A Beautiful Message

Since school campuses have closed here in Florida, teachers have had a tough time connecting with kids and trying to make them feel like there is some sense of normalcy. Our learning curve has been steep but, after a few weeks of e-learning, we've worked out many of the bugs. One thing that both teachers and students are sad about is not being able to be in the same place for school. So much of education is personal interaction and soft skills that make our days a joy. We can capture some of that in video chats with the kids but so much is lost due to the separation. That is why you hear teachers say that Shelter at Home is tough on them. We want to see our kids but we know that we cannot. For the safety of everyone, we must shelter in place.

Our Lely Elementary Reading Coach, Karen Pelletier, came up with a way for us to communicate our love for our kids directly to them. She wrote a poem, had each teacher take a picture with one word from the poem, and she put all of the photos together to give a strong message to our kids. They loved it! This is one of the many ways we are showing our kids how much we love and miss them.

We miss our Lely Lions,

that we used to see each day.

So we thought we'd get together,

so you could see us say:

We still love you and we miss you,

and together we'll get through.

But we have to say

school's not the same

without our Lely crew.

We remember all the kindness,

that you showed in many ways.

The smiles and love you gave us,

still warm our hearts each day.

Even though we're in different places,

and each inside our home,

we'll get through this together,

you will never be alone.

 Love,

Your Lely family