Notes From Public School - Day 83

My favorite Spanish word is “sonrisa.”

It is translated into English as “smile.”

It is my favorite Spanish word because “sonrisa” reminds me of the English word “sunrise.”

And a sunrise reminds me of a smile.

You might be thinking, “Trevor, that’s a strange word to be writing about today because #1 it’s the first day back to school from winter break and #2 it was a morning of thunder, wind, rain and cold temperatures instead of a peaceful, beautiful sunrise.”

In one way, you would be right.

But I wish you could have seen the 4th grade hallway at my school this morning.

At 7 AM, it began filling up with 9 and 10 year olds.

And they were smiling.

 

They were each an individual sunrise for me.

Sonrisas.

“Mr. Barton, I really missed you over winter break,” said Daniel as he sat down in front of my classroom door. “Know what? I decided I’m going to write a book when I get older. It’s going to be about my 4th grade teacher. It’s going to be about you.”

That put a sunrise/smile/sonrisa on my face.

And in my heart.

What a good way to begin 2022.