Thank you all so much for attending our recent Author Share and celebrating your child's successes in writing this year. I am very grateful for your support both in the classroom and at home with words of praise and encouragement as your children took risks, gained confidence and in the end developed a passion for writing. I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to work with your children and I will treasure the memories made this year.
Thank you so much for your words of praise, I felt like a rock star each time I was asked to take a photo with your child. I absolutely L-O-V-E-D the children's responses in the video and I look forward to watching it over and over again whenever I feel blue. Thank you to Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Shugrue for their masterful surprise. I am very grateful to the many Topsfield families I've had the privilege to work with these nearly thirty years, but I can honestly say there is something special about my group this year. It has been an extraordinary year for me, and I hope for your child as well. I have enjoyed every minute of this year, the giggles, the "aha" moments and even the tears, because it gave me an opportunity to give your child a hug.
Thank you for the gorgeous perennials, they've already found a home in my garden and I look forward to each blossom in the coming weeks. A special thank you to Mrs. Holland for remembering our conversation when I hadn't, and to Mrs. Lull for helping to coordinate such a special surprise with my student's "butterfly thumbprints." I hadn't even realized until the end of the day that my "Little Birdie Schoolhouse" was an actual birdhouse. So from the bottom of my heart, know that your child will always hold a special place in my heart and I will treasure the memories we made together.
With love and gratitude,
Lena Madden
