The kinders sang songs (they picked them out - see if you can guess the song their teacher would have preferred that they not picked). And then Miss W. spoke a bit, she said a few word of her own and then read this speach (which made me cry):
I give you back your child, the same child you confidently entrusted to my care last fall. I give him back pounds heavier, inches taller, months wiser, more responsible, and more mature then he was then.
Although he would have attained his growth in spite of me, it has been my pleasure and privilege to watch his personality unfold day by day and marvel at this splendid miracle of development.
I give him back reluctantly, for having spent ten months together in the narrow confines of our classroom, we have grown close, have become a part of each other, and we shall always retain a little of each other.
Ten years from now if we met on the street, your child and I, a light will shine to our eyes, a smile to our lips, and we shall feel the bond of understanding once more, this bond we feel today.
We have lived, loved, laughed, played, studied, learned, and enriched our lives together this year. I wish it could go on indefinitely, but give him back I must. Take care of him, for he is precious.
Remember that I shall always be interested in your child and his destiny, wherever he goes, whatever he does, whoever he becomes. His joys and sorrows I’ll be happy to share.
I shall always be his friend.
~Author Unknown
And then she handed each child a certificate and said a few words about them. I didn't manage to capture all of what she said about Megan on the video, but Miss W. proclaimed that Megan's outfits brought a smile to her face every day. And given how much Miss Megs cares about her outfits, I'm not sure that there is anything that her teacher could have said that would have made her happier.
And we spend the last bit of time eating treats from the potluck and taking pictures. Megan cried for a while. Seeing her teacher and me (and other parents) tearing up upset her. But she found her balance and we all left on a happy note.
It feels so bittersweet to have her first year of school over. The typical thing would be say that it feel like her first day was jut yesterday. But it honestly feels like forever ago. Seriously, since she started kindergarten, I conceived and birthed a child plus found and started a job, Riley started daycare. Bryan got a promotion. Megan wore out 5 pairs of shoes and grew 2.5 inches and turned 6.
But the end of Megan's Kindergarten days closes a chapter. I'll miss her teacher, who was just lovely. But I take comfort in the fact that I have two other children. And if we stay in California, we'll get another go-round in Miss W.'s class.
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