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Thank you Ms. Henderson for all that you do! You taught Grayson to read so quickly.. you are so amazing with the kids and he actually looks forward to doing your class! Thank you for all that you’ve done and continue to do!

From Grayson and Susana

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Thank you Ms. Chavez for being such an amazing guide for us and for always being there helping us. You’re the best! Happy teacher appreciation week (last week but still.. we appreciate you all year!)

From Grayson and Susana (and Santiago)

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To the teachers that teach my classes and/or helped me get through high school so far:

Guillermo Gonzalez

Deanna Bennett

Mandy Bates

Danny Levin

Charlene Lou

Kathleen Hamilton

Shauna Abullarade

Mackenzie Akins

Coral Pendergast

Natalie Sieg

Thank you for helping me get through this school year!

Special shoutout to some of my past teachers from kind of elementary and middle school:

Lisa Bunton

Cassandra Salinas

Michelle Mingo

Thank you for helping out through previous years!

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Dear Ms. Chavez,

We want to thank you for everything! Your support has given us so much confidence throughout the school year! We are grateful for all the guidance and encouragement you have shown us! Thank you for being such a meaningful part of our education! We appreciate you so much! Please enjoy these drawings from the boys!

Sincerely,

Joseph & Enzo

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Dear Ms. Hsing,

You are nice, loving, kind, thoughtful, supporting, loved, and patient. Those are all qualities of a good teacher. In my eyes, you are the perfect combination of all of them and you teach your students your amazing qualities.

From your student,

Ezra Zapata

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Thank you for stepping in so seamlessly as Weston's sub this year and for all your guidance and support.

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Thank you for your guidance and fun optical illusions!

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Thank you for Friendship time this school year.

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Thank you for great school year. Jeremiah has grown up so much.

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Thank you for making phonics fun and making all students feel included!

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Thank you for guiding a fun Lego class, and letting students explore their creativity through hands on building experiences.

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Thank you for bringing such a positive energy to your oak school art classes and making students feel seen. Weston always has a great time creating in new and interesting ways in your classes. He especially loved the space helmets project.

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Thank you for all that you do for Logan! I’m so thankful for all of your support and love hearing how you pour into your students, even through zoom you can see your heart for teaching. ☀️ You now have Logan sharing some of your encouragements and affirmations with friends and family. What you do is so important. Thank you so much for all the help give him and the rest of

Your ELPAC students 💛

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Thank you Mrs. Foss for all that you do! We are beyond grateful, thankful and blessed to have you in our lives. The kids absolutely adore you! Your commitment, dedication, and hard work never go unnoticed. We appreciate you so much!

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Thank you so much for all of your wonderful support and encouragement. You are such a blessing to us! Thank you for being so kind and positive at every meet. For being a breath of fresh air and reminding me to celebrate the smalls wins as much as the big ones! Logan and I are so lucky to have you to walk this journey with. ☀️🤍

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Hi Mrs. Kaufmann,

Thank you for all the love and support you show your 1st grade class. Nova wants me to let you know you’re the best teacher in the world. We appreciate all that you do!

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To Mrs Seng and Ms Coleman,

Thank you for creating such a warm, welcoming and fun school semester. My daughter Sa’de always looks forward to logging on and interacting with both teachers and her classmates. She is always in positive spirits after her class is over. This semester has been very rocky with her health but you both are always so encouraging and understanding and I truly feel supported and comforted knowing my child is in great hands. Wishing you a wonderful week 💖💖💖

Mrs Wells ( Sa’de’s mother)

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Hi Mrs. Paules,

Happy Teacher Appreciation Day! I just wanted to take a moment to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for everything you have done for Kayla.

You have made such a beautiful and lasting impact on her. You have taught her, encouraged her, and empowered her to learn new things without being afraid to try. Watching her grow in confidence has been such a gift, and we know so much of that is because of your patience, kindness, and love.

Please know that you will always, always, always have a very special place in our hearts. We are so grateful for you and the difference you have made in Kayla’s life.

With love and appreciation,

Denise and family

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To: Ms. Bennett

Thank you for being an amazing EA and an awesome English teacher. You are a great encouragement and inspiration for me. Thank your for always supporting me and cheering me on💗

-Amy

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Mrs. Saunders is a wonderful teacher! She is very attentive to the needs of her students and has provided a comfortable and engaging 3rd grade learning space for my son, Qeshaun. She will be missed next year. In addition, I appreciate her consistent responsiveness to my many emails ;-) and I wish her many more wonderful years in education. Also, a shout-out to Ms. Martel, Ms. Albin, Ms. Kern, and Sage Oak for providing students with excellent teachers. Thank you!!!

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Dear Ms. Ramer and Ms. West,

Thank you both for your kindness, support, patience, and dedication throughout the school year. I truly appreciate all the encouragement and care you give your students every day. You make learning a positive and inspiring experience, and I’m very grateful to have you as my teachers.

