the lyrics changed, the staff engages in all types of antics, including dancing wildly, sliding down the stairs in sleds and pulling them through the halls, having snowball fights, playing games, watching movies, and making snow angels.

The video was the brainchild of first year social studies and history teacher, Zachary Williams, who got an editing assist from English teacher Bruce VanderKolk.

"I have wanted to do a snow day video for several years," said Huizenga, who said she learned from other staff about Williams' skill set. "It was a riot to make."

With multiple West Michigan schools closed Tuesday due to a snow storm, she got to unveil the project. She said 41 staffers stayed after work Friday, Nov. 20, to film the 4:37 video, which already has more than 400 views on Facebook.

"Our staff makes learning fun," said Williams, who said the video captures the enthusiasm in the building. "I hope our students never lose touch with their inner child."

The lyrics are fun and catchy. Here is a sample of "It's a snow day for ZPS:"

The school crew ends the video to its 667 students with, "Peace out, Cityside out."

Monica Scott is the Grand Rapids K-12 education writer. Email her at mscott2@mlive.com and follow her on Twitter @MScottGR or Facebook