My Poem for Teachers…Plus a special announcement

~To all of the teachers beginning a new school year ~

For all of the lessons that you plan,

All of the prep that you do,

Always doing whatever you can,

Willing to try something new.

Doing your very best each day,

To reach your students – every last one,

Not wanting to end the year asking,

Is there something else I could have done?

Teachers are a special breed,

This is nothing new,

Desiring success for your students,

It’s who you are – not just what you do.

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But, when you’re frustrated and you’re tired,

Not sure if you’ll make it to the end,

Remember the students you’ve inspired,

Those you helped when they needed a friend.

With the beginning of another school year,

You’re busy and will feel some stress,

So hold on to the passion you feel right now,

Take a deep breath and just do your best.

                                        ~Krystal   

From my classroom to yours, thank you for all that you do and will do this year. Don’t ever let there be a doubt in your mind – your hard work IS appreciated, and so are you. I hope you all have an awesome year with all of your “little lovelies”.

As a special thank you for all that you do, I also have an announcement. Tomorrow, Ann Marie Smith (Innovative Connections) and I will be launching an event that we’ve been planning for the last month! It’s called “The Ultimate Middle Years Giveaway and Blog Hop”. We have $300 worth of prizes up for grabs, and a fun blog hop that will earn you LOADS of freebies, if you choose to take part. Make sure you come back tomorrow to enter the giveaway, discover LOTS of middle school blogs to follow and maybe even grab some freebies (if you’re up for our blog hop challenge). We have planned all of this just for you guys – so I hope you take part and enjoy!