A Former Student Checks In

I love my students, and since they are with me for two years, when they finish 5th grade it is difficult to say goodbye.

But on the flip side, some of them drop me emails occasionally, and I never know when one will arrive. I always read them with a big smile on my face (and usually a few tears, too.)

This morning, Ethan Miller was the student who dropped me a note.

Hi Mrs. I!!! How are you? I have officially settled into Harrison High School, and I wanted to email some of my past teachers. Do your students still bother you about unicorns? My friends and I always think back to your class, and tell our new friends about it! I am still very good friends with Trae, who's sister Lacy, is in your class now! Trae's family carpools with mine to after school activities like marching band, and sometimes Lacy is the car talking about your class. She was talking about the homework, and classics, and it all brought back some memories! I just wanted to see how you were doing!

Of course, I responded to him right away.

Ethan!!

If you have to be at school on a Saturday, then opening your email and finding a former student has dropped you a line makes it all worthwhile. It is so good to hear from you and catch up a bit.

Yes, they still bother me about unicorns! I was hoping it might die down a bit, but Mrs. Anthrop poked her head into our classroom and blurted out to the kids that they should know I disliked unicorns. And so on it goes. But that's okay - it's fun to laugh together.

Otherwise, I am doing fine. We just wrapped up solar ovens (one of my favorite activities) and are heading into Electricity. We're going to make door alarms this year, and (I hope) use lemons to make a circuit and light a light bulb. Of course, we are still reading classics and other good books (next week we do Hurry Scurries!) so it's a lot of fun.

How do you like Harrison? Did you know I went there, too? It's a good school and you just have to love that orange and blue, right? I live close to Harrison and so I drive by it fairly often and wonder how my former kiddos are doing. (My daughter, Lisa aka Miss Isenbarger, teaches 4th grade at Burnett Creek right across from Harrison.)

I am so happy to hear from you and miss you very much. Please tell everyone "hi" from me, okay?

Hugs,

Mrs. I.