Last Day of School at Holick Elementary!!

The school year is OVER!!  I haven't been this excited for the end of the year since my teaching days but we finally made it through our distance learning and I'm proud of what we were able to accomplish and provide the kids during all of this.  At the end of the day, they did their best and were good sports as I'm sure they were feeling just as stressed and sad about not learning at school.

I think we managed to keep our kids afloat and I don't feel like they regressed so I'm chalking that up as a huge success and we are all feeling like a high weight has been lifted off our shoulders and are ready to relax and enjoy our summer months together!

                     

Quinn's class on a Zoom call.

Nolan's class on a call for Mrs. Rogers.

We took the kids' class pictures from their online call and had them framed for their teachers as a way to remember this crazy, online classroom that they had during the 2019-2020 school year.  

The school year ended a week earlier than originally scheduled but on the day that was supposed to be their true last day of school, the teachers and principal stood outside in the rain and waved to everyone as the kids and their families drove through in their cars.  It was so bittersweet as everyone was sad to be parting ways for the summer in such a weird fashion but I could also feel that everyone was so ready for it to be over too.  The kids made these signs for their teachers that they held out of the car for them.

This is how the kids' belongings came home.  So strange.  I hope we never have to say goodbye to a school year like this again.

Welcome summer!!!