Isabelle had Mrs. Anderson who was so sensitive, loving, full of hugs and praise! She always said that Isabelle was the perfect student and she would love to have a classroom full of Isabelle's! Her and I could chat for hours, if we had the time, and since I was her classroom coordinator we worked very well together! She always said it was the best year for her - if a teacher is as good as she is we express our gratitude fully! We were also blessed with good kids and parents in the class and I became good friends with the parents and I have missed communicating with them over the summer. I am so grateful that Isabelle's first year in school was such a great fit for her and she gained a lot of confidence in herself and in feeling secure away from home. She improved dramatically in her reading, spelling and writing and we owe it all to Mrs. Anderson! We will miss her greatly!
Ty had Mrs. Hahn who is truly the definition of "teacher". She was always the first and last teacher at the school. She went above and beyond what was expected of her to cater to each child's individual needs. She loved Ty and loved when she had challenged him and loved hearing him say "That was hard!" This was the first year that Ty was challenged, the first year he never said he was bored and the first year he never said he didn't want to go to school. She had a way of making his opinion valuable and expressed genuine concern of his needs. I didn't even know some things he had concerns about until the end of the year when she told me he had asked her how to handle certain situations going on in the classroom. She had fun rewards for the kids including getting to play chess and eating lunch with her (super popular among the class), getting to sit in her chair for the day, not having to wear shoes in class and lots of other super creative fun things. We will miss having the perfect teacher for Ty!
