I feel overwhelmed with the amount of packing up and moving that I am going to have to do in the next couple of weeks. I have to move out of my apartment, unpack and then repack for Japan, and clean everything out of my classroom. The last of these is what I have been working on ALL week last week. It is amazing the amount of stuff that I accumulated over just two years being at my school.
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| This is my desk looking CLEAN |
This is, in essence, the very first goodbye that I'm going to have to say before I leave on July 8th. It was so bittersweet packing up everything in my classroom. On the one hand, I am VERY ready for summer and of course I am beyond excited to be following my dreams to live in Japan. On the other hand, this school is the first place I had a job. There are so many memories that I hold here and so many bonds that I have created with other teachers and students. I learned here, grew here, became a better person here. So, I leave with fondness in my heart for my school. Through all the good times and bad, I appreciate what the people and school have done for me.
Goodbye YMS. Know that you will be missed.
P.S.-My kids are "Promoted" (graduation basically) tomorrow night. I'm going to try really hard not to cry but I can't promise anything :p
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| I teach Communications (Public Speaking) so I made the kids come up with ways they can use their words to affect others |
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| My epic Read posters. Signed by Alex Ross. |
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| Bulletin Boards! |
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| The class expectations as interpreted by my students |
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| All the students who receive one of the top four grades in their class for a speech get to put their names on the Great Speeches Board. |
A quote to remember as you say your farewells this month:
ReplyDelete"Don't be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends." --Richard Bach
It's something I think of when I'm reminiscing of friends overseas...