A few weeks ago I was greeted by a hoard of excited 5th graders! They were all talking to me at once and I was sure that some terrible gaga or football incident had occurred. However, I was very, very wrong. One of them began waving an index card in my face. I took it and read the words that were written on it. On the card the boys had written to me to ask if they could start a FULL HOUSE FAN CLUB. Yes, you are reading this correctly. A FULL HOUSE FAN CLUB. As I read further I saw that Miss Ferrall and Mrs. Wingfield had endorsed this club and offered to be the club advisors! They even signed the card! I asked the boys a few questions and found out that during their JW YOU class that day, they had struck up a conversation about Fuller House on Netflix and Full House (my favorite television show from my childhood). They told me that Miss Ferrall and Mrs. Wingfield liked the television shows too and wanted to meet every once in a while to talk about it! The boys said they’d first asked to meet once a week but that the teachers thought once a month would be more doable. Well that was enough for me. The boys and I headed to the office and I asked Mrs. Deri to give me the “stamp of approval” (which was a rubber stamp with our address on it). I stamped the card and told them their club was approved. About 10 minutes ago, Sarah sent me this picture. She told me that today was their first meeting and that she and Wendy had dropped a huge knowledge bomb on the group! That’s right, Michelle was played by a set of twins! The boys had no idea! I love that because these boys got to work with a different set of teachers at JW YOU they have been able to make a fun connection with Wendy and Sarah. And to quote Sarah, “I love that our Friday classed let us meet so many other kiddos!”
Thank you all for the work you do. Don’t take for granted the opportunity to get to develop a connection with the kids in your JW YOU classes!
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