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

– Alex G.

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Tobi: Thank you for helping me learn and giving us treats and toys.

Jaime: Thank you for making our home school experience so easy and special. You are encouraging and helpful. We couldn’t ask for a better teacher 💙

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Thank you for the dedication, encouragement, and care you bring to the gifted program. We are so grateful for the way you support and challenge Bella while helping her grow in confidence, creativity, and curiosity.

Your organization, leadership, and passion for helping students reach their potential make such a meaningful difference. Thank you for creating opportunities that inspire learning and help each child feel seen, valued, and encouraged.

We truly appreciate all the time and effort you invest in making the program such a positive and enriching experience for our family.

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Thank you for the wisdom, encouragement, and leadership you have shared with our Bella this year. Your guidance has helped build confidence, responsibility, character, and respect for others in such meaningful ways.

We truly appreciate the positive example you set and the care you put into helping students grow not only as learners, but as leaders. Your influence will stay with them for years to come.

Thank you for investing your time, energy, and heart into teaching and mentoring. We are so grateful for you!

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Thank you for sharing your creativity, patience, and passion for art with Bella this year. Your encouragement has helped inspire confidence, imagination, and joy in learning through art.

We are so grateful for the time and care you put into each lesson and for creating such a positive and encouraging environment. The creativity and skills Bella has gained are truly a gift.

Thank you for making art meaningful, fun, and inspiring. We appreciate you so much!

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Thank you for the care, patience, and encouragement you’ve given our family this year. Your dedication has made such a positive difference in our homeschool journey, and we are truly grateful for the time and energy you invest in helping Bella learn and grow.

We appreciate not only the knowledge you share, but also the kindness, creativity, and support you bring each day. Your guidance has helped build confidence, curiosity, and a love of learning that will last far beyond this school year.

Thank you for being such an important part of Bella’s education. We are so thankful and blessed.

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Thank you for making the school year easy and very fun. You're the best teacher (:

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Thank you for being an awesome teacher!!!

Liam Walsh

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Thank you for all you have done this year. You both have been such awesome teachers this year. We have been so blessed to have you. 💜💜

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Thank you Ms Herrera for all you do. You have been such a blessing to our family. We appreciate you so much. 💜

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Thank you to Mrs. Hensley for all your support throughout the year! In our opinion, you are the best EA! Always so patient and kind! 🥰

Also, a huge thank you to the best art teacher, Ms. Fisher! You are the most patient person and has helped my daughter, Presley fall more in love with all things art! 🎨👩‍🎨

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You are the best teacher ever Darcy! 🩵 You make the teacher meetings fun! (A little secret, I might bring my bird mango to the next teacher meeting.🤫)

Love: Mia Tye.

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Thank you Tony Kaiser for your great service.

Your always so kind to us. Wish you and your family the best. Wyatt and Rosie

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We appreciate you using so much time to teach Calin this year!

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Mrs. Kristin Johnson, Thank you for being such a wonderful teacher! You are so kind, thoughtful and fun. You are always thinking of how to make the LP meetings engaging and special. We always walk away very encouraged and empowered. Thank you for being so great! - The Turners

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Mrs. Stacy Gray- We are thankful for you. You take so much time and effort to think about what could challenge and help ensure that we have access to the best learning. You are kind and thoughtful and never seem in a hurry. Thank you for being so kind!- The Turners

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Thank you Mrs. Walker for being an amazing teacher! We always love spending time with you! -Karina

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Thank you Mrs. Walker for being an amazing teacher! We always love spending time with you! -Karina

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Shout out to Ms. orr for being a great teacher! -Anita Shadduck

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Shout out to Ms. orr for being a great teacher! -Anita Shadduck

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Thank you Ms Kelley for being so nice. You are always ready to help me and listen to me. This year was really scary for me but you made it less so. My mom really likes you too! This is Madeline C. 

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Thank you Ms Kelley for being so nice. You are always ready to help me and listen to me. This year was really scary for me but you made it less so. My mom really likes you too! This is Madeline C. 

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Thank you Ms Stoecklein for being so amazing and patient with the kinder class! John says you're the best teacher ever!

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Thank you Ms Stoecklein for being so amazing and patient with the kinder class! John says you're the best teacher ever!

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Thank you Mrs. Pardee for your amazing support and bright smile!! We appreciate you so very much! ❤️The Mataus

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Thank you Mrs. Pardee for your amazing support and bright smile!! We appreciate you so very much! ❤️The Mataus

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We love Mrs. Kristin! She is an amazing teacher who really cares about her students. - The Tsaos

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Hi Ms. Berry, thank you for teaching me how to read and do math. You always bring fun toys for me an my sister to play with. From Olivia G.

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We are very fortunate to have Mrs. Metcalf as our teacher. You are kind and beautiful.

