ROGERS SCHOOL; FAIRHAVEN: Teaching her last day before retirement; 1st grade teacher Sandra Bonneau helps student Cassie Wilcox with her drawing assignment.
ROGERS SCHOOL, FAIRHAVEN: Retiring after 37 years, teacher Sandra Bonneau enjoys the last day with her 1st grade students by letting them clean their desks... with a little shaving cream thrown in to make things interesting.
ROGERS SCHOOL, FAIRHAVEN: In a relaxed setting, 1st grade teacher Sandra Bonneau asks each of her students how they will spend the summer.
ROGERS SCHOOL; FAIRHAVEN: Ten minutes before the end of teaching for 37 years, 1st grade teacher Sandra Bonneau opens gifts from her students.
ROGERS SCHOOL; FAIRHAVEN: During a recess, 1st grade teacher Sandra Bonneau walks with her students to the playground for the last time... Mrs Bonneau is retiring after 37 years.
ROGERS SCHOOL; FAIRHAVEN: First grade teacher Sandra Bonneau consoles one of her students, Justin Jacobsen, after he received a bump while playing during recess.
ROGERS SCHOOL; FAIRHAVEN: An image of 1st grade teacher Sandra Bonneau is reflected on a blackboard that contains her last message to her 1st grade students... she is retiring after 37 years.
ROGERS SCHOOL; FAIRHAVEN: Teaching her last day before retirement; teacher Sandra Bonneau received this beautiful bouquet from family members in Georgia.
ROGERS SCHOOL, FAIRHAVEN: Teacher Sandra Bonneau says goodbye to her 1st grade students at the Rogers School in Fairhaven.
ROGERS SCHOOL; FAIRHAVEN: After teaching her last day before retirement; teacher Sandra Bonneau gets a hug from student Christian Rodergues, with classmate Shannon Walsh waiting for her turn. Mrs. Bonneau has been teaching first grade for 37 years.
ROGERS SCHOOL; FAIRHAVEN: After teaching her last day before retirement; teacher Sandra Bonneau jokes with her 1st grade students as she leads them out of the school.
ROGERS SCHOOL; FAIRHAVEN: After her first grade students had been dismissed for the summer, two older students visit Mrs. Bonneau to say goodbye.
ROGERS SCHOOL, FAIRHAVEN: Retiring after 37 years, teacher Sandra Bonneau, left, and teacher Sue Ann Bender say goodbye after teaching together for the past 34 years, the last 20 years in classrooms across from each other. Mrs. Bonneau and Mrs. Bender teach separate 1st grade classes. They have taught together longer that they have been married to their respective husbands.