It is with sad and happy tears in my eyes that I prepare for this group to move on to 2nd grade. They have blessed me in so many ways with laughter, hugs, excitment, and teamwork.
They have learned to cooperate with each other in almost all situations. They have learned to solve their own problems peacefully, because it is "not going to be peaceful if Miss Thomas/Mrs. Lewis does it!". They have learned how to treat others. We read "You are Special" by Max Lucado, and they have learned to try and not let the hurtful things people say stick to them. They traveled through the journey with me of getting engaged and married, and they showed so much excitment for both events! I feel as though each of the 22 children in my class are my own, and I hate to see them go!
However, they are so ready for second grade, and I am going to try to keep posting things I am using to prepare for the end of the year. Here is a poem that I wrote to them. I am going to attach it to a collage of each of them holding a sign with a letter that makes up the statement Oh, The Places We'll Go!!! Ambitious, but I am hoping I will have the time to complete it!
