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School ended on Friday! I celebrate this school year!!
Friday morning:
I'm sitting here as my second block students sign yearbooks and hang out for a bit. I'm going to MISS these students. This year...THIS is a special group! It's a year filled with learning and laughing and loss and growth. I feel honored to call myself their teacher. I've learned so much about endurance and strength and perseverance and humor from these students. My hope is that they carry the lessons I taught with them. My hope is they leave feeling successful and seen and loved. My hope is that they know how much they have taught me!
Saturday morning:
I wake up with another year of teaching behind me. The moments after the school year ends are filled with mixed emotions for me. I'm exhausted, relieved, sad, proud, and reflective. Already I wake up thinking...next year and I must stop myself. I need some time, a break before next year. Staying in the moment will be my goal for the next few days. Just being!
It's been a year filled with growth for me and I want to make the most of these changes. For the first time, I taught using technology as a major tool in my classroom. I'm so incredibly proud of that accomplishment! As the days pass, I'll reflect on what worked and what I'd like to change...but for now, I celebrate my students, my colleagues, my PLN, and even myself for finishing another year in education!
Here's to the moment! You capture that feeling of waking up on the first official day of summer so perfectly. Enjoy the next few days of "just being."
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You're right-stay in that moment a while!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on making technology a big part of your practice. That is a big step! I always need to remind myself to slow down and take those few days off as well. Enjoy your next few days of relaxing!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on finishing out a great year. Spend some time in that happiness. I tend to reflect and think about next year even before the school year ends. There is always room for improvement, for reflection, but I agree that you need time to just be. Read a book. Take a walk. Have lunch with a friend (one of my favorite parts of summer.)
ReplyDeleteSavor the first moments of summer. I second Margaret's recommendations. And sleep in or if you're like me and can't sleep in, take a nap!
ReplyDeleteYou are right, rest before planning for next year. I am glad that you have come out of this year stronger than you thought. Celebrating together with you!
ReplyDeleteHappy be-ing!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on all you accomplished this year, Michelle! Looking forward to learning and growing with you in the months to come!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great year! Congrats on trying something new, that can be hard. I know what it's like letting that great class go. Some years are different than others! Do something for yourself that is relaxing. The next school year will be here before you know it!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy this beginning to your summer! Lots of time ahead for thinking about next year!
ReplyDeleteI had that same year. Having a problem letting go. I think it is ok to treasure it for a while. Stay in the moment! Heart felt hugs to you.
ReplyDeleteThat time of just "being" before you begin to reflect and plan for next year is crucial. It allows you to revive and rejuvenate a bit before moving on. That being said, I've been in some type of PD every day since school stopped. What is it my mother used to say - "Do as I say, not as I do." :)
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful summer; I'm so glad you had a great school year.
Congratulations on a great year! It is summer and renewal time! Enjoy doing things that you enjoy!
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