tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065716.post2820905434759380564..comments2024-03-23T16:54:09.359-04:00Comments on Midwest Mom: BlurryKelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256355039094301578noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065716.post-80114109349283431532008-12-04T21:03:00.000-05:002008-12-04T21:03:00.000-05:00I love the thank you note idea. By far, I would r...I love the thank you note idea. By far, I would rather have a thank you from a student or parent than a "teacher-themed" mug or some little knick knack. I know you wrote about this last year. I save thank you notes from students and parents. I read them when I'm feeling down or feeling like I'm not reaching students. Some of them still make me cry when I read them. (I teach high school.) I once had a student thank me for talking to him about his excessive drinking habits (he was a senior). He said it made him step back and think about what he was doing and where he was heading. I bet Harper's thank you notes aren't like this. But a sincere thank you letter is worth more than you ever could imagine.Hillary or Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907559158415883726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065716.post-30894623325921934102008-12-04T16:34:00.000-05:002008-12-04T16:34:00.000-05:00I'm entering the giveaway for Christmas music! Pic...I'm entering the giveaway for Christmas music! Pick me, Kelsey! My 22 week old fetus LOVES Christmas music. ;-)<BR/>Sounds like you all are enjoying this time of year. I can hardly believe that next year we'll be sharing the Holidays w/our son or daughter. How awesome!<BR/>Hope you all are well.<BR/>NanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065716.post-51146729379298473552008-12-04T07:56:00.000-05:002008-12-04T07:56:00.000-05:00i love that you have harper take part in what the ...i love that you have harper take part in what the noets say. that way it wont be hard when she has to write them herself, she'll already have an idea as to how to do it. and i guess we never gave teachers anything 'way back when' --there was never any money for anything, let alone to go to a teacher who gets paid for their job. not that i'm saying its wrong, i think its great that you do it and i bet the teachers love having harper in their class, i just wonder how many people actually do it... curious..Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474928571871603804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065716.post-59105755315899865192008-12-04T06:51:00.000-05:002008-12-04T06:51:00.000-05:00I truly love it when the classroom mother organize...I truly love it when the classroom mother organizes a gift. This year, she asked us all to give $15. That will end up being a $50 Visa gift card for each of his 3 classroom teachers, and a $25 Visa gift card each for the Music, Computer, and Gym teacher. Then we are going to do a fancy card made with the kids' handprints to go with the gift cards. It is just lovely to spend only $15 and the teachers get a really substantial gift. Especially when there are so many teachers.Gisellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663692701370471998noreply@blogger.com