Hi Ms. McKinney,

I wanted to share something wonderful that happened today….Hannah wanted to share (“publish”) one of her writings with the class, but she wanted me to read it aloud for her. I told her that she would have to be the one to read it to the class, just like the other students. She decided she did not want to do that! I told her that was fine and whenever she felt comfortable, to let me know. It didn’t even have to be today..or next week…just whenever she was ready. Well, during recess she came to me and said she really wanted to share. “Will you help me?”, she asked. I replied “Of course I will! I will be right beside you the whole time!” and we had a heart to heart talk about being nervous in front of others. My daughter was exactly the same way! Hannah told me that she would think about it during lunch and get back to me. Well….she did it! She stood in front of the class and read a story that she wrote! I am beyond proud of her and I knew you would be, too! 🙂

Have a great weekend,

Michelle Rodgers