It's April Time

It has been such a looong time, huh? Let's skip the recap and jump right in.

How about, your fav and mine, in a bulleted list?

• I have almost survived my first year of teaching. I'm quite proud of myself, if I'm allowed to say it. My kids might all fail the TAKS test and actually regress academically, but me, I have survived. Hopefully the former won't happen.
• I do get a little sad when I think about not seeing these kids again. The same thing happened last year with my kindergartners. I wonder how long that will last. Will I miss every year's group of kids? Or will they just all blur together?
• Me encanta el verano. It seems more fitting to express that in Spanish for some reason. It's not just that "I like summer" but a more literal translation, "I am charmed by summer". Many things are charming: snow cones, flip-flops, sleeping past 5 in the a.m., sun shining, reading books whenever I want, watching a movie in the middle of the day, and many more. I could add a million things to my ode to summer.
• Did I mention it's going to be the summer of all summers? Many exciting things are happening. Stay tuned.
• The other day one of my kids said "Ms. Beck, can I get a drink? I have the hip-hops."