The last day of school for everyone in Osceola County was last Thursday. Our class had a ceremony to honor all the students (everyone passed including three Non English Speakers and an undiagnosed special needs student). Unfortunately as their parents arrived we had a tornado warning. Tornado warnings are not as official in the south as they are in the north so I had some grumpy grandparents upset about the 15 minute delay before we could begin. We were able to begin and it was a success. My adorable munchkins retained a lot of information this year and it showed. We started with a walk across the red carpet to honor each kiddo individually for the completion of first grade. After the walk across the red carpet we got down to business and the kiddos were able to successfully act out standards from Math, Reading, Writing and Science! I wrote a short going away speech and included a made up camping trip. I was able to incorporate many of the fun facts I taught them all year. Next, we sang Lean On Me by Bill Withers. I taught them this song on Valentine's Day after I received so many gifts from them. I think it has an important message inside especially after sensing the alienation felt by the Connecticut debacle. They were able to sing it for their parents and it was FABULOUS! I had nine parents show and take pictures with me and my adorable kiddos. I'm officially up north in Michigan and ready to start reading the books inside my black garbage can. Their is an Early Literacy book I am going to tackle first. The authors last name is Cooter. If anyone has read his publishings please drop me a line.
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