Dear Kiddos,

Let me start by saying, I cannot wait to meet you all! As time draws nearer to my semester of student teaching, the more my excitement grows. This spring I have had the pleasure of getting to teach some wonderful kids and this experience has shown me that I am truly in the field that I belong in. I may not have told you all this but my whole life I thought that I was destined for medical school. I was bound and determined that I was going to go to college to be a biology major and eventually find my way to medical school. And, I did exactly that. I came to Marshall and my freshman year was spent as a biology major and let me tell you a secret, I hated it.

I knew that a change was needed and I followed my natural instinct to education and I haven't turned back. Now at this point I don't know if you're going to be my science students or English students but I hope I can provide you with the best learning experience you've ever had in these subjects. I promise you all that I will give you 110% of my efforts because that is what you all deserve. I promise to always be the best me that I can be for you all. I know that we will have highs and we will have lows but I will always be on your all's sides because you are my kiddos and I am your teacher. You're the reasons I entered this field of work and the reasons that I will love what I do. Now I know that this job won't be easy and there will be days that we test each other greatly but the happy moments will always out weight the bad ones.

Oh and I already have the biggest list of ideas for the projects we'll do and the lessons that I can teach you all. If I'm your science teacher, look out because I've got plans for play dough models, making our own periodic tables, dioramas, and hopefully I can get my hands on materials for dissections! If I'm your English teacher, get ready for some readers theaters, graphic novels, debates, and creative projects out the wazoo. Now let me get one thing straight, there will be days where I have to lecture and you guys will take notes and oh boy I can hear the groans already but I promise, the fun projects we do will be worth the boring days that you will have to endure. And who knows, you may even learn a thing or two when I lecture (you definitely will but you guys will enjoy the learning, trust me).

I know that we are going to have the best time together and I truly cannot wait to get to meet and get to know each and every one of you. You all are already so special to me and you don't even know it yet.

See you soon,

Ms. Craigo