Sorry We've Been MIA!

Goodness, I'm sorry I've been MIA with these blogs.  The end of the year is great but so hectic and ever-changing.  Classes have been mixed up and some days I don't see all my hours.  Ugh.  But we've been having so much fun, making great memories, and having solid conversations about life.  I'm proud of these kids.

Mentor Mondays have been a great time for mentors to share successes with mentoring and also a time for mentors to bond together.  We've been playing games, recruiting mentors for next year, writing letters to mentees, and now planning an EOY party!

Working on school work, learning targets, and EOY assignments has been a priority for kids as well.  I have loved seeing the kids work hard and support each other in making sure they level up next year.

Thanks to Alex over at Scott in all the days we've actually had normal classes I started our Social Justice unit and it's been going great!!  The kids are loving this topic, the conversations we're having, and being able to find solutions to our world's issues.  So far we've covered the racial wealth gap, the KKK, radical church groups, the world's water crisis, and gentrification specifically in Denver.  Gentrification was something the kids really hooked onto since it's happening in their neighborhoods as we speak.  I loved these two days with kids; they have so many ideas on how to make this a positive change for all.  I am really hoping after learning about these topics the kids will desire to make a difference in their community or world.  I can't wait to see what they do. 

We also went to Ranum last week to celebrate the middle school YESS program.  I gave a mentor award to Ingrid from 7th hour and a mentee award to Elliana in 7th hour.  Alyssa in 7th gave a great speech while Sabestian, Adam, and Malachi from 3rd hour and Leslie from 7th all introduced speakers.  It was a nice way to get everyone together and celebrate what we've done this year!

As always fun is still being had in the YESS class.  We are all loving our days together and soaking up our last few weeks of school.  I am happy summer break is upon us but very much not looking forward to saying goodbye to these kids.  My birthday was May 1st and my 5th hour class threw me a surprise party complete with cake, decorations, and presents.  What an amazing group of kids I get to teach each day.