June 1, 2018

Dear Fifth Grade Families,

It is difficult to believe that we have reached the end of our Fifth Grade journey together! However, the calendar, this letter, and the wiggling bodies in our classroom let me know that June is here and summer is beckoning us all to come out and enjoy the sun! Before I return your precious kiddos back to you for safekeeping, I want to take this time to express my gratitude and appreciation to you.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for entrusting your children to me this school year.  For ten months I have kept them in my classroom and, with a selfishly heavy heart, I now return them to you with more knowledge, more faith, and more self-confidence than when we first met as teacher and student in August.  It is my hope that each and every student has a plethora of heartwarming memories to look back upon from this year. They have all worked hard and have grown in so many different ways. Take time to celebrate their accomplishments, both big and small!

Although I now (begrudgingly) let go of these amazing kiddos, please know that I will always keep a small piece of them with me.  Even though they will no longer be my students, they will always be “my kids”. I hope that the summer weeks treat your families well and you enjoy your time together.  I look forward to seeing their smiling faces come visit me in August as they pass by their old classroom, headed for the new frontier of middle school! May God continue to bless you all for years and years to come.
 

With Love,

Ms. Tiedemann