Today was my last day with my kiddos at Montgomery Elementary. I had such a great day filled with surprises from my amazing students! First I got two cards from my morning students. Then I went to my third grade inclusion class and they had a whole party planned for me with cookies and lovely cards from each of them. They were sooo excited to give them to me but didn't want me to go, which made me feel worse. I finally told them my first name after they have been asking for the past four weeks. I made them guess first and got some pretty funny things names like Elmo, Abstract, and Kiki (do I really look like a Kiki?!). I am really sad to leave them. They all asked to come in my suitcase to Florida but I highly doubt that would go over well with parents. I promised that I would keep in touch with them and I definitely will. We had so much fun together!
From there we went back to our room where I spent the next party with my amazing students. I actually got to surprise them with a gift! I made them cute little snacks of cinnamon toast crunch cereal, chocolate chips, and mini marshmallows and wrote them a note that said, "I hope I have S'more students like you in Florida!" They loved it and a couple of them thought it was the funniest thing they ever heard. About 5 minutes after they dug into their goodies one boy even started laughing so hard again and says "It's still funny the second time you read it!" They are so cute and I'm really going to miss them. The small gifts I gave was just a simple thank you for allowing me to be their teacher and working so hard :)
As the day went on I was feeling more down about leaving my students but keeping my head up on this awesome experience ahead of me. Saying goodbye to my second grader was the absolute hardest. I had the biggest lump in my throat and wanted to cry. She's been such a great student for me and we really worked well together. I'm pretty sure that for the next couple of weeks I'm going to be quoting her with her "WOAH!" and "Trick you!" comments. I wish I could just take her with me to my next second grade class. I think what made it even more difficult is that I don't think she really understands that I won't be there tomorrow and that just breaks my heart.
Just when I thought the surprises were over I walked into my kindergarten class to a giant swarm of students with cards and telling me good luck and that they'll miss me. My day was absolutely amazing and made me appreciate being a teacher even more. I am definitely in the right job for me and can't wait to see what my next student teaching journey will bring. I am truly blessed to have so many experiences to help me and that I have met amazing people along the way. I couldn't have asked for a better mentor teacher, school placement, or students for my first six weeks.
Tomorrow starts the next chapter :)
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