Leeds Last Day

Wow! Today went by way too quickly. My last day at Leeds was so great, I'm really going to miss all of my students.

As a gift to my teacher, I got her the book The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney along with a stuffed lion doll. The students are allowed to use stuffed animals as long as they read to them. So I thought this would be a good present so they could still have the book we read in my unit. For each of the students, I made these word clouds from Tagxedo. I put in the student's first name and 3 adjectives I thought described them. I got them printed at Walmart and then backed them with card stock. They were a hit! I told the kids they could use them as bookmarks or hang them in their bedroom or lockers. Some said they would frame them!

A lot of the students wrote me thank you letters and pictures. They were all so thoughtful. Maybe I'm a sap, but one almost made me cry! "The student who get you as teacher when you become like Mrs. Miles (my cooperating teacher) they are really lucky. . . . You are really fun and I hope the other kids see it too." Another girl made me a little origami frog thing that she brought in, and another brought me a snack that she bought for me the day before. So sweet!

I am going to miss these kids so much! I didn't tell them I would come and visit again, because I don't want to get their hopes up if it doesn't happen . . . but I really would like to!

I start at the Middle School next Tuesday. Not only will I be dealing with raging hormones, I'm also going to have to adjust my sleep schedule AGAIN because I have to be at the school at 7:30 every day! It will be quite the change!