Moving

No, not my home, but my classroom. I have been teaching Kinder and this next school year I will be continuing on to first grade. So... that means changing rooms. The kinder room is long and lovely. It is also on the second floor. First grade is right next door, but down those stairs. As any teacher knows, I have accumulated lots of stuff. Which meant multiple trips up and down those stairs to cart it all next door. I mentioned this to a friend and she spoke to some boys on her way to school. They arrived eager to work. I got a call from school, "Mrs. Miller, there are some children here to help you." I came right over and in a short time, everything was moved. Now I still have to put it away, but it is in the right room. Many thanks to Joel, Jeremy, and Reuben, my eager workers.

Here you can see the kinder room upstairs with the first grade room next door.

Last Day of School

It was a fun end to the school year with a special bunch of kids. After watching a video of Hairy McLary, a dog (we have been reading the Hairy McLary books so ended the year with the video), we cleaned our room and had a party. Then it was time for goodbyes, but first we sang some of our favorite songs. The kids have learned the hand motions to "Scotland's Burning." They were eager to try it with partners. You can see the fun we were having.

Then it was time to say goodbye, with a special goodbye to Volter as he was going "finish" and returning to Finland.