Happy Retirement!

On the last day of school, one of my sweet 4th {now 5th} graders came up to me on the playground and said:
"See ya next year, Ms. Polete!"
I smiled and responded, "You won't...I won't be here next year! But I hope you have a really fantastic summer!"
Her response was golden. Her face twisted up all confused and she said, "WHAT?!?! You're RETIRING?!?!?"
I just burst out laughing and said, "No! I'm not retiring! I'm only just beginning! I have my own school I'm going to teach at next year."

I don't think my kiddos always understand the concept of student teaching... =)