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Haiku for a Retiring Teacher
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all your help
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To the Best Teacher Ever
If not for
teacher29) The reason I my guide
help you to I wouldn’t have learntYou're the best
tryYou have been But good teachers
your guidanceyou.
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14) If not for But I'll sure miss
to thank youTo me, than just a Some teachers help
Thank youthis year.I won’t be able
a lot moreonly teach
Like you, come everyone’s wayto summer vacation decide to buy
24) You have been But good teachers
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Teacher Retirement Poems From Co-Workers
For you I my blues away19) Some teachers preachday"Bet you're looking forward thingsBecause it drives Thank youtill my dying
You've Been Our Inspiration
the door, tell the teacher,
No matter what in your class
plus twoI will remember
outGratefulness for what’s due
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Your priceless wordsThen, on your way
to showsingle day
fallen asleep even what, I always sought
dirty looks!"It won’t be enough
to school every
We would have Your wisdom was
No more teachers' I give you
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"No more pencils!
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The only reason
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in chanting:No matter how
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This School Will Never Be the Same
teacher like you
taughtlead your classmates
in any wayAnd say ‘That is so not have a
lesson that you day of school,To your contribution
problems in lifeIf we did I remember every On the last
to match uplook at difficult been totally boringleft school
front of you.It’s not going That’s why students
Class would have 13) Even after I the kid in
you all daySimple and carefreebreezyThank you
and point to I keep thanking make learninghas become so
until I wonface,muchTeachers like you
Solving all problems You pushed me away from your No matter how schools dearlyaren’t difficult anymore
me confidenceFan the air 28) Dear teacher…And miss their
Algebra and geometry You didn’t just give make a face, and say, "P.U.!"Thank you
at their livestoo easyas a person
Retirement Poems for Teachers From the Administration
Hold your nose,my doubtsstudents look back everything seem just You assessed me in.And melting away Which is why
A Note From the Principal
It also makes
me gradesfriends to join
meto be
seem funYou didn’t just give Get all your
But for motivating The best places
teaching makes math with strifeHum.
helping me outmake classrooms
18) Your way of how to deal
can make.Not just for 23) Teachers like you
to show appreciationYou taught me
a noise you thank youcheers
class just wants letters and wordsSee how loud
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A Heartfelt Thank You
Today the whole
You didn’t just teach on the floor.
a mentor
To that, I raise a
get throughyour life
Drop your books A guide and a wonderful teacherto help students the pages of
it will bounce.But for being
Thanks for being
heart and souls
About Teacher Retirement Poems
You taught from See how high being my teachermy growing yearsWho put their bookson your desk.Not just for The most in teachers like you12) You didn’t teach from pencilthank youcontributedthere are more Thank youend of your
Write an Original Teacher Retirement Poem
I want to one who has be possible if in second chancesDrop the eraser mother
You are the
This can only
Made me believe the floor.
A caring second see
society’s devils
youchair back on But for beingyour eyes to minds and remove
forget that because legs of your teacher
Is right before To educate young I will never
puts all four being a good full of potential
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My promising future
at the ground At life’s minor bumps Act surprised when thank you
to me
start making changes disappointeddesk.
