Since next Monday is my last day at Hongnong Elementary, today (Tuesday) is my "first day" of "last classes." I said good bye to some first graders during first and second periods today. I felt sad. I will still see them around the halls for another few days, but the formal "goodbyes" to groups of kids are going to make this a long week. Some kids ran up randomly and gave me hugs as I left the classroom, unexpectedly. Others just tried to steal my plastic alligator.
I'm having all of my students in all of my classes write "yearbook" style messages on pieces of paper. I will scan and post some (all?) of them at some point. Many of them are writing very sweet and kind things. I feel happy because of that.