Hands, Head 'n Heart in the Artroom: Salutations from Students

Friday, June 3, 2011

Salutations from Students

As I was going through all the drawings the kids gave me this year I picked out a few of my favorites:

I especially love all the spellings of my name - even though the correct spelling is posted in metal letters on my whiteboard...everyday!

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