For teachers the last days of school drag, but for us moms with kids in school, the last days whiz!
The last two days I was helping in the office (I didn't have students since they stayed in homeroom and played outside most of the time). I was amazed at the number of parents coming to check their children out of school -- two, three hours before the end of the day. I love my children, but I can assure you that if I was a stay at home mom, my children would be staying at school all day on the last couple of days so I could enjoy my last moments of quiet for the next nine weeks.
Hope your day is speeeeeeedy quick!
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday dragged by -- I think students and staff were ready for the end of it.
For some reason I didn't know (or remember) that you teach 8th grade. You have my utmost respect. I lost 4 hours of my life yesterday as a test proctor for the most unruly bunch of 8th graders (EOG's end today for middle school and school gets out June 10). No matter how many times the teacher tried to get those kids to be quiet before testing started, they just kept right on...totally ignored her. Explains the sour look she has on her face. Methinks she's ready for summer! LOL I was a test proctor for 3 days at Alison's school. I must be a glutton for punishment because I'm doing it for 4 days at Hannah's school! LOL It will be 3rd, 4th or 5th graders so I'm hoping they'll be a bit better behaved!
Your trip is getting so close!
Thanks -- I respect anybody who works with elementary age kids -- I know I couldn't do it. I have no tolerance for tears, tattling, or runny noses, so I would not enjoy teaching in the lower grades. Give me teen angst and attitude any day -- I know how to deal with all of that.
It would have been buggin' me too, esp. since you had to ADD a day. Ugh.
Tink will fly REALLY fast now!
If she's going to be on a different letter everyday, I would so be waking up going "today is I!", the next day "today is M!"
She is flying -- I am enjoying how quickly she is moving along those letters. Today she is in between a couple of letters!
It looks like we made through another day.......
Did you have a good one?
We got through it. Yesterday was pretty emotional for me. I think I have said before how much I adored this year's group of 8th graders. I have never cried at an awards ceremony, and yesterday morning when our principal had all of the 8th grade stand up so he could bid them farewell, I got pretty teary-eyed. I am getting pretty teary-eyed just typing about it again. I know they are going to wow the high school next year because they have wowed the middle school for three years.
Oh no poor Tink!
Mine is off by a day as well BUT I refuse to move it! I have had that ticker since last August, and I can't bare to send it back!
I felt the same way, Diane, but Tink is moving so fast on my ticker now, that I am glad I redid it.
Happy last day of school with kids, CP!!
Thank you! We did have a good day -- aside from my tears as I hugged my 8th graders and their parents good-bye.
Woohoo!! Last day of school! Hope it's great!
Thank you! I always feel a sense of accomplishment that I made it through another school year.
I cannot believe how close your trip is now!
And yaaaay last day!
I hope it's awesome!
Two weeks away!!!
Thank you! It was a little chaotic at times yesterday, but we made it through!
Mine, too. Middle school teachers are the bravest kind. At least in elementary school they still have a slight fear of teachers and parents. By middle school, some of them are 'so over' authority of any kind and do not listen to a teacher about much of anything.
The 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will probably be a little better behaved for you.
CP, good luck as you wind down things at school. I'm sure your kids had another great year of learning!
I don't know if middle school teachers are brave or just crazy!
I truly adore teaching middle school though -- aside from a few dicey months in the 7th grade where most students go through some sort of monster stage, they are a lot of fun to be around.
Thank you, MeMom! Somehow 180 days flew by -- it went by really fast this year!
You deserve this vacation!
That made me LOL...