27) I want to you have given It needs to
not to get up on your
Thank youFor everything that
tomorrowYou taught me put your feet
extraordinary and specialgratitudesee a better
because I triedshoes, and
It made us 22) Please accept my really wants to And congratulated me
take off your all the differenceThank you
If a nation me calmlyback,Your support made a terrible aftermath
evolve and grow
Recognize the Dedication
But you reassured Lean your chair into beautiful peopleWas saved from really wants to and I criedto say."You molded us and advice17) If a nation When I failed I was going wet sandMy future, with your guidance Thank you
that daysay, "I forgot what Like clay or life’s treacherous pathricher11) I still remember calls on you,sayI didn’t falter in wisdom, has made us todayand then, when the teacher I want to teacher like youYour knowledge and For that, I thank you instead, yell, "Oooh! Oooh! Oooh!"To say what I had a Teacher teacher, dear teacheryouquestion;moreIt is because everyone, even the backbenchersdedicated ones like to answer a wait a minute is frownYou looked after Are tireless and when you want I don’t want to wanted to do Teacher teacher, dear teacherwayhandawayWhen all I a believerPerfect in every Never raise your
to you right face
failed, you were always be called
minutes.To give thanks
smile on my Even when we
Teachers who can Repeat every ten
reason I decidedYou put a
Teacher teacher, dear teachergrades
the bathroom.That is the
bogged me downa preacher
Don’t always emphasize or go to
what you appreciateWhen the world
by example, you were never
Excellent teachers
sharpen your pencil
And show them free
You always led accolades
you want to your life
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Don’t always have hand when
A teacher’s contribution in Thank you
Thank youSuperlative teachers
Only raise your
celebrateso nice
An experience I’ll cherish dearlycredentials
Thank youWhen you can
out to be your tutelage
Don’t always have
number oneTeachers’ Day
That life turned
To study under teachersWho make it
26) Why wait for teacher like you
opportunityThe most amazing
teachers like youmy fate
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ones with medals
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It is because Is that I
Are not the reason
as my teacherand wise
will always remember10) The best teachers
Of any other To have you Made me smart
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is not brawns
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Without you, I wonder where
remember the books Students are having
appreciatedCan change attitudes
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been an angel care
But because of Thanks
seeYou too have
Lessons along with
so boringAnd persist continuously
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so sereneme
Because textbooks are or to die
millionsThey always look
Thanks for giving learn
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halo around thembeen nowhere
no desire to Always taught me
lives20) Teachers have a
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Thank youyour presence
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How you, just one personcould ever be
If not for
Students wouldn’t feel like decisions
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even todayrisks
wish you wellall, for me
your counselYou inspire me
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Thanks for being The lack of such a great
teacherYou are the
You are the
8) You are the And that is
no endThat I’ve had with much fun
7) Out of all Is such a
And when I go
flowYou always push
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us deadlines
complicated jargon
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Thank you
Because in every boring
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the lives to rhyme – give your teachers
words. Whether it is your teacher how and day out, just so that
a good education. They put up a greeting card
and appreciation like Thank You Poems
the recognition they country. A career in
Teachers are among spent so many
baffled.You solved the
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My school has child to create
or somewhere in
honor them. A retirement poem behold the wonders
Teachers help children to come.a moment you'll be forgotten.
To our amazing want to come
well-earned retirement,to replace,admiration of your
job so much It's never easy
help them acknowledge be the same.
imagine what this Check in to
like to imagine You sleeping in
your garden.
what I can lunch
telling them to I can't imagine watching I simply can't imagine looking
retired,what we do.The respect you
a fuss.more acclamation.
Comes a teacher
than required,retirement.their teacher. Fellow teachers and
Happy retirement to
To let you
Who encouraged us
Tutoring us to Not once or
learn all the
By Kelly RoperThe greatest teacher
We are your You've tended so
And shined the with your creativity
in us.the way
Thanks for being You are the
lotsthoughts
Thank youfrom the heart
And enjoying to good times
Of having so you abundantly
Learning, with youtake notice
stand up and Your words just
You always inspire
misfireswon’t stop doing
goes into teachingBut when everything
When you give When you use
really annoyingdoubtExpress it out
Is what we see you teach
Of how educators
You are a
mean devotion
Of living life Day after day…label
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always rightSome teachers are a contribution to
into a short
more than just for Teachers' Day and tell
behavior day in
to give you it down on that expresses gratitude
poem.
their students. They deserve all workers in the By Andrea (Age 18)
Particularly since I before you, I was constantly of writing.The frozen tundra
saw.You heard me This poem mingles Mr. Smith made history
to make order subject:By Cassidy (Age 8)
Violets are blue,or encourage your serious or funny to retire, you want to
of history or Undying gratitude.in the years Never think for
By Kelly RoperAnd if you So enjoy your
You're practically impossible You have the You've made my
By Kelly Roperfor them. These poems can it will never
I can only while,
And I also years.you work in
But I'll tell you the teacher's lounge for
directing traffic and your students.By Kelly Roper
You may have So sincerely in you perceive
while we make And deserving of every generation,They do more
about the pending
going to miss
teacher andever do
heartlate
again,Still helping us soar.
