Teacher Gifts

So this year my end of the year teacher gifts are a bit different...they really aren't for me, but they are for B-Dubette. Check some of them out...I definitely am not complaining. :)

This sweet outfit is from a student who has a very special place in my heart. I'm almost certain mom picked this out because she even hand delivered it to me this morning, but I will always think of this wonderful family when B-Dubette wears this in the fall.

Oh, yeah, and check these out. The mom of one of my students made these shoes and headband. This student writes better than most college students if you ask me. And I guess his mom helped him out with a bit of the right braininess.

One teacher gift that cannot be ignored...another mom delivered a jogging stroller a couple of months ago, gave B-Dubette four of the cutest outfits ever, AND is treating Wes and me to a week at their beach house this summer. Can I say blessed?

So, one more day of school left, and then I'm actually going into "retirement" from teaching for at least a few years. It's a really odd feeling, but here's how I'm going out...we found out today that 91% of the combined 8th grade population were proficient or advanced in literacy this year. 98% of the general 8th grade population were proficient or advanced in literacy. I even got to tell an ESOL student who has definite vocabulary deficiencies that he was advanced/advanced, and his face immediately lit up with a sense of pride and joy. I'm going to miss this.