Dear
Class,
I should
start with an apology. There is no way I will be reading this to you. As you
are already too well aware, the end of the year tends to reduce me to tears. So
you’ll have to settle for a letter from me.
I’m so
proud of you all! You have grown in ways I could not even have imagined. Yes,
you are better readers and writers, and for that I’m grateful. But you are also
better friends, more responsible students, and kinder people.
Remember this year.
My goal
as your teacher is to teach –
Readers
Writers
Thinkers
Individuals
I want to
help you realize
How amazing
you are.
The potential
within you.
Remember Auggie,
And to
always Choose Kind.
Remember
Ivan,
And when
it is important to fight for what you believe.
Remember
Percy,
And the
importance in believing in yourself.
Remember Gae Polisner
Our first
“drafts” aren’t always the best.
It is
with work and effort that they become great.
This
holds true in writing as well as in life.
Remember Ame
Dyckman
Humor
Vibrance
And, in
the words of Maurice Sendak,
Live your
life, Live your life, Live your life.
Remember
Marianne Malone
Seeds are
planted over time
What
grows does not always appear until later.
Remember, please remember, Jarrett Krosoczka.
Our
circumstance do not define us.
Or what
we can become.
You are meant to be something great.
I feel it
in my bones.
I told
you the first day of class.
I love
you from the moment
You
appeared on that class list.
Today is not a good-bye,
Even
though it seems it.
I will be
your teacher now
Until
forever.
Make me proud
Make
yourself proud.
Remember What You Know First.
Remember What You Know First.
You will
carry this year with you.
Now, have a great summer and READ!
With Love,
Now, have a great summer and READ!
With Love,
Mrs. S
