When I found out in September that I had to move to this school, I was heartbroken. I remember laying in bed and thinking, "There is no way I will like it there. There is no way I can teach an entire year without my friends at Townley. There is no way I will survive. I can't do it. I can't teach fourth grade self contained. I can't move schools." I think I cried every day for at least two weeks. For my first weeks at Farine, I didn't care to make friends with anyone. I kept telling myself that it didn't matter, because I would only be there a year. I regret that now. It lost precious time with some wonderful people! I think that I was just scared that I'd get attached to them too, and then be heartbroken when I left again. I finally let my guard down and have made some dear friends. I still miss Townley terribly and would love to go back there someday, but I'm also going to miss my new school so much.
This year flew by. I learned so much from being self contained this year. I made mistakes, but I learned from them. I got impatient, but it taught me patience. There were times that it was rough and I wanted to give up, but then there were days (lots of days!) that were so great.
At the end of the day today, I gathered my 16 munchkins together to say goodbye. I didn't think I'd be sad, but as I looked at their sweet faces and told them goodbye, I couldn't help getting choked up. I'll probably never see them again, and that's hard to accept after you have spent 7 1/2 hours, 5 days a week, for the past 10 months! They are precious and I already miss them. I pray that they learned a lot this year and that when they think back on their fourth grade year, they do it with a smile.
So, I have two years under my belt and two schools! I have been so blessed to be at two amazing schools. I wouldn't trade my experiences at either one of them for anything. I am excited and anxious about next year! I hope that this time next year I am writing another post about how great my third year was!
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