WOW! I am overwhelmed with gratitude. I appreciate your generosity so much. When I had heard about this exchange I had listed things that I could use. I had no idea that you were going to go 'all out' and get me everything. I know I am saying 'thank you', but thank you just does not seem to convey how touched I am. I know this was a sacrifice for you to do so much, again, thank you so very, very much. These supplies are such a blessing for me and our class. The first thing I opened was the Heidi Songs. I probably looked like a youngster on Christmas morning opening gifts (now you can see why I am teaching Kindergarten - I am a child inside still). The children love Heidi Songs and it is a great help for many of these children are learning English now. The songs help them to learn how to read. The other supplies are awesome! I love the white boards (Santa bought me new white boards for each student) and the kids are now going to be able to use these to practice writing and rewriting letters and numbers. The children love doing this and it is so nice for them to be able to erase and reuse the board right away. I watched the students and the pride they displayed using 'their' new boards. It was very touching how excited they are about the new materials. The expo pens, pencils, glue sticks, stickers and construction paper are fantastic and will be put to good use in our classroom. You are wonderful!!

As if this wasn't enough. Santa found out what theme my classroom is (woodland) and she gathered woodland stuffed animals, but then she went above this and sent other beautiful stuffed animals! She also made me a name plate for my desk.

Seriously, I am so touched with her generosity. I have other teachers tell me, "Wow, she sent you all of this stuff" as I show them the supplies. They too say I am very lucky to receive all of this. I know that my students are going to learn and grow in Kindergarten, and it has been made possible by Ashley and Reddit.

Thank you so very, very much! Mrs. Cooney