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GMS sixth-grade teachers surprise students with cruise
Teachers will say that they have missed seeing their students in the classroom in the midst of school closures brought on by the COVID-19 spread.
In an effort to connect with their students from a distance, sixth-grade teachers from Greencastle Middle School went on a procession through the city Thursday morning.
Despite the inclement weather, the convoy first met in the parking lot at the middle school. The teachers then rolled out at about 10 a.m.
They initially drove through Avenue C and then through Evensview Drive, intending to also make their way through the areas of Highridge Avenue, Anderson Street, Briarwood Court and anywhere that would be in between.
They all honked their horns and waved as they went by their students’ houses. Messages including “Honk for Math,” “We Miss You,” and “Keep Smiling!” were on posters and painted on their vehicles.
GMS math teacher Brittney Satoski came up with the idea mostly on the fly. The main goal was to surprise all of their students and let them know that they are thinking of them.
“I felt like we needed to do something for our students for all of the hard work they have been putting in,” Satoski wrote to the Banner Graphic. “I wanted them to know that we haven’t forgotten about them and that we are still here cheering them on.
“We as teachers all miss our students, and this is a great way to get out in the community and see them,” she added.
Satoski was joined by math teacher Jane Roberson, social studies teacher Paige Paquin, science teacher Daniel Summerlot and English language arts teachers Jessie Koosman and Denis Meyer.
“We’re all missing our students,” Roberson said in telling the Banner Graphic about the plan Wednesday. “We want to have any connection from the kids.”