All of the students looked out-of-their-minds exhausted at student pick-up today. We're in the last weeks of school and it is ridiculously hot outside, so who can blame them for being tired and done? Too bad we still have another week and a half of Eagle, during which I need them to concentrate because we have our final exam next Wednesday and Thursday, and a big review week this week.
Saying goodbye next Friday is going to be strange and bittersweet. It always is (this I know from many summers and the accompanying goodbyes, though in those cases they tend to be l'hitraots--until we meet agains). In this case there is a much smaller chance of reunion past the upcoming summer session.
In my younger classes we can finish "The Lion King" this Friday, and then I think we'll watch "Finding Nemo" next Friday, as a mini goodbye party. Our unit for the last few weeks has been on aquatic animals, reptiles/amphibians, and insects, and "clownfish" was one of our words, so "Finding Nemo" (or "A Bug's Life", ooh!) would be a perfect wrap-up movie. Now I just have to pick something for the older students, because they haven't gotten to watch anything fun this year (except for one or two episodes of "The Magic School Bus" which they pretended not to enjoy because preteens aren't allowed to like things).
Update: Apparently I'm not supposed to show them a movie on the last day, which is ridiculous and stupid because we'll fix our quizzes and go to the park regardless of whether or not I play games with them or show them a movie. Anyway, this means we'll finish "The Lion King" next week instead of this week, and not watch "Finding Nemo". Oh well. If my boss gives me trouble, I'll explain how hard my students have worked for the last ten months, and how it's not like I'm showing them a movie in Chinese--they're still practicing English! Plus it's summer so all of my students' brains have melted anyway. Seriously. Ahh.
Rant over.
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