It's Because of You
2018 Teacher Appreciation Week
We Appreciate You This Week & Always
Dearest Teachers,
May 7 marks the beginning of Teacher Appreciate Week for five days where you will be showered with extra smiles, gifts, and letters. Theses gestures and efforts from both adults and children are small tokens of the large amounts of both appreciation and love that can never be captured in any gift card, flower, or mug. Our hope is to make you feel extra supported this week as May can make us feel extra messy. There is so much to do and we're running out of time! 15 days. Somewhere in your classroom though...there is a child or two that is anxious, even stressed. They are not excited about summer, they don't want to leave, and it's because of you.
It's because of you she feels safe.
It's because of you that she feels loved every day when you greet her by name.
It's because of you he has one million dreams.
It's because of you his darkness has turned to light.
It's because of you she has a real friend and forgiven by others.
It's because of you he values his work and is no longer lazy.
It's because of you he makes good choices even when trouble is brewing.
It's because of you she gets a hug every. single. day.
It's because of you his parents received a call about how awesome he is.
It's because of you she has found her imagination through play.
It's because of you he calls himself smart and not dumb...anymore.
It's because of you she can shrug off the sharpest words from others.
It's because of you he feels safe.
We see you in glimpses with children daily. Greeting them with "Good Morning, I'm so glad you're here." or "Great work today, I'm looking forward to tomorrow." We see you. Kneeling down on sitting on the floor restoring a broken friendship. We see you. Picking up where a teammate has fallen. We see you. Planning and rethinking questions to have the perfect lessons in every subject every week. We see you. It's because of you we love coming to work every day. It's because of you families are sending new families through our doors. It's because of you. You matter. YOU matter.
Have an incredible week and may the warm feelings of appreciation this week last you the final 10 days left to inspire that one child... that doesn't want to leave you. It's because of you. You matter. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for showing up and being amazing.
With appreciation,
Fatima and Dana