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Amy just got a letter in the mail. The address is written in my handwriting but we did not recognize the return address at all. Upon opening it, she remembered that her THIRD GRADE TEACHER had them write letters to themselves, to be received when they graduated HIGH SCHOOL!!! She and I both have tears and I have the chills!!! There is a picture enclosed of her from then, and a class picture as well. A nice informative letter from the teacher too.

But the best part is the letter she wrote to HERSELF back in third grade, telling what she likes and loves the best then, what was popular, and what she wants to be when she grows up! She wanted to be a singer and actress on stage. Well I think playing the flute is not too far from that dream... what do you think? (this was a grade before she started playing the flute!)

Wasn't this one of the best graduation presents a kid could get???
What a SMART and CLEVER teacher!

What an interesting idea for a teacher to have!!! That would be a wonderful thing to receive when you graduate!!! I love it!

Oh Lynne--what a wonderful thing for Amy to get in the mail at this time!! I think that is the best graduation gift ever.-----You can be sure I am going to tell valarie about it---how special !!!

That is just the best, neatest idea ever! I would've loved something like that when I graduated. What a cool idea. Good thing you didn't move though or she never would've gotten it.

That is great! What a great idea! I will have to give that idea to the teacher's here! I would have loved to have gotten something like that when I graduated!!

I wonder how many years this teacher did this for? She wrote that she stopped teaching when she had her family, so she had to have kept all this information for years in a file, right? It's just such a special thing to receive now, and what a surprise!!!

That is just wicked Cool!!!!!!!!!! How insightful for a teacher to do that and know how much it would be appreciated Years later,, That's a pretty Cool keepsake for Amy to have!! To 17 yr old Amy From 8(?) year old Amy,, How cool is that!!!!!!

Lynn that is so nice. Sure that is something she will cherish the rest of her life. I wish they had something like that when I was in school. But on second thought probably better that we didn't. Can you Imagine how long it would have taken a third grader to chisel out a letter on a rock then the teacher mailing all those rocks that many years later? that would have broken Dino's back for sure

Jimmy

wow lynne, that is awesome!

JIMMY!!!

You are NOT THAT old!!!

Yea, What Lynne-said.............. :wink:

What a beautiful keepsake, her teacher had an amazing idea.

What a splendid gift, Lynne!

Maxi's teacher built them a "time capsule" this year and I also had to write a letter to enclose in it, describing Maxi and his interests and known talents. I do not know when they plan to open it, though.


Merme

Merme - both my kids did time capsules at one time or another in school, but they were never opened that we know of. Maybe at one of the reunions further down the road? It's doubtful that either will go to any, and have probably forgotten about the time capsules.

I'm not !!!!!
Don't tell any of my 20 great grand kids they think I am old enough to have invented the wheel if you don't believe me just ask one of them.

Jimmy, Mums the word.--I promise!!!