Contraption is a good word.
We wrote you a thank you letter, one of the kids lining up to show me something or tell me something or hug me or plead for a sticker for the reluctant friend whose hand she was holding told me.
So did I came from the back of the crowd.
I was bemused. My school mail slot had held no treasures, yet they were certain I had been thanked.
They were right.
These were in an envelope hand delivered to me by the School Social Worker.
She found me reading The Lorax, as I do with every kindergarten classroom.
After all, if you don't care, who will? is an important lesson, whether you are 5 or 65.
In their notes, first graders thanked me for reading that book when they were in kinder, a lifetime ago, before acquiring the ability to end a note with Your friend, Angel. I thought about that and about the other important lessons these new Americans were learning.
Personal correspondence is important.
Feeling thankful and expressing thanks are both important..
Writing and drawing with your own two hands imparts a special meaning.
Remembering the good things is important..
Saying I did it for you! will make you feel proud.
Smiling, I read You make me happ. If you think about it, that's how happy should be spelled... hap-p.
Right now, waiting for my boy to walk through the door, surrounded by thank you's for stickers and hugs and reading, I'm basking in the warmth of the season. I'm so grateful to have these little humans in my life; I could turn around and write the same things back to them all.
And so, I will.
Excuse me while I decide which stationary to use for my thank you for the thank you notes note.
I've done the same thing! They always post my letters on their bulletin boards. Well, most of the teachers do, some may just toss them with all the other stuff they get stuffed in the teacher's boxes. We are still anticipating a strike to be called here.
ReplyDeleteOh, no. I understand the teachers' perspective but the students.... oh, the students.......
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