Yes, I realize I've neglected this blog for the past month or so. In my defense, I've had one of the most stressful months of my life. I've finally crawled out of my hole o' chaos and am ready to get back in the game of life.
This will be the last blog post for the 2010-2011 school year. And as every ending school year brings excitement and relief (sleep! rest! no more lesson plans!), this one is a little bittersweet for me.
The sweet part is what all teachers feel... I can't WAIT to have my days to myself, to not set an alarm, to do what I want, when I want... To not have to pack my lunch, to not hear the bell ring, to not have to keep checking email. I can't WAIT to step away from work for a month and a half and just dance to the beat of my own drum.
The bitter part is what all teachers at Moore feel this year... Our Assistant Principal is leaving us. He's moving on to bigger adventures (FYI Southwest Elementary... you are VERY lucky!), he's starting a new chapter in his life... And HE.WILL.BE.MISSED. It's a natural part of having an AP... they tend to come and go, as that position is usually a stepping stone from one life pit stop to the next. But this AP was different. This AP made a tremendous impact throughout the hallways of Moore. This AP made every teacher feel valued and special - and even more importantly, made every child feel like he/she could reach for the stars. This was proven when one particular student brought our AP a Father's Day gift. It doesn't get much better than that.
We all knew this day was coming, and we are all so excited about this opportunity so that HE can reach for the stars. But wow... he is going to be missed by us all. And I hope he knows that - I hope he knows that every single staff member will remember him fondly and hold him accountable for his promise that this is not a goodbye, but a "see ya later."
So GOOD LUCK MR. DIXSON!! Please know that you will ALWAYS be a part of this Moore family.
And to the rest of my blog readers - We've come full circle. I remember blogging at the beginning of the year that I was ready for school to start because the school sure seemed empty without kids. As I previously wrote, there's just something wrong about an empty school. And now, we're back again. I'm not necessarily saying that I'm ready for the kids to come barreling back through the doors! Everyone is ready for a well-deserved break. :) But, the hallways are back to being oddly quiet. There are no scraped knees in the health room. There's no square pizza on the cafeteria tables. It's time to close the chapter of this school year, refresh ourselves over the summer, and get ready to come back and do it all over again... and attempt to do it all over again even better than before.
Have a GREAT summer, and I look forward to returning in a couple months!!
