Denise Agger, Churchill Elementary School, Glen Ellyn, IL

Dear Mr. Utchen, Thank you so much for presenting each of my students with a dictionary.  I was watching their faces as you explained the value of dictionary skills, and they were totally captivated.  The demonstration and practice that you provided got the students enthused and interested in using their new dictionaries.  Thanks again for taking the time to present such a useful tool....
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Wayne Hamasaki, principal, Issaquah Valley Grange # 581, Sunset Elementary School, Bellevue, WA

 Dear Issaquah Valley Grange # 581, Thank you for visiting Sunset Elementary School on November 12th, and providing each third grader your wonderful gift of a dictionary. This practical and useful tool will help students in their writing and knowledge of words. Your generosity is very much appreciated. Thanks again for the dictionaries and your support for Words for Thirds!   Sincerely,   Wayne...
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Cynthia Summers, Niwot, CO

 Dear Rotary Members, Thank you so much for the gift of dictionaries you gave to the children and our classroom. They are thrilled to have them and are anxious to use them at any given moment. They often compete to see who can find a word first and share the appropriate definition. I showed them a dictionary that I have had for many years,...
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Laura Elizabeth, Gaffney, SC

Dear Mrs. French, I’m just writing to tell you how thankful I am for those dictionaries that you gave us. Here are some reasons why I am thankful. 1. Cause it gives me something for me and my brother to do when we are bored like playing the what does it mean game. Reason 2. Cause it helps me spell and now almost every...
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