Last Day

School finally ended today. Megan had a really great year, and learned a lot. Yesterday was the awards assembly, followed by a program her teacher had prepared for her class. They signed the star-spangled banner and performed a play. Megan did a great job, and I was really proud of her for memorizing her part.


I was really excited for Megan to start second grade because she had a great teacher. However, half-way through the year her teacher got cancer, and had to leave. Sadly, she died a few weeks ago. I was really concerned how having this happen was going to affect Megan and the other kids. Megan had been very close to her and loved having her as a teacher. She was able to come and visit with the kids before she died which I think probably helped them. The day she came home from school and told me she had died, Megan said, "At least she is in a much better place now." It was a really sad event, but luckily Megan's school was able to find a replacement teacher (Mrs. Groome) very quickly, and she did a wonderful job.

* On a side note, after school Megan got in the car and dropped a note in the front seat. I reached over and read it and found out it was from a boy in her class professing his love for her. Megan was disgusted and immediately gave the note to Sadie to destroy. I told Megan that I would be excited to get a note like that. She then said, "Hello Mom. I am only in the second grade."