Chasing away Chubby

Yesterday was my last day at my 5th grade student teaching placement.  It was rough. 

I totally fell in love with 50 kids.

Amazing! A seasoned, burned out, former pre-K teacher fell for these kids so completely, and all in 9 short weeks!  I saved most of the tears until I got to Mom’s and then I balled like a baby. 

They had me a little Mini party.  The teacher had given me 3 (5th grade appropriate) books: The Report Card, Because of Winn Dixie, and Walk Two Moons. I already had Walk Two Moons, but will have to keep this copy as the kids from both 5th grades signed the title pages.  The comments were so sweet, thus why I cried.  Here are some of the comments:

” Love you.”

“I will sing a song to remember you by!”

“Thank you for helping us do better in school.”

“I will miss you really bad.”

“I will miss you.  You really need to stay.  But I will miss you.  I’m crying!”

“I will miss you so much!  Me and Austin will not know what to do!”

“We love you!’

“What will we do without you?”

“No one can replace you.”

“Best student teacher ever!” (They have had 3 student teachers this year.)

“I will miss you so much!  Thank you- I love you.”

“We will all miss you so much. Although I will miss you the most.”

“What will we do without you.”

“I will miss you forever!  You was the best!”

“We enjoyed you alot!  You were very nice and sweet!”

I read “The Report Card” last night before bed.  One of the girls bought me a gift.  If you think students don’t pay attention to you- You are so WRONG!  In the giftbag was almost everything I had snacked on the entire time I was there.  When I first started I had snacked on unsalted peanuts.  One day I brought a 100 cal pack of oreo’s, another day I was hungry and healthiest thing that was available in the snack machine was peanut M&m’s, the day before I brought cheddar chex mix.  So in the bag was a large container of peanuts, a bag of chex mix, a package of Oreo cakesters, and a big bag of peanut M&M’s.  A very thoughtful gift. I showed it to my supervising teacher and she laughed and said. “It’s like she was looking in your desk drawer!” (where I left the remains of said snacks for another day!)  It just proves that even when you think they aren’t watching…they are.

So I was a a crying mess yesterday.  They also made me a few cards.  I stuck them in the clearview front of my binder so I can see them everyday.

I even cried when I went to bed. And I am not 100% sure that I am done crying yet.   I will get to go see them again in May.  I promised to volunteer after my other placement ends.

My next placement is at the school my kids go to (and I went to).  It is in kindergarten, so being a former pre-K teacher I know what I am in for.  Plus there are several special needs children, and the teacher has had a bad year.  So you see why I am not as excited about starting this next placement. 

5th grade was so great.  I don’t think that kindergarten can compare.

Okay enough complaining for now.

Today is all about cleaning, working out, and getting things done.  I am off to curves now!!! I will be back later to comment!

Posted on March 14th, 2009 by lodyangel
Filed under: General