Carson, Oakview Elementary, Simpsonville, SC
Dear Mrs. French, I am so glad today because I love the dictionaries you gave us. That was really nice. I never have my own dictionary before I always wanted one of my own. You have been very kind person. Now I can help my sister with her spelling. Sincerely, Carson
Joel, Glen Oaks School, Floral Park, NY
Dear Ms. French, Thank you for the dictionary. I can use it to learn spelling, definitions, social studies, history, math, writing, pronouce hard words and vocabulary. I will hold this dictionary for many years. Now I am very good at pronouncing words. I like this dictionary! Sincerely, Joel
Efrain, PS132, Bronx, NY
Dear Mr. Mary French: The reason I’m writing this letter to thank you for the wonderful dictionary. I want to thank you because now I am understanding words better. Now I can do better work in writer’s workshop. And I write better stories and read better. Sincerely, Efrain
Amy, PS132, Bronx, NY
Dear Mrs. Mary French: I am writing this letter to thank you for the wonderful dictionary you send me. I was looking at the table of content and saw the topic “Nine Parts of Speech”, then I looked for page 3 and started reading the information. Then I remember that we are doing some of these in the class. Thank you again. Sincerely, Amy
Emily, PS132, Bronx, NY
Dear Ms. French, I am writing this letter to thank you for sending our class dictionaries. I had a problem with the word oppress now I know what it means. Amy
Kyle, North Orland Grange, Orland, Maine
Dear North Orland Grange, Thank you for the dictionary. I have used it a lot. I really like it. It is fun to use. It makes me feel like a scientist. Every one in our class are useing it. Thank you for giving them all to us. Sincerely, Kyle
Lois Courtright, Phoenix, AZ
This is our first year participating. My husband and I use our reading skills every single day and are excited about the opportunity to give reading tools to students in our community. The Dictionary Project was enthusiastically recommended to me by a reading specialist who benefited from receiving a dictionary when she was a kid.
Elaine Kam, Rotary District 5000, Hawaii
Dear Hawaii Rotarians, In October, my third-grade granddaughter came home from school saying excitedly, "Mom! Guess what? My classmates and I each got a neat dictionary today!" (from the Rotary Club of Kahala Sunrise). Upon further inquiry, I discovered that the Rotary District Chairperson, Gloria King, from the Rotary Clubs of Honolulu and most recently of the Rotary Club of Kahala Sunrise, learned about... Read More
Marina Barnett, Granada, CA
Dear Mr. Small, This is a rather belated thank-you for the class set of dictionaries. It was an incredible gesture, very generous and helpful. Third grade is the year when students start to use the dictionary independently, and it is often very difficult to get families to provide one for their child. So along you came and gave one to each and every one... Read More
Alice Gibbs, Principal, West Hills, CA
Mr. Bert Winton: Thank you so much for your generous donation of dictionaries to our Third Grade students. It was a perfect gift for them because they are just now learning to become proficient with resource books. We especially like these dictionaries because they are at the correct level of difficulty for 8 year old children and the print is clear and easily read.... Read More