After 10 years at the Lab School, I resigned yesterday, saying that Friday (today) was going to be my last day. Telling the boss made it real, seeing the kids in the hallways really hit me in the face...that's it, I'm turning the page on 10 years, moving on to the next big adventure!
My office friends, Helen, Lillian, Pat, Carrie, Kathy and fellow language teachers Gina and Scott organized a little get together after work at Parrain's. They were the best bunch of colleagues you could dream of! And they were so sweet today, sending me off with a beautiful world map card, some sweet and heartfelt words ( of course, I cried when I read the cards) and two Louisiana Books and a beautiful journal! I've got some writing to do.
Leaving the Lab School is a bitter sweet moments: I went to my 7th graders' French class (Thanks, Helen, for letting me crash the party) and passed out work they had done when they were in the 2nd grade. Also, they started singing a bunch of songs they remembered from all their years in French class. Some of that bunch I taught for 7 years and really go to see them grow up from little Kindergartners to almost teenagers. I did really enjoy teaching them all these years and was really looking forward to teaching them again this year! Except that I am moving to Saudi Arabia!!!
Anyways, one chapter of my life just came to an end...not sure what my "legacy" at the Lab School will be. I enjoyed teaching those kids all these years and hope to keep in touch with some of them.
