Well, today was the last day of perhaps that weirdest school year yet. We've spend the last 9 months in quarantine teaching and learning from home. For my own child, I am so sad that the last part of 1st grade was taken from her, but together we conquered a time like no other. She jumped right into the unknown and ROCKED it! Because of this she has grown, matured and become so much more resilient.
I am so proud of how she persevered, even though missing her friends and teachers immensely. She is oh so ready for 2nd grade and we hope and pray that it is a normal year!
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For my own students, I feel like I was robbed of my time with them. I hope that I was able to not only teach them math and social studies, but helped them to learn what is most important right now, that they are loved. Obviously my goal is to educate every student that walks into my classroom to the best of my ability, but it is also to teach them that they have one more person in their corner for life. I hope they leave my classroom knowing, without a doubt, that I will forever be here for them no matter what. Even though I wasn’t able to give them the full 5th grade experience as I had planned, maybe this was the way it was meant to be. Maybe we were supposed to navigate this together. Maybe the lesson I was really supposed to teach them was perseverance and grace. Yes, I taught them math and social studies, but maybe the most important lessons were life lessons that will make him/her ready for life outside of my classroom. So thank you for allowing me to be a part of that.
Ms. Hunt and I had decided that we could not let the year end without one last hug, so out we set on a road trip! 5 hours, many miles and lots of laughs later we had seen many of our students. The looks on their faces when they opened their doors was priceless. To be honest, I'm not sure who need it more, them or us. To those we missed today, we love you and wish you all the best!
