First Year of Teaching... Check!

Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah
Nah Nah Nah Nah
Hey Hey Hey
Good Bye!

This was the song I was cheerily singing with a few teachers in the hallway this afternoon as we waved goodbye to our children for the summer!

Today was my last day of my first year of teaching. I know I haven't blogged in here since January, but I thought noting that today was my last day was worthwhile. Today was a really easy day. The kids came in, went to specials, and then we went outside for early recess. When we came in from recess number 1 we popped in a movie. Then we had a pizza party for lunch. After lunch we went back outside for recess number 2. After recess number 2 we had movie number 2!

I had some drama with a child and an ongoing custody battle (breaks my heart) and then it was about 2:30. I took my kids back to my room and we worked on 2nd grade memory books while eating cupcakes and chips.

As soon as the clock struck 4:00 we were out the door and a few of us headed to Natty Green's for a celebratory drink. I can hardly believe the end is really here! I have a lot I want to say, and a lot of emotions to work through, but at this moment it is 11:00 and I need to head to bed in order to be up and at our teacher workday in the morning.

Here's to the ups, the downs, the smiles, the tears, the good, and the bad of my first year of teaching. Thank You God that the first year of teaching only happens once :)