Hi! I find myself periodically and without warning tearing up as we near the end of the school year; our middle school has its last class day on Thursday, and the Moving Up Ceremony and Six Flags trip on Friday, and I am really really going to miss these kids. In preparation for the Moving Up Ceremony, I did an activity based on one my sister-in-law did when my nephew graduated from sixth grade. I passed out a sheet on which were written these prompts: My favourite part of the day was... I'll always remember... This year, I learned... When I first came to SBMS, I... But now, I... Next year, I...
I collect in all the sheets, and turn them into a sort of poem about the year in which I incorporate words from all the students (I'll tack on an extract from the first draft after my signature for anyone who's interested). What are your own favourite end-of-year activities? Take care, Bill Ivey Stoneleigh-Burnham School ****************** (...) Ill always remember the days I spent here, my friends I made, MOCA, that you need different committees to form an event, Field Day, Spearth Day, my time at the barn, my new friends, the SBS-Berkshire game, the good times we had in Humanities, the 7th and 8th grade, the members of the middle school, my friends. This year, I learned everything I wanted to; I learned a lot. I learned about life in Stoneleigh, a lot of useful things, and how to fold paper cranes. I learned how to be a better person. I learned many things in all subjects, about how my classmates learned, and how to make teachers laugh. (...) Next year, I cant wait to be able to meet new people. But, Ill always remember when we had so much fun at school. _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
