Well yesterday was my last day at my school and the children made it a very special day. They were leaving too and so many a tear was shed. It wasn't all me but I shared a tear or two with them. An emotional day and that is perhaps why I slept so well last night....drained. I cannot say that I am sad to be leaving.... I am sad to be leaving many of my good friends and colleagues but am happy to be leaving the establishment. It is not a happy place to be. I am glad to have left alongside my Year 6 colleague, both of us going on to new things in new schools but both going into Year 5. Nicola was a joy to work with, she was bouncy, sometimes irritatingly so.......but with that came the days where tears were shed, emotional times but we got through them together. I am glad she is free to be herself again and wish her well in her new school where I hope she will be valued for herself.
My class were lovely this year, absolute fun. I hope I have moulded them into respectful young people with a love to learning, wanting to fulfil their ambitions in life. One card read "I hope we made you proud". Oh yes they did, very very proud of each and everyone of them. I will find out how they are all doing, I have ways and contacts to keep some tabs on them and their achievements. They were a very special class. I was blessed to have taught them. As a year group they made this lovely banner, each creating a square to illustrate their hopes and ambitions for the future. Stunning work.
They have had a fantastic year and we have achieved so much as a year group. We have had some great trips out to the "Connect to the Countryside show", RHS Wisley, the London Eye, Southwark Cathedral and on our residential to High Ashurst. They excelled in their performance of Oliver, learning their lines and delivering them with clarity and feeling. Oh yes very very proud of them all.
I was rewarded with some lovely gifts and cards, some of the words inside them made me cry, even this morning when I read them again. I was touched by the children and parents of years gone past who came to say goodbye as well. I know that I must have done a good job looking after their children.
And finally before I go about my daily tasks today I must just record the lovely cards the children in both year 6 classes made for me with the help of our lovely TAs Katherine and Fiona.
Just a comment from another blogger has made me want to start up again. Amazing how a friendly prod can restore you, so thank you Lynne and I promise I am going to get back to this. I have lots to be thankful for and need to remember to share that. It also made me realise that people do enjoy knowing what is going on in a friends lives, even though we might not even know them apart from on the computer. We will change that this summer though and meet up. Amazing how you can make friends over the air isn't it?
Anyway today starts a new chapter in my life. I am off to visit my new school where I will be working in September. Exciting and a little nerve wrecking as well as I meet my new class today and have to make the right impression on them. Breathe, it will all be fine. Last night was our Year 6 production and admittedly I was a little dewy eyed seeing them all perform brilliantly, thinking what they were like at the beginning of the year. Proud of them all.
Okay better get Martin off to the station. Be back soon!! Question - what musical did we do last night? There is a clue in there.
