It's been an exhausting few weeks, but we've learned a lot. This is the week we have always closed down school so that the summer busyness ends giving kids time to catch up, but as a favor to parents, we stayed open this year. Considering the heat, we probably should have. I'm afraid some of the GS graduates will go off to school exhausted, and that's never the point.
Warrick County Schools start back tomorrow! Then Vanderburgh on Monday.
The question at the end of the summer is always, what did we do wrong and what did we do right to make it a great summer. Aside from being a bit concerned about these last days of heat, I think it was a maavelous summer darling!
For those children who went on all our field trips, they saw Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood Home where he lived for most of his formative years, The New Harmony Settlement, a real box canyon, one of the seven Archabbeys in the world, the biggest cave in the world with a tour 350 feet deep down; they got to travel to another city to see a really neat zoo, they got to swim in a natural lake and tour a prehistoric sea bottom at Garden of the Gods. Not bad. And in addition, they got to learn to swim.
Lots of grandparents concerned that "this is too much for little kids" have forgotten their own childhoods and learning. It's the experience that's important. Learning and impression in these very formative years is more important than any other years. These are the years that teach a child that the world is a very exciting place and well worth being in.
Starting Monday, we loose our all day bus availability. We will have to be content to take the kids on local trips. I'm still trying to get a trip to the race track in before Labor Day.
School starts slowly for us on Monday. We welcome Mandy Dickman who is a licensed teacher and is taking Miss Judy's room. She is a splendid young woman and I'm delighted she has joined our little family. Mandy is Kelly's sister and Lexi's mother, in case you didn't know.
What will I be doing? I'll be tending the whole school and teaching with Edith in the preschool which is really my thing. I've been a preschool teacher since 1983.
If you are a departing parent, it's been a pleasure. If you are a continuing parent reading this, we've got a lot more under our sleeves this year...
1 comment:
I thought the summer was an incredible experience for the children. Much better for them than sitting in a windowless room all summer!! It was a huge relief to have the school open & not have to make major adjustments to everyone's schedule for the closed week. Thanks for everything you do for the kids!
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