But still, there are remnants of his departure, namely, our Status of the Class notebook.
Every day we call out to kids to ask them their "status" with independent reading. They tell us what book they are reading, what page they are on, and we record it on a quarterly calendar. (This eventually is filed into portfolios, and is a nice artifact of their independent reading!) Jovanny's calendar is still in our notebook, and my coteacher and I have just been annotating it like this ever since:
We miss you JT!
I love this short and sweet slice. Your picture really does speak a thousand words. It is hard when a student leaves a class. Your image pretty much sums it up.
ReplyDeleteIt's really funny how much of an impact one student's presence or absence can have on classroom culture. What a touching way to honor JT!
ReplyDeleteAww so sad!! It's hard to say goodbye when you and your class get attached to a student :(
ReplyDeleteAww so sad!! It's hard to say goodbye when you and your class get attached to a student :(
ReplyDeleteI've had two kids leave this year and when I come across their names somewhere in the classroom, I get sad. :(
ReplyDeleteOh, that's so sweet. I don't know if kids realize how it affects us when they leave, graduate, etc. Thank you for sharing this today.
ReplyDeleteOh this is one part of teaching that I don't like. I miss them and my class feels lost for a bit. We keep thinking they're somewhere else in the building and then we remember. Your photo captures this perfectly.
ReplyDeleteI hope his J's teachers at his new school will grow to love him the way you did!
ReplyDeleteThis makes me sad! But you continue to remember him everyday you flip to his page. :)
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