Hard to believe another year of school has come and gone. This year was really great. The children in our class were great and the teacher I worked with was awesome. The families were really great as well and they came in field trips with us. One of the families came in every week and read stories about their culture and brought in their family members and I learned so many things about dog sledding and mushing. I loved her stories that she came and shared with us.
I love how much fun we had in our class. Every two weeks we would go to the forest that’s down near our school. The afternoon in the forest is just what we all need. The Forest becomes your classroom. The children would always look into the water at the creek and everytime we went they would say hey look at the crocodiles . Not fish, not ducks crocodiles. Then they would get to play in our play place. They always made forts and kindergarteners all have their own idea how to build one. The adults who came would help them.
One of the biggest hits is a long log that they pile on and one kid sits on the end and bounces all the children. They love it and all take turns to bounce their friends. Kids pretend to make fires to roast their marshmallows. I love hearing them laughing and working together. It’s a place they never want to leave. Until the next time they go.
I love the field trips we took to see the salmon and to the nature house at the lake. For months later they talked about where we had gone. Such fun and another great time to learn about the nature around us.
These children had the best imaginations and I loved watching them play. Play was a huge part of our day. Yes you can learn through play. The boys loved a board game called Frogger. They were very competitive. Good thing I wasn’t but when i got a frog they all cheered. Sometimes one of the children or more weren’t winning so I started to ask them did they not wear their lucky socks today. They would show me their socks and say they had them on. The power of distraction is amazing. These kids loved board games, puzzles, coloring and making the coolest things with paper. We had a very creative group.
They often would help each other if someone didn’t know how to do something. The children would praise them when they got it. It was beautiful to watch.
I’m sad that this year ended but for me it was my best year working in kindergarten. My teacher was amazing a teacher every child should have. I loved how she built up the children and showed them how much they were loved.
I was given this picture from a family and it’s called”Mama Bird” the mom of the family said that I was like the”mama bird” I made sure that the children were always looked after. I love that yes I get to watch out over them all.
I will miss those that are moving away and the rest I will get to see as they transition into grade 1 so that’s good. I love my hugs from former students. The best thing is I get to work with the same teacher next year. We make a good team and I felt that so much this year. ❤️
Beauty from Ashes. 