Wednesday was FINALLY the last day of school! I’m not going to lie, I had been counting down to this day pretty much since we got back from Christmas break. I don’t think that I thought about how hard this day was going to be for me. I didn’t think about the fact that I probably wouldn’t see my 20 preschooler’s faces every day- or maybe ever again-, receive their countless hugs, pictures, and requests to tie shoes every day. That really hit me the last week of school, I hadn’t realized how attached I had become to these kids. It was just really strange to think about not seeing them again. I had spent the last 170+ school days learning all of their little quirks- their favorite color, what sets them off, and what makes them squeal with joy. I miss them already!
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| My goofy class! |
I also knew I would miss the other para pro I had worked with all year in our room Mrs. Porter. She is AMAZING! I really don’t know if I would have survived this year without her and our secret chocolate stash!
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| The lovely Mrs. Porter :) |
I thought for sure I was going to cry the last day, and I almost did a couple of times, but I held it together. I didn’t want the kids last memory of me to be me crying because I would miss them because they didn’t really understand that I wouldn’t be coming back.
School is out for summer! I survived the school year! June 1st starts summer school. I will be in a classroom with kids going into 1st grade. A couple of the students from my class will be at summer school so it will be nice to be able to see them at recess.
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This week after school was out we had to help revamp the Mustang Closet which is a place for students to get clothes from if they need them. We had to take all of the clothes out of a room, box them up, paint the room, unbox, sort, and tag the clothes so they could be distributed to the different schools. It made for a couple of very long days! But now it’s done and I have a 3 day weekend to relax!
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| Painting the Mustang Closet with Colleen |
Next Thursday, my roommate Colleen and I will be heading to St. Louis! I AM SO EXCITED! It will be nice to get out of Eldon for a couple days and explore St. Louis. And I haven’t even told you the most exciting part yet…… Friday we are going to FEED OTTERS at the aquarium!!! I am obsessed with otters they are so cute. So not feeding otters was out of the question.
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| Just look at that face!! |
So be sure to keep your eyes peeled for another post sometime after memorial day!
We are also going to Chicago for 5 days in June! Lots of exciting things coming up! And only 42 days until I come back home to the mitten! :D
Aubrey :)
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