This week I celebrate the wonderful Miriam who works in my classroom with me. Not only do we share a brain, we share an important group of children who have a variety of gifts and a variety of needs. Everyday there is wonderful learning and a certain kind of magic that allows every member of our classroom community to smile. To laugh. To find joy. Much of this is because of Miriam. Here, I celebrate some of the many wonderful things that make her so very special to me and to our students.
I celebrate her friendship.
I celebrate that the students in our class truly are our children.
I celebrate her calm.
I celebrate her giving spirit.
I celebrate that she knows how to orchestrate the very thing some of us need at the right time. And then celebrates it in just the right way.
I celebrate her intense pride about all the amazing things our children do.
I celebrate that she has shared her passion and made it our passion and that yoga is something that is such a part of our classroom community.
It is an honour every day to work with someone who teaches me, who inspires me and who treats children with such absolute love, respect and dignity.
I celebrate Miriam and how lucky I feel to share a classroom full of very special little people with her every day.
Thank you to Ruth Ayres, for the inspiration and the Celebration Link up that she hosts each week. I treasure this #celebratelu community.
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What a beautiful celebration with words and photos! Miss Miriam sounds incredible!
Incredible is one of the many words to describe her!
Without a doubt she says wonderful things about you too!
P.S. I’ve been reading the #thisismystrikepay tweets. Powerful.
What an amazing team! And because it was, your kids had an amazing year..,
They certainly did!
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Celebrating colleagues – what collaboration should look like.
Thanks Tara – such a compliment!
Miss Miriam sounds like a wonderful colleague — and friend! How very lucky you are to have her in your life.
So lucky! And I recognize it everyday.
You two must be an amazing team. What a gift to work together. I hope Miss Miriam sees your wonderful tribute.
She has – I sent it to her first 🙂 Thank you!
What a beautiful post about an amazing woman!! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks Michelle! She is amazing 🙂
Love the smiles-you are fortunate indeed!
I certainly am and believe me, I know it!
I’m so glad I got to meet Miriam last week. I think your children are so fortunate to have both of you!
She was excited to meet you too! We are all lucky to share a room and community together.
What a nice tribute. It sounds like you are very lucky indeed to work with Miriam.
Thank you Andrea. Lucky indeed!
This sounds like a fantastic pairing. How wonderful for your students to have two such caring adults working with them.
We are truly blessed to be able to share these wonderful children.
So absolutely awesome. LOVED.
Thank you. You know how very lucky I am!
What a dynamic and talented teaching duo you two are! The picture of the kids and Miriam wearing the orange cones on their head gave me such happiness, and I can feel her calm spirit radiating from the circle time and yoga class photos! Your students are so lucky to have both of you!
~Jennifer
http://www.storiesandsongsinsecond.blogspot.com
I love that photo too! Such joy and humour.
Love this! We have been working together for 20 years –there is nothing like a good teaching team. Thanks for sharing.
Clare and Tammy
I have been blessed to work with some very wonderful people in my career. It is a gift.
Beautiful. Your words are sweet. Your appreciation strong.
Very strong, you are right.
There is nothing like having a colleague that does so much for you just by being themselves! Glad you have that someone!
Me too! I am so lucky and I recognize it every day.
Loved this generous and gracious celebration of a colleague who clearly brings such joy to your life and to the lives of your students!
Such joy! What I would do without her – I can’t even imagine.
I celebrate Miss Miriam too. How hard it is to be calm. I don’t think I practice it enough. I think you have helped Miss Miriam reach us today too by sharing her kind, calm, generous spirit. Thank you.
What a lovely comment. Her calm is contagious. We are all blessed to have her with us!
What a beautiful colleague, on all levels. Her smiles light up everything around her. Thank you for sharing this amazing collaboration. You and your kiddos are blessed with Miss Miriam.
Thanks Julieanne. We are so very fortunate. It was an honour to share this tribute.
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What a great read! People need to celebrate the special people in their lives more often!
Thanks Earl! We tell the children in our class that when we share our gratitude about someone else and tell that person – all of our hearts are bigger!
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What a lovely tribute to someone who you obviously admire and respect. Having a partner in the classroom like that is truly a gift.
It is the biggest gift! Thanks Julie. I know how blessed I am 🙂