Week 15 Service at Thomas Edison Elementary

       I can't believe I already finished service. It was a short year I unfortunately realized. I loved going to my class everyday during third period. Seeing my students and working would always cheer me up. Unfortunately it's already over, and I don't know if I'll ever see them again although I want to. It was a sad but great last week with my kids. They were all sad it was my last week but I tried to make the most out of it. I don't really remember the first two days that week because the last day trumps my memory. Unfortunately John's car had to be in the shop the next day so I had to tell my class Wednesday that today was my last day. They were all really sad and couldn't stay away from me. The last ten minutes of that class the kids sang me a song which I thought was very sweet of them and on my way out, they each came up individually and gave me hugs. It was so great and I miss them already.

       Now to my first grade class. Just like my kindergarten class, it was unexpected that it was my last day. So when I told them it was my last day they were sad too. They enjoyed working and talking with me and I enjoyed being with them. The teacher made the whole class about me which I thought was really nice. She just asked me questions about college and asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up and explained it to the kids. Then the kids would ask me questions, but they were all kind of bummed out that I was leaving. On my way out the door, I got a handshake from the teacher and a thanks, a good bye from the children and that was it. One semester of working with those kids wasn't long enough.

Week 14 Service at Thomas Edison Elementary

     Well after two weeks of being away from my class I finally got to return to them this week. I did miss them and was excited to go back to the class on Monday. Fortunately, they were good and behaved just as well from the last time I saw them. Unfortunately though, I only have one more week with my class. I will truly miss them. It's funny to think I really didn't want to come to this class because I really liked my old one. But now, I'm thankful that I had to switch classes. I don't know if I would have liked my other class as much though. But I guess God wanted me to come to this kindergarten class and I am very thankful. I will be sad when this next week is over, but I will try to enjoy it as much as possible because I will always remember my class.

     Now for my first grade class. I wish I had connected with them as much as is did with my kindergarten class, but I did not. I still have had a great semester with them though, and like my kindergarten class, I will remember them too. I hope even after I leave, that they keep up their reading skills because they did so well this week and I was proud of them nothing bad really happened this week with my first grade class, so in all it was a good week. The only downside I guess was physical education when I had to stand outside in the cold. That wasn't very fun. But other Thant hat it was a great week.