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Decent laying queen, , enough bees, bee bread and nectar available but not nearly as much as I’d like to see. And ZERO capped stores. It’s the end of June and I’ve got absolutely nothing but a potential future dearth collapse in my hands 😫 ( yes I’ve begun feeding the hell out of them but I leave for several weeks in Europe soon and I have a bad feeling what I’ll find when I get back

Please tell me I’m not alone bc this misery wants company

I was non renewed this year under a new principal ( no warning, no reprimand, she didn’t like me and that’s that) over the last 3 years a group of girls, (all immigrants or children of immigrants ) have become close to me and see my room as as safe space. I think because ive lived outside the US myself and recognized the challenges of being “a foreigner” I understand and relate to them better than most teachers. I care about them so much ( not too much of course- my lunch time is my solitary time no matter how long they knock on the door) but they always see me before school to adjust thier hair makeup and the news of the day. Also between classes to tell me how their day is going get advice about assignments or teachers.
I am absolutely dreading giving them the news I won’t be there next year for thier senior year and I’ve been putting it off . I’ve been thinking of gifting them a small token to remember our three years at the school together, but question if it is appropriate and what I’d get 5-7 of them. I’ve bought necklaces and earrings for mentor/ kids in bad circumstances that have had to leave abruptly in the past but this feels different. I do let them eat lunch with me on the last day school should I just give them a good bye letter then? Away from others? I so wanted to watch them walk that stage and see them through the college process and embarking on adulthood - it’s surprisingly upsetting to me as well

Any thoughts appreciated

Or maybe I’m over blowing it and they’ll be sad for a day and move on . My heart says I don’t think so but you never know with teenagers

***Edit***
I really appreciate these responses bringing me back to earth. One of the reasons I was considering a letter was bc for thier AVID class the girls were tasked with asking a teacher to write them a letter the end of freshman year to be sealed until graduation. I am unsure if the teacher writes another one at graduation- to show how far they’ve come etc . But I’m not going to be there to do it. I guess I’ll ask the AVID teachers how to handle it