The end

The final days of second grade were rather busy, considering they were the last days for the kids as well. On Tuesday we did a lot of busy work, preparing for their conferences being Thursday and Friday. We assembled poetry books and portfolios, writing captions that explain what exactly we did throughout the year and reflecting on what exactly we learned. There was a small amount of math and reading, but the day was mainly focused on portfolios. I basically just walked around and helped the kids put together all of their work. Wednesday was less work and more play. We started out the morning by going to an end of year assembly that the entire Lower School attended. The kids sang songs about school being out and graduating to the next grade. It was pretty crazy considering it feels like yesterday that I was sitting in that chapel singing those songs. After the closing assembly we spent the day finishing our Cleveland study at the West Side Market. All of the parents came so the teachers could really just walk around and shop for ourselves. Afterwards, we went to Edge Water Park where we had a picnic and played some fun moms/teachers vs. students dodgeball. It was a great way to finish off senior project. I really enjoyed working with the kids this past month. I never realized how much work goes into being a second grade teacher, but I'm very glad that I had the opportunity to spend time in the classroom and see for myself what the field of education is all about.