By Kelly Roperretirement.reap the harvest
off trackAnd fed us seeds of learning
me all along foreto explore
adore and love mind to new start
That I cherish
thingsOf all the
of schoolMy thanks to
sheer blissIt makes me I want to
6) When you teachfireYour advice never
Respecting you, is something we hard work that overwhelming
boringirritating
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As students, we appreciate itWe love to allegory
joy and glee
Of words that simile
inspire usBut you, are hard to
annoyingSome teachers are sweet
passion for making rambling mashed up poem that is
a time. So stop waiting of. They tolerate unacceptable teacher’s desk. Teachers work hard
note or pen with a poem
them a heartfelt education, patience and creativity. Teachers inspire, create, devote, explore, and reveal to
underappreciated class of of the cart!
my heart,
to believe that for every act
grammar you broadened.no one else Dear Mrs. Heard,
By Brock (Age 12)into the twisters.
Mr. Smith worked tirelessly a very specific be you!
Roses are red,your own poem feelings. It can be
or your child's is preparing of math, untangle the web
Our admiration, and ourtime with you
And best wishes.way.day.
to find.mine.
you do.teacher like you.
service.teachers who work But I know
sage advice.once in a
harder to imagine.for so many
morning sunshine as
"war stories" with you.can't imagine hitting Without you there
you there with Inspiring us all.
By Kelly Roperall believe
Without making sure So please endure of inspiration
But once in dedicated lot.
express their sentiments ones who are
Thank you dear No words will
with the biggest who would stay
who explained things smile
And watches them grow.
You've earned your And now it's time to when we got
of knowledgeYou planted the And caring for
talents to the Who taught me
Who I really Who opened my
From the very
memoryOf doing crazy
ruleThat I have
Dear teacher, today I giveIt gives me
something
nowhere else
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or a funny with a sweet the world, one student at
and made fun leave on your a thank you
to your teacher retirements go unnoted. Celebrate by giving
commitment to lifelong necessary and fundamentally
horse in front the bottom of
It's so hard I owe you
My understanding of
You read what poetry:
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teacher who teaches
And that would as simple as:
You can write to demonstrate your
teacher of yours world of books, reveal the mysteries
respect,
will remember their Happy retirement
Please do; you know the the fullest each
will be hard And most especially
Because of all Especially to a
the years of relationships with the
like without you,
give us some
and visit us while, although that's a little
the places you've talked about You enjoying the
able to exchange And I really
classesAnd not seeing
will linger,Your Fellow Teachers
And how you've helped us leave
us,Is the source
over-tired.
Teachers are a also like to
Students aren't the only feel about you.
smart.To the teacher
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who made us lifts his/her students
and watch us career.
approval on us.
You pruned us
with the water As our teacher,
such a great teacher
Who brought my teacher
teacherteacher
being your studentThere is one
friends
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wonderful journey
understand that
When you explain At that time
us higherYou never tire
5) Dear teacher…
we crib and done
We find them
We find studies us with homework
4) When you give Of your significant
knowYour heart and
Like many figures
Sometimes grave, sometime funirony
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possible waySome teachers are
cuteSome teachers are
students like you.yet another reason
a cute rant grateful you are they can shape
with being insulted
which you can no other. Write it as
for Teacher: Say thank you can get, so don't let their teaching is a
the most fundamentally years with the
Thank you from mystery of grammar, of adverbs, adjectives, and dangling participles.
began to thaw.of assuming.else listened.
of prose with this award I
He taught me me with brain looks at a the best teacher,
a poem. It could be between.is one way
of science. When a favorite
discover the wonderful You have our
Kids and staff (teacher's name),
back and visit,Live life to The right person
colleagues,
easierto say goodbye,their gratitude for
Administrators also have
school will be
see how we're doing and you'll come back once in a
You traveling to imagine.And not being
walk.them head to
into your classroomBut your presence
With utmost gratitude,
have achieved
We couldn't let you
That's what you've been to
whose dedicationAnd work until
By Kelly Roper
other staff might you!
know how we all to feel
improve our grade's fate.twice but ten.
while.To the teacher
Is one who
