Nearly finished

I have nearly completed my first/second placement for student teaching. I might just be getting a little sad about leaving. I know that I will be back to take over a maternity leave for a 4K teacher, but I have really enjoyed my time with the 1st graders. All of the things that I've learned and experienced are truly going to help me with my own future classroom. We made a trip to the Dairy and Pumpkin Farm last Friday. What a challenge, considering I was also sick for most of the week; pretty bad cold. The farm gave the 4K through 3rd grade classes a lot of hands on/first hand experience with the farm, planting with tractors and care for animals. Remember, most of the students in my class come from low income families who haven't gone very far outside of the city of Milwaukee. Anyways, they were able to see calves, heifers, beef cattle, bulls, the food the cows eat, and the machines used to plant crops. The pumpkin farm had a few more animals for the kids to see and pet; pigs, goats, chickens, ducks, horses, cows, llamas and more. It was a great experience. Some of the kids certainly had some interesting questions for the teachers and the helpers at the farms. Now that we are back to school on Monday, I only have four days left. Four days of teaching them about the farm and then I move onto to Donges Bay in Mequon to teach kindergarten.