Hi everyone,
It’s hard to believe but the end of the
school year is here! Each year
flies by more quickly than the last and as I get closer to the reality that
retirement is a possibility in the relatively near future, I seem to pay more
and more attention to the moments that make up the “Best Parts of My Week”…..
…..Monday was the last day
of specials because the rest of the week included celebrations and half
days. One of our fourth grade teachers thought that specials were canceled Monday as well and when the class did
not show up for PE (they are always on time) I went to the class to see if they
were coming to PE. The teacher was
surprised but was happy to have the students go to the gymnasium with me. The students were so excited and
exclaimed: “Yay! PE!” We had a great last day of PE!
…..Second grade students
work on a year-long PE Portfolio and this past weekend I spent time putting
them together for each student.
They created a cover with their favorite PE activity. They were so cute! As I looked at the work of each
student, I reflected on this year
and how much they have grown and learned.
I hope their parents are as proud as I am of all of their hard work and
achievements!
…..On Monday afternoon an ice
cream social was held to celebrate the hard work of our kindergarten students
this year. Proud parents and
grandparents gathered and enjoyed ice cream and smiles as students came to the
realization that kindergarten was just about over!
…..On Tuesday morning we
held our first ever Courage Card celebration. Students have been working hard to earn Courage Cards for
showing the courage to do the right thing. Our principal treated students to an Italian ice treat and
student names were entered into a raffle for a terrific prize. Students were proud to put their
courage card into the raffle and were very thankful for the treat!
…..Our PTA is so very
generous and spends countless hours preparing for 5th grade
celebrations like the 5th grade breakfast and Moving Up Day. I had the chance to go into the breakfast
and take some pictures and it was great to see all of the students enjoying not
only breakfast, but also the social interaction and celebration.
…..5th graders
are allowed some time during the last week of school to go around the building
and ask teachers to sign their yearbooks.
I am always happy to sign the yearbooks but it is always sad to be
saying good-bye. The students were
so happy as they talked about the teachers and staff that they had asked to
sign their yearbooks. They talked
about their kindergarten teachers, office staff, former teachers, special area
teachers, and of course, our principal.
We reminisced a bit together and I reminded them to come back and visit!
…..Our Moving Up Day
ceremony was held on Wednesday morning and students looked so grown up as they
processed into the ceremony! They
were dressed up and ready for the occasion! There were smiles and tears from their proud family
members as students received awards and accolades. The students always sing a wonderful song during the
ceremony and it was a performance to remember as students’ voices filled the
area with beautiful music!
…..Thursday morning we held
our second annual “Canstruction Wheel” project. We built a wheel using cones and elastic jump bands and each
grade level was assigned to a spoke of the wheel. Students were asked to bring in donations of canned food to
help local families in need for the summer and then they placed the cans along
the spokes of the wheel. Each
spoke also represented a road on the Healthy Highway and students were asked to
name their class road. The roads
that students came up with truly represented the focus of our Healthy Highway
program this year and students came up with great names. Some were names that we had used this
year like Leadership Lane, and others were new like Generosity Way and Teamwork
Turnpike! It was a short and sweet
assembly and we collected six full boxes of food!
…..Thursday was also the
last day of school and we always have quite a send-off event for our students. We play music out by the busses, and we
use ribbon wands and other streamers to wave goodbye to students. Cameras were clicking away as students
hugged adults goodbye; some with tears in their eyes. I must admit, while I am ready for summer vacation, I got a
bit misty eyed as we sent our students off for the summer…..
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