Dear World

I can't believe that I have only 3 more days left with 37 of the most incredible human beings that I know.....

Bria
Konnor
Paige
Nico
Aysha
Dominique
Oliverio
Nayeli
Seferino
Payton
Hunter
Kiera-Rae
Asyia
Izabell
Larry
Kodi
Isaiah
Savannah
Jonah
Michael
Donald
Juliana
Cierra
Yoselin
Shobi
Daniel
Savannah
Isaiah
Kyli
Madison
Danielle
Angel
Bethia
Angelina
Adam
Lily
Katrina

How will I be able to give them up? I don't think I will. Why did they have to be so awesome? Why couldn't their snotty little noses have grossed me out enough that I would be able to let them go easier?

Hearing them sing "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts has got to be one of the top 5 best moments of my life. They are extraordinary little people who are going to live astounding lives and do many spectacular things.

Breakthrough

As I wrap up my last month with my students I have been testing them on all the things that I wanted them to know by this point in the year. It's a little unnerving, realizing with only a month left I have very little control left over their successes. I'm just not ready to let them go. Too bad it's not possible to flunk pre-k.

I have to admit, I was a little nervous to test M. He doesn’t choose to participate much and we have struggled a lot to get him to learn letters, words, and how to write his name. Well…… today I pulled him to do his testing and he blew my mind. He has done so well. He confidently knows 9 sight words and more than 80% of his uppercase and lowercase letters combined. I gave him a sticker for his hard work and he proudly displayed it on his forehead. When he was done I asked him “who’s the smartest kid in the world?” and he proudly raised his hand and said “me!”

Any child is capable of anything. It’s so true. The best recipe for success? Confidence. If a student knows they are capable and can do it then eventually it will happen.