I know most of you answered yes to that question!
I know you are excited and I know most of your students are excited too.
But, have you ever stopped to think about the student or students that do not want school to be over and are anything but excited?
I spend countless hours worrying about those children and I know you do, too.
The last thing they want is summer break. If they could come to school every single day over summer they would jump all over the opportunity.
They long for that structure and nurturing that you provide for them.
They need that warm meal at lunch time that is often their only meal they get all day.
They need you to tell them you love them because some of your students never hear those words at home.
They look forward to hugs and laughs with you.
They NEED you!!
Counting down the days until summer break may make your students think that you cannot wait to get rid of them. The thought of that breaks my heart into a million pieces. So, before you start counting down the days until summer break I would like for you to think about the message you are sending those students that NEED you.
Some of you may have never even thought about this until now and that is totally okay, there is still time to stop counting down the days.
If you absolutely must countdown, perhaps you could say 24 days until I MISS you.
With just a few weeks of school left, I challenge you not to think about how many days are left, but to think about ways you can make those last few days the most important days of the entire year.
