This year has brought so many changes to our district, school, and my career. Professionally, this year was a real challenge but it was also incredibly rewarding. I was nominated for Teacher of the Year and for the Fishman Prize for Superlative Classroom Practice. I got to work with my best friends and one of the most unique, special groups of students I've ever known. I could go on for days telling you about each of these wonderful little people. I could tell you about how they sing ALL DAY, EVERYDAY. Or about how they dance around the classroom because "dancing is better than walking." I could tell you about how they were always each other's BIGGEST cheerleader, regularly sharing high-fives and kind words even when they didn't win themselves. They are enthusiastic, funny, kind, loving, silly, full of laughter, witty, smart, hardworking, thoughtful, and SO many other things.
They taught me to find a way to enjoy every moment I have with a class. At the beginning of the year I didn't realize that this would be my last class at the school I have been at for 8 years. I didn't make the most out of everyday, I settled into our routine and grinded it out until I realized that our time together had an expiration date. At the end of the year I'd leave the school and the district. I wouldn't get to see them grow into 5th graders.
In teaching and in life, there is always an expiration date. Make the most out of every moment you have with your people and find the wonder in all the small things. Like when a dragon fly lands on your students shirt and then lets you pass it around for some spontaneous show and tell!
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