What was the highlight for you this school year? For me, it was watching my daughter progress from an unsure 4th grader into a confident well-liked fifth grader. Since I began work at McKinley, it made sense for me to have Lillianne around so I could keep an eye on her. I was pretty confident that she would do ok, but you never know. Well, last week she performed a skit to show what she had learned (a great way to summarize the year beyond the usual awards assembly) and I was wowed. She had to work with 8 other kids on a 2 1/2 minute routine that had used the skills of cooperation, perseverance, and all those other life skills we like to talk about.
Another highlight of the year was working with the TAG teacher and 5th grade TAG students on researching and sharing what they learned about McKinley School for the 70th anniversary of McKinley's opening. The kids pored through hundreds of web pages, probably thousands of photographs and primary documents; old PTA yearbooks we got from the DCSD museum, as well as books that had the history. It was neat!
Another highlight of the year was working with the TAG teacher and 5th grade TAG students on researching and sharing what they learned about McKinley School for the 70th anniversary of McKinley's opening. The kids pored through hundreds of web pages, probably thousands of photographs and primary documents; old PTA yearbooks we got from the DCSD museum, as well as books that had the history. It was neat!
I enjoyed your comments about your daughter. I am going through a similar experience watching my oldest daughter adjust to motherhood. I'm here to tell you that the wonder of seeing your child master the next step never gets old. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteAs far as my highlight of this school year--I think it might have been when one of my students pick me as the teacher who had most influenced him. It was a surprise and an honor.
Is your daughter one of the girls in the picture? The highlight of my year was getting the articulated curriculum off the ground.
ReplyDeleteNeither of them were my daughters, except one was nearly my daughter as most of the kids were this year at McKinley. Nice kids.
ReplyDeleteMy son was a kindergartener at Eisenhower this year. It was wonderful to have him at my school (now his school). One of my favorite memories was early in the school year when he told me, "Mom, I'm an Eisenhower Eagle now!" I loved how he still wanted hugs and kisses when I said hello at lunchtime, since I know by the time he reaches fifth grade he will probably turn and run when he sees me coming!
ReplyDeleteIt was a great school year watching both of our older children become more successful in school as they transitioned into living at our house full time. Personally, this was definitely the biggest highlight of my school year; however, professionally the biggest, but saddest highlight was saying goodbye to the seniors that I have been with since they were in 6th grade at Williams! Good Luck Class of 2009!
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