Updates and New Beginnings

The lack of posting is due to moving and preparing for the end of school.

I woke up this morning feeling extreme withdrawal.  I miss my class.  I miss my first graders.  I miss teaching.  And this is only the first day off.  So, I cheered myself up by going through a few notes that were given to me and others (yes I stole them) throughout the year and I thought I would share the best.  I've typed them exactly as they are written. Spelling mistakes and all.

Dear Mrs. Campbell,

me and the class loves you but I do the most! Your to nice nice nice nice nice nice nice nice.

Love, ?????? (yes this is how it was given to me)


Dear Mrs. Campbell,

You are the best teacher I 'v ever hade. I mene the best!

P.S I will miss you when Shcool is over.

Love, Boy

I should mention this was written in early February...poor kid had been dreading the end of the year for a while.


Dear girl,

I like you. I love you. I will help you. (followed by about 15 hearts)

Love, Boy


Dear Girl,

I think you are the funnyst girile in the class.

Love, Boy


Dear Boy,

Last night I killed Dearth Vader.  It was cool.

Love, Boy


Dear Mrs. Campbell,

I think you are the best techer in teh wole wordle! you tech teh Best thigs in the world!

Love, Boy

(But apparently I didn't teach enough spelling.)


Dear Mrs. Campbell

I love you! You are the 2nd gratist teachr in the wolde. and the 2end Best. What cool asinmnet is next? Like the lincon log cabin. It was cool. writ bak. (heart) you.

Love, Girl

(Considering she has only had two teachers in her life, I would say this is not very good odds!)

And a few conversations in the past month or so.

Student (girl):  Hi Mrs. Campbell, how's it going?

Me:  It's going great how about you?

Girl:  Pretty good.  How's the baby?

Me:  The baby's good.

Girl:  So there's no problems or anything?

Me:  Nope, no problems.

Girl:  Do you feel her move a lot.

Me:  Yup

Girl: Ok, well next time you feel her move just let me know so I can come and watch.

Me:  Ok...

Before reading a book called Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox:

Me:  Has anyone ever had chicken pox before?  Who can tell us what they look like?

Student (boy):  Well, they kind of look like those two things on your chin.  (pointing to two zits on my face.)

Me:  Uh-huh. 

Yesterday was the last day of school and one of my students wrote the following in my yearbook:

Dear Mrs. Campbell

I love you.  You are the best teacher I have ever had.  

P.S  I will hate my summer.  

I also had a student cry for about 20 minutes because she didn't want to leave.  She came back to my classroom several times just to 'say goodbye one more time'.  It was so sweet.  Made me cry too.  

   

Well, now that the year is over I have other (more exciting) things to prepare for.  Two more weeks and I'm sure I won't be missing my class at all.  I have a few days to get my life organized, relax a little, and clean things up a bit before she arrives.  I can't wait.