Well, it's over. My son's 6th Grade graduation assembly was this morning and now it is over. No more elementary school. By the end of the Summer I will have two teenagers in middle school. How in the world did this happen?
It's bittersweet, you know. Although this transition fills me with excitement for a future of watching my children blossom into the adults they will be, I am filled with sadness. I have loved being the mother of children. Kids. I have loved it all.
I volunteered much of my time at the elementary school, teaching in special programs and assisting in classrooms. I loved every minute of it. It bonded me to my children's classmates, filled my days with purposeful work and allowed me to share my children's school experience.
Of course, I can volunteer at the Middle School level, but that experience is much different, no involvement in my children's classes. My intense involvement is over and I am a little heart sore over it.
Anyone else out there experiencing a similar transition or have already experienced it? What were your feelings?
Elizabeth
2 comments:
Elizabeth, I know the feeling! I went through that just a year ago! Ask at the middle school--some teachers will be delighted to have help in the classroom. Even if you just sit in the back and grade papers, you learn a lot about the class, the kids, the teachers. Some teachers don't know how to use a parent volunteer so they will say no, but some of them are smart and they will say YES!
Can't say that I have any advice, but I hope you find lots of joy in this new era in your home!!
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