Announcements: Farewell!

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Welcome new parents! I haven't sent the postcards out yet, but hopefully you'll visit the blog once you get it in the mail :) Check back at the end of August for more updates.

I just wanted to say a few things since I couldn’t get them out in our classroom! :’(

This has been such a wonderful year. I don’t know how I got so lucky with such an amazing group of children. They are genuinely so kind and caring, and I just adore them… and trust me, I wouldn’t say that if it wasn’t true! Every teacher always points out what a great class we have. Although I expect a lot from these guys and can be hard on them, I’m so proud of the young learners they’ve become and can safely say I am confident in them as they move onto the next stage in their academic careers.

This is the first year where I’ve had the same students for two years and I’ve really made some incredible bonds. Seeing these kids come into JK so tiny and scared, and watching them grow over the years has been amazing for me to watch. I love that about the FDK program. I’m astounded by their growth. I would be thrilled if I taught grade one and any one of these children came into my class!

I also had a lot of new students join me this year, including my JK friends and new SKs. I don’t know what I did to deserve such a wonderful group of kids. I will miss them all dearly, and I know Mrs. Tortola will too. Although some days can certainly be challenging, seeing their smiles makes it all worth it. Even when we’re off for a day or two, coming back and getting hugs from them all and hearing that they missed us makes everything worth it.

Wednesday is going to be a very tough day for us! I can’t wait to work with my soon to be SKs for another year, but I’m terribly sad to say goodbye to our current ones. I believe I have supervision in the primary hall next year, so hopefully I’ll still get to see them and check up on them once a week! Maybe one day I’ll teach an older grade and can have them in my class again, or perhaps they will want to join my dance team in grade 4! Can you tell I’m not ready to say goodbye? hehe :)

I hope you are pleased with us being your educators. Mrs. Tortola and I take our jobs very seriously and are truly passionate about what we do.

This will be the last blog post for the school year. I hope everyone has an amazing and safe summer. I’m going to be doing a bit of relaxing to rejuvenate for the fall, but before I can do that, I’m off to Europe for my sister’s wedding :) I will officially be the only Miss Pliura now, hehe. Then I plan to finish decorating the new house I bought for myself in Binbrook :) I know Mrs. Tortola is going to spend lots of time with her family and her beautiful daughter Ava :)

One more thing…. DO.NOT.STOP.READING. I can’t express this enough. I’d say 80 percent of the time, reading scores go down over 2 months because daily reading isn’t taking place. It’s even gotten to the point that when students come back in September and I have to retest them, I automatically test them at a lower level. This won’t happen if you do it every day! Reading is a skill that needs to be practiced daily, especially going into grade one which is the most CRUCIAL year for reading (a jump of 6 reading levels to meet benchmark!)

Thank you for  your understanding and support over the year(s). Farewell, or see you soon! <3

xox Miss Pliura & Mrs. Tortola