Summer vacation began for Justin at 11:30 am Wednesday. Not only was it his last day of 1st grade it was his last day at Moore Elementary. After 53 years the school is closing. Next year he will be starting 2nd grade at Bauder Elementary.
It was a tearful day for me. It was hard to watch Justin walk out of the front doors of Moore for the very last time. Thankfully the entire Moore staff will be moving to Bauder with the exception of the Principal Amy Smith. I am just heart broken over the lose of Amy as our Principal. She is beyond amazing. I’ve been around educators my entire life and Amy without a doubt is one of those people you want influencing and guiding your child’s education. She sacrificed her own job to allow Moore to transition to Bauder as a whole and because of that Justin will continue to go to school with his “Moore Friends”.
It was a tearful day for me. It was hard to watch Justin walk out of the front doors of Moore for the very last time. Thankfully the entire Moore staff will be moving to Bauder with the exception of the Principal Amy Smith. I am just heart broken over the lose of Amy as our Principal. She is beyond amazing. I’ve been around educators my entire life and Amy without a doubt is one of those people you want influencing and guiding your child’s education. She sacrificed her own job to allow Moore to transition to Bauder as a whole and because of that Justin will continue to go to school with his “Moore Friends”.
~ Justin and his friends playing games on the last day of school ~
~ Justin with his Summer Reading Book he earned ... his end of the year present from his teacher ~The story behind the closing of Moore needs a blog entry of its own in which I have NO desire to write about. Just leave it at ... it's complicated but needed. This past year I have been a part of Moore PTO and have had the opportunity to work 1st hand with some incredible people. Moore’s transition to Bauder is something I fully support given ALL the details … I’m just sad that our children’s education can and will be so greatly affected by astonishing budget cuts that our district has and will continue to face.
On a good note because of the move Moore was released for summer vacation a day earlier than the rest of the district. There was a colorful send off with a rainbow of balloons as students said their final farewell to Moore. Attached to each balloon was a special note from Principal Amy Smith …
Throughout the years, I have watched you learn, laugh, create, play, sing, dance, make new friends and grow strong in many ways. May you have a smile on your face whenever you think of me. My wish for you is to always “soar like an Eagle!”
~ The main entrance waiting for students to leave the building ~
~ A tearful goodbye with Justin's amazing teacher Mrs. Burke ~
~ Justin with Principal Amy Smith ~
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