I'm a day late - but yesterday was Valentine's Day. Eric and I don't celebrate the day. I find it quite disgusting that chocolates, flowers and balloons can be twice their average price on this fancy holiday. If you want to buy flowers, great! But do it on a different week and save a buck. Anyway, we were in Target on Saturday so we picked out cards for each other, traded, got a good laugh from the cards we had chosen, and placed them back on the shelf. And that was our extent of "celebrating."
I planned a Valentine's party at school basically because I knew the kids would want to trade cards. So I sent a little letter home about our party with everyone's name so students could accuractly address cards :) I let parents know that I would be making cupcakes, and they were free to send other goodies if they chose. I expected a few bags of chips. I was blown away! The "goodies" just kept coming!
Also new to me, the way kids show appreciation for their teacher. Here's a taste of my gifts from the day. Though most of these are trinkets you could pick up at any dollar store (except the carnations, and single rose), I do feel loved and appreciated. Especially so with this obnoxious pink-heart mug. The precious boy said, "I wanted you to have this for the tea you drink everyday." Awww! I had to re-heat my tea about 5 times today before it was gone because it got cold so fast, but I just had to use the mug. And the child had a huge smile across his face all day long.
I do love teaching.
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