Miss Lacey Mathews, Galesburg Elks Lodge # 894, Gale School, Galesburg, IL

 Dear Elks Lodge members,

My students and I greatly appreciate the dictionaries you donated to our third grade class at Gale Elementary School. As a teacher I love getting free things for our classroom that I might not have been able to purchase otherwise. The students love the idea of the dictionaries belonging to them and not to the school. They take great ownership and pride in the gift they were given.

As a result of your contribution, the students are taking ownership in their work. They are taking risks in their writing and trying new words that they did not have the confidence to try before. Many of the student already have experience using dictionaries, but those that do not have jumped in head first! They are curious and wanting to learn a new skill! Seeing the students’ writing change overnight is a great experience!

Thank you for being active members in our community and thinking of our Galesburg Schools. The children are our future and you are helping to provide the tools and confidence that they need to succeed.
Thank you,

Miss Lacey Mathews
Gale School-3rd Grade