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News from My Tutor and Me
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Ways to say "Thank You"
November 2009
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Greetings!
Happy Thanksgiving!
We would like to take a moment to offer a word of thanks to you. This Thanksgiving we're grateful for your continued support, and thankful that you have entrusted us with helping your children with their academic success. We sincerely wish you and your family a wonderful, happy Thanksgiving!
- Fred & Shannon Converse
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Ask the Tutor: Original Ways to Say Thank You
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"Dear Tutor, The holidays are coming, and I'd like to show my children's teachers how much we appreciate their hard work and dedication. Do you have any tips about appropriate gifts or original ways to say "thank you?"
Answer:
"Dear Parent, Oftentimes classroom teachers receive more gifts than they know what to do with! Try to plan with other parents in your child's classroom - get together and purchase one gift. Does your child's teacher have any specific hobbies or collections? Sometimes a homemade gift is the perfect alternative to one purchased in a store. I still remember a favorite gift given to me during my first year of teaching. It's a denim bag that has the personal signatures of every child written in puff paint. I still use that bag to carry books and materials to school, and looking at the children's names brings back fond memories of that first class. That was nearly twelve years ago! I also love to receive simple, personal notes from parents or kids about what they have learned in my class.
Teachers are an important part of children's lives. Always remember to say "thank you," especially during the holiday season. The teachers will continue to remember you, and your children, for years to come!
This month's Ask the Tutor was submitted by My Tutor and Me owner/director Shannon Converse
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Tips for Parents: Top 10 Gifts Teachers will Love!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Personalized note from you or your child
- Home-baked goodies (be sure to check about any allergies)
- Teacher Supply Box (hand sanitizer, soap, tissues, colored pens or pencils, notepads, stickers, etc.)
- Gift certificate to a local education store or book store
- Magazine subscription for the classroom - National Geographic Kids, Highlights, or whatever is relevant to the teacher's discipline
- A low-maintenance plant to brighten up the classroom. Attach a note from your child that says, "Thanks for helping me grow!"
- Gifts that will help the classroom: Educational board games, puzzles, or books for the classroom library
- Donations in a teacher's name to a national or local charity. Try to find out if there is something in which your child's teacher has a special interest
- Gift certificate for your teacher to take a well-deserved break: great ideas are local restaurants, coffee houses or movie tickets. Teachers also love an opportunity to receive pampering at a local salon or spa.
- A coupon for donating your time in the classroom - it could be an offer to read aloud to the class for one period, or organize a craft for the kids around a special day.
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Recommended Online Resources:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Creative Kids at Home
Do
you know any elementary kids who love surprises, like having fun, enjoy
interesting projects, and who could spend more time being creative?
Creative Kids at Home was founded in 1999 and currently maintains a
free on-line library of children's craft ideas, activities, games and
science projects!
Click here to view all Recommended Online Resources
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Recommended Books: Thanksgiving Themes
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Markes, Julia: Thanks for Thanksgiving
Cox, Judy: One is a Feast for A Mouse: A Thanksgiving Tale
Grades 2-3
Osborne, Mary Pope: Thanksgiving on Thursday
Yolen, Jane: Roanoke, The Lost Colony: An Unsolved Mystery from History
Grades 4-5
Grace, Catherine O'Neill: 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving
Webster, Christine: How to Draw Thanksgiving Symbols
Grades 6-8
Grippo, Robert: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Whitney, Tim: Thanksgiving at the Inn
Grades 9-12
White, Bailey: Nothing with Strings: NPR's Beloved Holiday Stories
Chiaverini, Jennifer: A Quilter's Holiday: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel
Click here to view all Recommended Resources K-12
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News from My Tutor and Me
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the last issue, we told you that we are expanding our signature private, in-home tutoring services into the Greater Boston Area. We also were busy redesigning our website with the goal of making it easier to navigate, faster to load, and provide you with even more information. We hope you like the new look and welcome your feedback.
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Converse, Ed. M.
Frederick R.
Converse
My Tutor and Me,
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Darien, CT
06820
Ph 203-655-MTAM
(6826)
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