And I fully acknowledge that. But sometimes being a busy undergraduate student takes priority over blogging...and sometimes you just need to have a little bit of a social life so you don't go crazy because of the academics. School is over for me now, and my last day in Room 3 for the school year is this coming Thursday. I can't believe the year is over; my, how time flies.
To catch you all up on what you've missed while I was absent (pictures to come later):
We went on a field trip to Albertsons to learn about healthy foods and unhealthy foods ("all-the-time food" vs. "sometimes-food") and to learn about different jobs in the community. It rained for the walk there and, although cold and a little soggy, all of the Room 3 students were very well behaved. They were so excited to be able to go off campus as a group, but most of them didn't even need reminders to behave responsibly. This was one of those activities that absolutely would not have been possible without willing parent volunteers. I left my camera at home on accident, so all my pictures were taken on my phone.
The last couple weeks have been dedicated to making a Mothers Day project with the kids - it's kind of been my last hurrah; a project that was completely my doing from start to finish. We spent two days paper-mache-ing canisters, two days painting, and one day on finishing touches, to create a pencil holder for them to gift to their moms today (Mothers Day). Very messy, very high energy, very tedious...but they all turned out pretty great in the end. :)
Last Thursday I did my last pacer test for Room 2 and Room 3 students. They were absolutely amazed at how many laps they are now able to do, and I was amazed at how first-grade-like they were behaved for the entire process. It went so smoothly, I almost couldn't believe it was the same group of kids that I tested last September. It was also teacher appreciation week, and I got a boatload of flowers and some fresh fruit.
I finished my final presentation for my Internship Class, and my professor couldn't stop raving about what a great opportunity I'd been given. I didn't know what else to say besides, "I know, I've been very lucky." Because it truly is just as simple as that. I'm preparing to fight the waterworks on Thursday...I can't possibly fathom saying goodbye to this group of 28 munchkins.
