While our physical school year may have ended a while back, today is officially the last day of school. Today I give you back the same child that you entrusted in my care this fall. I give you back your child a little bit taller, a little bit older, and a whole lot smarter. It has been my absolute privilege to watch them grow and learn day by day. This year we have lived, loved, laughed and learned together. We became a family. The timid and nervous children that walked into my room in August have grown SO much. It made my day every single time a student persevered to accomplish a challenging task, learned a new skill, and made a new friend. I watched kids teeter on the edge of frustration and watched as they pushed through and kept going with a bit of encouragement from myself and peers. They pushed themselves further than I think they thought they could. I hope they forever keep the grit and determination I saw from them this school year.
Please know that I will forever be invested in your child's future and would love to hear about or from them as they continue through life. I look forward to the day when I hear their name attached to a great accomplishment or their name in my email inbox with a message of personal achievement or memory of our time together. Your child helped me grow and learn this year also, and for that, I will forever be grateful.
Love,
Mrs. Laue
Dear Students,
I want to start by saying that I have loved being your teacher. You all made my job so much fun every single day! There was never a dull moment in our classroom! Some of my favorite memories are Glow Day, Under the Sea week, and the way you all lit up with excitement when I said I was going to read you a new book, that of course was one of my favorites (because they all seem to be one of my favorites). As strange as it sounds, I liked when things were hard for you. I liked it because you guys NEVER gave up. You believed in yourself and your friends and you helped each other, you encouraged them and you loved them. Some days were hard, and messy. That is okay. I want you to know that sometimes things will be hard and messy. We learned and grew from all of our hard and messy times and you will continue to learn from hard and messy things.
If I would have known that March 13th was going to be our last day together I would have hugged you all a little longer and a little harder. I know it doesn't feel fair that we didn't get to say good-bye the right way. I am proud of how you all have responded to the curve ball that came our way this year. I have been teaching for a long time, longer than you have been alive! This year is one of my favorites because I got to spend it at Clark School for the first time ever and with YOU! Please come see me when you are a first grader next year! I will wave and wink when I see you in the hallways and in the community! Thank you for making this year fly by! I miss you all so much!
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