Faculty Farewell

It was a heartfelt celebration that included families currently attending the school and many families returning after a few, or many, years.  Nearly 400 people visited that evening to say farewell and wish them well.

 

Many guests asked what was next for each of these four teachers.  St. Bernard’s third graders have kindly offered some retirement tips to help their teachers through this transition:

 

Relax, read books, and take more naps.

I think you should ride your bike in Central Park.

Perhaps you would like to learn a new language or to play a musical instrument.

Get as many dogs as you can.

You could travel around the world and see things you’ve always wanted to see.

You should try the things that you wanted to do besides teaching.

Play video games.

Don’t get overweight.

Explore, but not too much.

You should do things that make you happy, like skiing, making snowmen, and having snowball fights.

Go to every museum you can find.

Spend money gradually.

Try to eat vegetables once every day.

Writing a book about your teaching experiences would be a best seller.

Take a trip.

And most important of all RELAX!!

You should spend a lot of time with your children and have a wonderful time with them.

Get a country house. They may be expensive, but they are extremely nice.

Avoid nine-year-old boys!

Play bridge, a lot of bridge.

Play fun games with your grandchildren.

Go to dance recitals.

Write books and illustrate them, too.

Play music so you forget about the dreadful recorder.

You should sleep in on the weekdays.

Never stop learning.

Remember that you have a class that loves you.

I think you should visit me at St. Bernard’s.

 

We wish Michael Falcone, Rochelle Cohen-Levine, Mary FitzGerald, and Robert Miness all the best and thank them for their many years of service!