Search results matching tags 'holidays' and 'hugs'

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:37:46 GMT

I know, I know, some folks don’t love Valentine’s Day. For me, in kindergarten anyway, Valentine’s isn’t about romantic love, but all about being a kind and caring friend. That’s how I present it and they really do love each other and want to show it. We had a hectic, but fun filled day. I [...]

Holiday Gifts.

Anonymous — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:29:18 GMT

This holiday season, as I often do, I received many gifts from my sprouts. Apparently, in their little eyes, I love nothing more than Dunkin’ Donuts and scented candles. Lucky for me, the real gifts are priceless. The gift of children who come in each day with a smile, offer a hug, and are genuinely ready to learn. The [...]

The Season.

Anonymous — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 13:33:52 GMT

I just realized I haven’t made a single post all week. Surely it isn’t because nothing hilarious, devastating, or poignant happened at school all week. More likely, it’s just the season. There seems to be more going on and less time to get things done as the year hurls towards it’s end. Report cards need to [...]

Thankful.

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:44:11 GMT

As I said ‘Goodbye’ to my sprouts today, I got lots of hugs and one friend even asked his mom to bring him back to the classroom to see me one more time. Sigh. There is so much I am thankful for this year and truly feel as if my cup runneth over. I am [...]

‘Mom’

Anonymous — Sun, 13 May 2012 18:13:42 GMT

On this Mother’s Day, I thought I’d write about the word – ‘Mom’ and what it means. The dictionary defines the word simply as: Noun 1. mom – informal term for a mother – a woman who has given birth to a child. Clearly, all moms haven’t given birth to their own children, but what [...]

Whirlwind.

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:46:21 GMT

There’s just no other word for Valentine’s Day in kindergarten. Well maybe chaotic… or crazy… or ridiculous… but for me, ‘whirlwind’ just covers it. From Valentine’s delivery to waiting to open them (I probably heard, “When can we open our Valentines?” about fifty times… and I told them all many times when it would happen…) [...]

Happy New Year!

Anonymous — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 13:50:03 GMT

Well, it’s the first day of a new year… I’ve been away for a bit, taking some time to rest, relax, and recuperate from December. I’ve been reading lots of ‘best of’ year end lists… best albums, songs, posts, you name it, I’ve read it. I didn’t do any kind of year end recap… the way I [...]

Leia.

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:13:12 GMT

What an awesome day. Returning after a week away, my sprouts were definitely just as excited to see me as I was them. In addition to my return, it was our Holiday Party and the enthusiasm was palpable… the fact that Christmas is only a few days away only added to our festiveness. Donald was [...]

Ready.

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:57:07 GMT

I’ve been away from my class for almost an entire week… Spending so much time with my Grandfather, I’ve realized, the comfort I hopefully bring him is the same comfort my sprouts bring me so much of the time. It’s hard to be sad around smiling kindergartners who hug you more than you ever imagined [...]

Turkey Surprise!

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:49:20 GMT

Oh the day before a week off (to be clear, I don’t have the week off, but the kids do). There’s a little crazy excitement in the air and you just can’t quite contain it… Here are the highlights from my last day of Thanksgiving fun: After Quiet Time, when Will woke up from falling [...]