What do you think of these words for my daughters teacher ??

[mummyloveslucy]

Hi, I just wondered what you think of these words to put in a card from my daughter to her teacher.
She is moving up a class next term and will be leaving her first nursery class. The teacher is absoluitly fantastic and my daughter really loves her so it will be very . I have made a card with a photo of my daughter cuddeling her teacher, decorated with flowers. What do you think of these words for inside?

Dear Mrs ...
Thank you so much for giving me such a wonderful start to my school life. You've held my hand, dried my tears and made my very first memories of school ones of happiness and laughter.
I am really going to miss you but will always remember the fun we've had in little ladies.
I am very privileged to have had you as my teacher and I hope I'll go on to make you proud.
With lots of love and thanks from .....

Please be honest if you don't like it or would change it a bit. Also feel free to correct spellings. Thanks.

Does your DD have SN? If so, it all makes a bit more sense. You're trying to articulate what she would say if she could?
Don't beat yourself up over it, just say how you think she feels. I wrote DS's Yr 1 teacher a letter from me as she had supported us so much through the statementing process.
Ignore us all being cynical and do what ever feels right.

You caould re-write it as you thanking her for her work with your DD - "dried her tears" etc. I think you probably are a bit gushy (and I don't mean that in a horrible way) so I think what you've written reflects you, how you feel and what you want to say. You don't have to be as dour as the rest of us

i think it's fine!

must admit though little ladies is a bit bleurgh.

we have "little learners" "spaceships" then "rockets" which i think is great, "launching" them off to school.

er... all of it?

I think you should leave it. It is genuine how it is (and I can't see any mis-spellings, despite your concern). I wouldn't write like that, but that isn't the point - it is from the heart and I'm sure the teacher will be touched.

Ignore all the meanies on here!

Yes she does. She is very effectionate though and gives the staff big cuddles. She has made amazing progress since being at the nursery.

no don't leave it .. you sound like a pratt

write exactly what you said but coming from you

ie

Dear Mrs ...
Thank you so much for giving my daughter such a wonderful start to school life. You've held her hand, dried her tears and made her very first memories of school ones of happiness and laughter.
I am sure she is really going to miss you but she will always remember the fun you had in 'little ladies'.
We feel very privileged to have had you as DD's teacher and I hope she'll go on to make you proud.
With lots of love and thanks from .....

MLL - You don't need to change a word. It's your writing style, your voice, it's clear, it gets your message across. What more can you ask for in a written communication?
If I was writing it, it would be addressed from me, printed on a sheet of white A4.
You would probably be horrified - but the teacher would feel , rightly, just as good about herself.
Surely that is the point of the note?
It's from the heart - that's sufficient.

Does this sound better???

Dear Mrs ....
Thank you so much for all your hard work, dedication and kindnes you have shown Lucy throughout her time in little ladies.
You have given her a fantastic start to her svhool life and she will really miss you.

You don't sound like a prat.

IMO

You don't sound like me...

Whcih do you want to send MLL?

Well, I really don't want to sound like a pratt. I'd better change it. She has teenage daughters that might have a giggle at it too.

My DD wrote her own card to her P1 teacher, it said 'Dear Mrs... I always enjoyed your earrings and you smell nice'

Honestly?
It doesn't sound as if it was written by the person who has posted up to this point.
Be true to yourself.

the revised one is much better but then I'm very much a 'less is more' kind of person ! to be fair mummyloveslucy did ask for opinions and we gave them - I think the first version was a bit twee,but that's me - mummyloveslucy can write whatever she feels is most appropriate !

Aww, that is really sweet. My daughter couldn't do this as she can't communicate effectivly, read or right but she could do a hand print.

hand print is really nice idea

I know, I really wanted your honesty and I'm glad I've got different oppinions. I'll change it slightly to make it less twee but will keep in all the things I'd like to say. I'll wright it from us though.(maybe)

Most of the original okay, but imo, the going on make you proud bit is excessive, as is the you've held my hand, dried my tears line.

I love the 'you smell nice/nice earrings' kind of thing!

Ever since she was born, I've written little thank you notes etc that are "from her". I suppose I'm just a silly, soppy, sentimental disconected drainpipe. (as my sister used to call me).

lol at 'little ladies'

Reminds me of Mike Smash and Dave Nice talking about someone who'd had a baby and Mike Smash said "and was it a liddle baby lady or a liddle baby fella?"

perhaps that could be the 0-12months' room name?

objectivity- I agree actually, that is a bit soppy (even from me!) I'll leave those bits out. Thank you.

I am glad that I posted, you have saved me from making an arse of myself. Thanks

Is this the school where they dress up in pretty dresses for prize giving?