Well, I finally made it to summer break. The end of the school year went pretty well. We finished up the track season by taking third at the conference meet. I spent the past school year at West Noble Elementary instead of Ligonier Elementary where I’ve been teaching since 2004. Now I’ll be going back to Ligonier Elementary for the next school year but things will be different. The two elementary schools are re-aligning into a K-1 building and a 2-4 building. Which means that half of the teachers are switching buildings. Which means a lot of moving! The good thing about changing jobs and locations often is that I don’t have 20 years worth of stuff to move like some of the other teachers.
I do plan to spend a lot of time at Ligonier Elementary this summer, but not to move boxes. The Ligonier Elementary era has come to an end so the West Noble Primary era can begin. A new name, new staff, and new mascot means a new look. So I’ll be working with another teacher to cover the walls with murals that have less to do with dogs and more to do with Little Chargers. Currently we’re working on sketching out some ideas.
I’ve also been spending a good chunk of this week in the clay studio. But now I’m going to the library with my wife. Updates on murals and pottery should follow.