Lovely Third Graders

One of the sweet things about teaching elementary school children are the thank you notes they write. I got a batch from one 3rd grade classroom this week - kids who learned recorder this year. Here are a few excerpts from their missives:

"Thanks for helping us teach recordar were now the best players in Clormont."

"Thank you Mrs. VR for teaching us recorder I would like to do violin next year in fourth grade because my sister used to do violin and violins make cool sounds."

"Thank you for techin me how to play the recorer. and all the songs that you tought me. and reminded me to put my left hand on top and my right hand on the bomttom and not to put your right on the top. and not to put or left hand on the bomttom." (She was consistent in her spelling of "bottom.")

"Thank you for teaching me music. Thank you also for making me a musician."