End of the year Blues and Wahoos!

Wow! It's even weird to hear me say the word "summer" right now. This year has flown by super fast. As I sat in meetings today reluctantly reliquishing the rights to my precious 4th graders into the 5th grade teachers hands I realize how impacted I am by each of those little faces that I see for 9 months straight. In all reality I am trusted by their parents to provide for them a safe, secure, happy place to learn and grow and laugh for 9 months at a time. Throughout those 9 months I hug, encourage, scold, discipline, love, smile, laugh, humble myself, comfort, cry, befriend, play and truly become part of their little 10 year old life. Then in an instant of time they are gone - back home with their parents and I'm left with an empty, overwhelmed exhausted feeling of pride, fear and loss. Yes, I will see them again in a few short months but it won't ever be the same. They will become passive and "too cool" for their 4th grade teacher. I enjoy teasing my former students who tower over me. I know the "real" person that they are and I often get after them for being so nonchalant. They can't fool me! It's crazy to think that my first class will be Sophomore's in highschool next year. WHAT????? Where did the time go?


I am extremely appreciative of the years that I've spent out in Melba and the people that I have come to know and love. I am so grateful that they fought for me and were willing to find a way to keep me employed out there. I think that God had a hand in it because I was ready for a change and I was ready to be able to spend more time with my own children. I LOVE 10 year olds and I will always love teaching 4th grade and God willing I will someday go back to it. But for now I am extremely excited to add Kindergarten to my resume and am looking forward to 5 year old faces some of which I luckily already know due to the close-knit family community out in Melba. I do look forward to next year. And I get to teach them the most important part of coming to school - to LOVE to learn - that's a pretty awesome responsibility and I'm pumped about it.

Throughout my process of transition from 4th grade to Kindergarten I am going to be setting up another blog sometime soon. A blog only about my Kindergarten class - I will of course get the permission of each parent before posting any comments or pictures of their children but I am looking forward to documenting my Kindergarten experience. Through this blog I will share special moments, personal struggles, cute stories, art projects and such. I hope it will be worth the effort.

Thanks to everyone for your prayers as to the direction that I needed to take next year. God took care of it like I knew He would and I can't thank him enough for the opportunity. If I have to work I am blessed to be where I am.

Now I going to concentrate on having an awesome summer with some much needed time with friends, family and most importantly my children. Can't wait!!! Wahoooooooooooooo!