I walked into my space this morning, ducking under the "happy birthday" banner to find my table full of cards and presents (including the plant you can just see). It was totally unexpected and the beginning of a very fun day for me . . . everyone should celebrate birthdays in an elementary school!
The first group to sing to me were Janelle's second graders. Then it was Julie's fifth graders, followed by an ENTIRE lunchroom full of second graders! Add to that a gigantic birthday greeting from Aimee's class.
Then there were the fifth grade students who, every time they walked by my space, they called out a 'happy birthday, Mrs. Zupke!' On the way to specialists . . . on the way to the library . . . on the way to the bathroom . . .
And we can't forget my fellow tutor, Angela, who remembered that I don't get peanut butter sandwiches at home so she made me a "freshly ground peanut butter and raspberry jelly sandwich on honey-whole wheat bread". Lunch never tasted so good!
Add in those two third grade girls who are best friends. One made a 'happy' banner for me, the other forgot to make the 'birthday' banner. Guess which one cried in my arms at the beginning of recess, so distraught that she had forgotten my special day!
It was a very happy day!
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