End of my Time at Aquarian

Well today was my last day at Aquarian...It felt good because we finished a major project that my reading groups have been working on and they were excited and proud to see it in its finished form.  Also the parents got together and got me a going away present so that was really generous (I will have spa treatment prior to Costa Rica!).  I will be going back next week to the gift exchange so it will feel more like "the end" because it will be the last day for the kids before break too.  I am excited about being able to visit at Polaris next week and to have the chance to be in a couple different classrooms there as well.
I am finally getting excited about Costa Rica now that it is the end of the semester...I was too busy before to dwell on it too much.  Have been practicing my spanish (so rusty!) and planning for spring break travel.  I have to really pack light so I am going to have to be resourceful during my residency because I won't have all my goodies to use and I don't want to haul my resource books down there with me either.  However, as with most things, I know that once I just take the plunge and open up to whatever might come, I will be glad that I did!

Explorations Fun!

Friday for explorations finally,after the weird cancelled week before! It was fun and I was exhausted at the end of the day.  I found that I had planned for way more stuff than we actually got to, but I figured better more than not enough!  We ate some bugs (most all tried them) and made bugsicles.  My mentor teacher was happy to be out of the room because she is not a creepy-crawly fan :)  I think that if I were to teach a whole day of bugs again, I would refine and change some things, but overall my mentor teacher said it went great, so I will take her word for it.  My goal this year is not to be such a perfectionist!
The kids finally are realizing that this coming week is my last week, although while I am observing at Polaris I am still going to schedule in making it to Aquarian for the gift exchange and holiday fun with the kids to say goodbye.  It is good to hear the teacher and kids say they will miss me in the class...I wasn't sure for the short time I was there if attachments would form but I guess they did.  I am happy to feel like I contributed to the class and was beneficial to both the teacher/students.    And though I have little tug at leaving, really I am super excited and can't wait!  Sorry, but it's true!  I will think of you all when I am in shorts in January ;)