AAAHHHHHH.....the first day of summer vacation! That time when all your summer days are lined up in front of you waiting for adventures, relaxation, fun, and checklists filled with all the things you wanted to do during the school year but didn't have time to do! It's fun to daydream about all the things you can pack in before the days start whizzing by. I have a couple of "must do's" that I will share later in the summer, but I wanted to reflect on a couple of fun events from the last days of school.
I was able to get into the fifth grade classrooms following our EOGs to deliver my middle school transition lessons. You may remember reading about those last year here. They went really well again, and I added a memory mural activity at one of the centers. I later posted it during the fifth grade dance so kids could see what their classmates had written. Check it out....
I also wanted to end the year with some positive recognition for our staff who worked SO hard this year amid changes in administration and new district initiatives. One of our kindergarten teachers had done end of year awards at another school so we used that as a starting point for our first annual Cleveland ES staff awards. There were eleven categories: Leadership, MVP, Olympian, Fashion Plate, Mystery, Wild and Wacky, Unforgettable, Jester, Extra Special, Great Ideas, and Star Quality. I created a PowerPoint and made award "props" that will be passed on each year to the next recipient as we continue this tradition. Luckily, there were lots of ties for first place and honorable mentions were given to all so everyone was included! Here are a few pics of our happy award winners with their certificates and prizes (mine is the Wild and Wacky award with the blue wig :)--go figure!).
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