Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Last Day of School

Greetings all,
We have been super busy, as you can imagine, finishing up classes, tests, grading, projects, grading, activities, grading. You get the idea. I am finished now with all projects, tests, and grading! One boy came up to me after class today - a boy who could not say anything in English on the first day of school - and he said, "Ms. Evans, a student in class always teased me that I failed on every test. Today I get a 6 and today she get 4. Today she quiet!" He smiled a mischievous smile and went to lunch. All year this boy has tried, then not tried, tried, then not tried. Nonetheless, he has learned so much this year. Another boy who was in a similar situation worked all through our final humanities class while we were playing a geography game; he completed his entire final test and did very well!

We will try to write more soon.

Thanks for reading.

3 comments:

  1. Dear Jennifer, David, Hayden and Logan,
    Jennifer, you are incredible to even make an entry in your blog at this "wrap up" time. How keen to relish the progress of those students who struggled all year. You even spotted the quiet competition among your students. I'm also sure that David, Hayden and Logan all look back on this year as one of the most unique in their lives.
    I presume your parents, Jennifer, will be loaded with those things you've requested and gifts. But if there's something we can send to them to take, just let us know. Much love to the Evans of Arabia Quartet. Daddo/Gramps/G

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  2. I like the global new appearance of your blog. I was really taken with the beach front celebration of end-of-school, enjoyed by so many of your friends and family. Alsace is beckoning and then...Meirengen/Ticino and ??? You should savor a sense of a job-well-done capping the inaugural year at KAUST. Thanks for providing these way-points in this well-written blog. Dad/Boppop

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  3. Love the new look of your blog. What an incredible year this has been for all of you. You have learned, experienced and grown so much in this opportunity. We will see you SOON in Switzerland--deedee can't wait! hugs mom, deedee, dee

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