Last day of school at Randall P.S. 2008

I came back to Randall to visit Ms.Lamba and the Gr.4/5s today, 'cause it's the last day of school. Yay~~~~ They were all so excited! ^^"

When I arrived, they were sitting in a circle, sharing their memories of the year from the memory book that they have made. One boy decided to share his page of "My teachers". He mentioned the names of all the teachers that he has this year, and then he said, "I like Ms.Chung because she's nice, but the rest of them are evil." I was sooooooo surprised. Well first of all, I'm sure that he's saying the "evil" part for dramatic effect. I was surprised because I never knew he bonded with me. I never knew he understood the care and love that I've given him, because he never showed it. And for a boy to say that in front of the whole class isn't really a cool thing (well the "evil" part was cool I guess =P), but he said it anyway. I felt so touched. ^^" Thank you. =)

I wrote a little note for everyone who gave me their memory book for an autograph (yeah, there's an autograph page haha). I wrote something to encourage those who I feel they need it. When I write something to somebody, I always think, "Hm...if I am this person, what would I like to read/hear?" If I am this student, what do I need most from this teacher standing before me?

Today's only a half day, so it went by really quickly. And...I miss the kids! They kept asking me if I'm coming back next year. I remember a girl saying that she'll ask the principal to hire me haha, and that she can interview me. Who knows? Maybe I'll be back, if not next year, maybe some years after. But even if I don't get a job at Randall, I'll still go back to visit them next year. ^-^

Field Trip to Milliken Mills Community Centre

Last Friday, I went back to Randall P.S. to visit the students and went on a field trip with them~ They were meeting their penpals from Aldergrove P.S. at Millien Mills. When I went into the classroom, all the students turned to me and said "Ms.Chung is here!!! We missed you!!!" Awwwwww....that's so sweet! And I saw some girls using the bookmarks that I made them too! I'm glad that they like them and find them useful. ^^"

So, we walked to Milliken Mills!! I think it took us about 30 mins. The weather was really nice though, not too cold, not too hot. On our way, something funny happened. One of the students was complimenting on other people's houses. She said, "Oh I love this balcony!!!" And then the owner happened to be in the yard, and he came out and said, "Thank you!" That scared us hahahha~

We bumped into the penpals on our way there~ When we finally got there, we paired up the penpals and asked them to play together. The boys got along sooner than the girls~ I guess it's because they were playing soccer, and sports is a good way of playing with each other. ^^" We went to MacDonald's for lunch, which was probably the highlight of the trip for the kids. =P Imagine 60 kids lining up to order!! That's amazing hahaha~

After that, we slowly walked back to school. The walk seemed much longer, 'cause we were all exhausted, and the afternoon sun was burning down on us! We had to sit down and rest on the grass in the middle of the walk haha~ But we finally got there. =P And I had to leave soon after we got back to school. But I'm going to visit them again on the last day of school! I'll miss them until then! ^-^

Last day of student teaching

I found that a couple of students in my class has come here to read my blog, so I decided that I'll keep this up!

Yesterday was my last day of student teaching, and I'm missing my students already. They're just so sweet (aren't you all? =P)! Thank you for all the little gifts and cards, I'll remember everything that you've said to me, and I promise that I'll become a great teacher.

Later, I'll post up some pictures of the work that my students have done (but I won't post pictures of the kids due to security reasons), and things that they've made for me.

Everyday, after they've written down their homework in their agenda, they'll come up to me so that I can sign their agenda. Yesterday, they didn't have any homework, but some of them came and asked for my last signature. One of them even wrote "Keep missing Ms.Chung" as their homework! I'm so, so, so touched!

Next friday, I'll go visit them because they're having a field trip, and I promised to join them. I hope we'll have fun!