| | I just got home. Another semester ends and I'm sad once again. Last semester I loved my kindergartners because I could see so much potential in so many little children and they were very cute and precious. This semester was....so different and so much better. I love my 5th graders. I really wish I could have stayed for my kids again next semester, to see them grow and learn more and help them reach new heights. I love my 5th graders..but I've been telling myself for the past 2 weeks that it'll all be good and fine and I won't really miss them all that much. Today was "Ms. Ahmed's last day-goodbye party". I went in for lunch and recess. I brought cookies and goody bags and a present for Linda, my CT. I went in thinking that these 5th graders will be fine with me leaving, and so would I. Boy was I wrong. Some of them had brought food- donuts, chips, cookies. Right when they saw me they came up and gave me big hugs, we even had a huge group hug, which had to end quickly because they were supposed to be doing math before lunch. Chyna and Taylor tell me their going to have me live in the room where I can live off the food they've brought. I know they're just joking. Talking to do them about their Thanksgiving and just hearing their thoughts and opinions and stories make me not want to leave. We took a class picture and the kids all huddled around and I felt loved. We took a silly version too....I need to remind myself to get those pics from Linda. I opened the present Linda opened (of course the class assisted with a loud drum roll) and loved the professional book and journal and awesome (and touching) bookmark she gave me. It was very thoughtful of her. We went out to play and it was great being surrounded with so much energy and happiness...heightened by the refreshing weather outside. We went in for our final goodbye before a continuation of math. Linda opened her present and I think she liked it...her favorite kind of tea, some pretty school-themed glass ornaments, and delicious truffles, topped with a card I wrote thanking her for letting me into her classroom. Final hugs, final remarks from the kids making me promise to come visit and see their Romeo and Juliet and graduation. I said yes, of course I'll come (I hope I keep the promise, but I have no real idea what will be happening in the next few months).
To end it all they hand me a beautiful card filled with letters from the whole class. Some surprise me, others make me tear up, and others make me smile. I'm glad I was with them this semester. Sad, but happy. Soon it'll be time to get to know another handful of students, 4th graders this time.
Another semester winds down leading me to think about the last one approaching. Only one left.
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