No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity
hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be
to unlock that treasure. Emma Goldman
Mr. Schaubs’ Weekly Note
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Dear Christian Parents,
Well, here we are at the end of another school year. In all my years of teaching I’ve never had two classes that were alike, and this year certainly was no exception. At the end of many years, I would tend to feel a bit melancholy, missing my kids before they even leave. But this year I’m rather excited, not because I’ll be glad to see this class leave, but because of all the opportunity opening up to us for next year. Believe it or not, around here the teachers have been talking more about the beginning of school in fall, than the end of school this week.
Next year I will once again be teaching science to your children as fifth graders. Our mini-middle school approach to departmentalization not only better prepares your children for their middle school years, it also allows the teachers to prepare more thorough lessons with a better eye on their specific curricular area as it is extended through the grades.
So, goodbye for now, have a great summer, and thank you so very much for allowing me to have been one of your children’s teachers for the past school year. I’ll miss each and every one of them, and will send them occasional emails throughout the summer keeping them updated as to their chickens’ progress. Encourage them to write back to me and tell me how their summer is going. It never hurts for them to practice those writing skills.
May God continue to bless our family this summer! Mr. Schaubs
Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.
Henry David Thoreau