Freedom...nearly!

Yesterday was the last day of school - WOOHOO!!!!!! Students were busily writing in each other's yearbooks as I was trying to figure out what was going on that morning, and struggling to drink my coffee as the requests for yearbook signing came in. We went for our final grade 8 gathering where a couple of homerooms performed Dr Suess' "Sneetches'. We bid farewell to those students who are leaving our school - tears. Then we practiced the entry of all (just under 200) students in the 'Remember the Titans' style - very amusing. Then we rehearsed the dance to Black Eyed Peas 'Pump it' - with only a few reminders for some of the boys to keep it clean.

Before the actual final assembly, Michael told the grade 6s and 7s that we had decided to go to Disneyland instead of the gathering as we had been to Ocean Park the day before. Then the grade 8s entered and it was the best that they had performed that dance.

After the assembly we all went downstairs and many tears came forth and students hugged as we tried to usher them towards the buses for the 'Big Wave'. They finally got on and the buses departed as we waved them off to have a good summer - and no moonies this year.

I spent the rest of the afternoon and early evening eating and then trying to pack up my room for summer school. I now need to go back, finish the job, sign my new contract and sned my goal sheet to admin. Fun.