letters.

you can never be sure just how much impact you have on a child as a teacher. your presence, a smile, a hug, stars written all over their efforts. all of it goes remembered by their young age. i've recently received letters from my students whom i worked with in cedar falls for my first half of student teaching. i once taught them how to write friendly letters. the proper places for commas and necessary spacing. subject, predict, and all the components of a complete sentence. question marks. exclamation points. they always remind me why i'm doing what i am.
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December 5th, 2008

Dear Miss Conlee,
I miss you. How are you? When I smile I think of you. When I look at my papers it reminds me of you when you smiley faces and stars on my paper. When I wear something polka dot it reminds me of your jewelry and dress. I like to laugh but when I do it reminds me of you. You rock.
Sincerely yours,
Kailee
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December 5, 2008

Dear Miss Conlee,
How are you doing? I hope you are doing well. One of my dogs ran away. We already put up our Christmas tree. Have you already see a snake yet? How is your life over there? I bet it is fun. It is really cold over here. I for got when you were coming back.
When you come back, please bring the warm weather back, pretty please. Guess what, I got a brand new puppy. She is going to be 8 weeks old on Dec.10. She is really small. I miss those smiley faces that you put on our papers. What do you do on the weekends? How many subjects do you teach? What do the kids do for recess?

Sincerely,
Alex
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December 4, 2008

Dear Miss Conlee,
Hi, it’s me, James! Remember? I was the guy you worked with a couple of months ago. What have you been doing? I have been trying to build a weird vehicle: a bulldozer for my room. My room is like a junkyard and every junkyard needs a bulldozer. I have also been trying to see if I can perfect robots. I don’t know how I am going to perfect a robot, all I do know is that I am trying my best. I heard you are coming in a couple of weeks. I can talk Miss North into throwing another pizza party if you would like. Seriously, I can.

Sincerely,
James (and Miss Allan)

P.S. I hope this is your favorite color. P.S.S. I hope you like this font.