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Emily and Ms. Carnell

Emily and some of her classmates with their teacher

Emily and Nicole

Emily and Alesha

Her wonderful book of poems and how to cook French Onion soup book

Emily has just finished her first quarter of third grade, kind of scary, huh? We had a wonderful celebration of writing in her classroom the last day of school . The kids and their teacher were wonderful hosts and hostesses. They had snacks and juices and the best part-entertainment. The kids each stood up and read a poem that they had picked out of their collections. I loved every moment of it. The students stood up with a look mixed of fear and excitement. Some read on with no hesitation, while others paused and cleared their voices, a quiver in their voice. They all did so wonderful. It was a wonderful performance on all their parts. Emily did well, saying every word clearly , despite having lost two teeth in the past twenty four hours. I am so proud of my little girl, now well on her way to being a fourth grader.