From the bottom of our hearts we
would like to thank you for your time, talent and patience with our greatest and
most precious gifts.
We send them off on the first
day of Kindergarten… crying (most of the time we are the ones crying), only to
see them return, telling us about birthdays and half birthdays and reading cafes
and Friday Funday and songs about new shoes and songs about new haircuts and
book nooks and the library and seeing eye dogs and much, much more. We hand them over to you when they are little
more than babies and you hold their hands and you sing with them and you answer
their questions and you teach them. You
not only teach them things like math, history and social studies, but you teach
them about life. You are their
example. Because of how you treat these
children…our children…they learn from you to be good and kind people. You are a soft place to fall when they are
missing their Mamas or Dads. You help
them to be strong when they have had a hard day. They come to know you and love you from
seeing you in the hallways, the front office, the lunchroom or the library. They grow to trust you and from that trust,
we trust you. We hear about your
families and your dogs. We hear about
your vacations and your nieces and nephews.
We know your favorite candy. We
know that you love coffee. We know that
you drink tea. We know this because they
watch and they listen. They love
you. And because of you, our children
grow into beautiful young men and women, right before your eyes…and our
eyes.
So, from the Principals to the
teachers, to the Paras to the volunteers, to the staff and everyone in between
at District 279, we are blessed that you are a part of our children's daily
lives. We thank you for encouraging and
nurturing our leaders of tomorrow.
With great love,
The parents of your
students