Thank you for spending time to show how much you enjoy being my teacher.

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To Mrs. Shelby and Mrs. Kelly truly thankful for all the years you guys spent with us and helped our kids grow.

-Byanka Balderas

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Thank you to Ms. Hill, Ms. Lin, and Mrs. Nelson! They are the best teachers!📚✏️

-Ryan Gardner

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Thank you for being an awesome teacher and encouraging me before the CAASPP test. I really appreciate the prep bag before CAASPP testing and the mirror to help me pronounce the R sounds. Thank you for making everything super fun!

I hope I have you as my teacher for ever!🙂

Thank you always!

Zephaniah Nahum Cross

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Dear Mrs. Stephane, Beaker, you have been such an amazing teacher to me this year. You also helped me understand so many new things, even when they felt really difficult at first, and you always take the time to make sure I truly get it. What I appreciate most is how you make learning fun and always find ways to make me laugh and enjoy the lessons, which makes a big difference. Your kindness, patience, and encouragement have helped me grow not just as a student, but as a person too. I’m really grateful to have you as my teacher and for everything she’s done to support me.

Best,

Jessica<3

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Those who say photography is boring have clearly not met Ms. Edwards. She teaches Photography 1 and 2, and she is an amazing teacher. Not only does she go over the fundamentals of Photoshop and photography, but she makes it fun! With all the shenanagins we do while learning about photography, it is no wonder at all why I enjoy taking photos! keep up the great work!

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Mrs. Griffith is a great English teacher! She answers questions very diligently, allows people to share their own ideas of books we have read, and even helps us work on things due for the week! She provides great structure in class and ensures we get to a little bit of all the assignments that are due, and even finds videos for us to watch that help us get a better understanding of what we are doing, or just to draw parallels to our readings. Her help is greatly appreciated by all students, and I wanted to give her a shout out!

-Luka Gaytán

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Mrs. Y is probably the best Entrepreneurship Teacher ever! She does demos of projects with us and even makes the students slideshows that has all the information for the unit! Not only that, but she also puts time and effort into finding things that can help us in our future business life, like the ESB Certification I am currently studying for. She really cares about teaching us how to use our sharp business mines for great things! I really appreciate all her help and the work she puts in for this class!

-Luka Gaytán

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The Teacher Behind the Pep Talks 📣, Confidence Boosts 🚀, and Proud Smiles 😊

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The Teacher Behind the Pep Talks 📣, Confidence Boosts 🚀, and Proud Smiles 😊

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🌟🌟 Thank you Ms. Tina Luxenburg 🌟🌟

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We have been so incredibly blessed to have had Ms. Miranda McConnell as our daughter’s teacher for TK and kindergarten. She has made such a lasting impact on her love for learning and her confidence in the classroom. Miss Miranda’s kindness, patience, and dedication truly sets her apart. We are especially grateful for the way she always goes above and beyond at teacher meet, offering guidance when our daughter struggles and providing extra resources to help her succeed. Thank you Miss Miranda, for pouring so much into your students. You truly are the best, and we are so thankful for you.

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Happy Teacher appreachon week ms. rachel mickelson. THank you so much for everthing and for being a amazing teacher and thank you for always being there encurging me the whole way. i learned so mu

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Dear Mrs Mariah Padilla We are truly grateful for you. You go above and beyond for us. You show us Care guidance are absolutely absolutely the best for our family.After searching for schools for five years we found you and now the next generation will get to experience your kindness and gentleness.

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Deanna Bennett has been such a huge help and one of the kindest people I've met at sage oak. Our daughter went through some trying times with a teacher and Deanna made that all disappear. Deanna is a huge help in our daughters senior academic achievements, always takes the time to TRULY listen to her concerns, has great problem solving skills, is genuinely caring, wants what's best for her students, has an uplifting positive influence twords everything and is truly a breath of fresh air after the issues our daughter had to go through. Thank you so much Deanna

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You are a wonderful teacher, with a huge heart to help students succeed. You seek ways to better your students and I admire that! Thanks for choosing to dedicate your time being a teacher!

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You are a great teacher and human in general! Your love for your students is apparent in all you do. Thank you for serving your families and students with support and grace, and for loving my sass monster! We thank God daily for you!

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Thank you to Ms Cowee for everything you do for my kinder student Adilene , so grateful to have a great kinder teacher , that is alway’s there for us works hard with there students works well & has patience with our kiddos 🫶🏻 thank you for being over all the best teacher ever !!!

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Happy Teacher Appreciation Week Mrs. Padilla! 

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Happy Teacher Appreciation Week Mrs. Padilla! 

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Mrs. Lea Padilla has been such a gift to our family, and words hardly feel big enough to capture our gratitude. For the past six years, she has walked alongside us with consistency, care, and a genuine love for what she does—and it shows in every interaction.

Because of her, I’ve watched my boys not only grow academically, but truly thrive. That has always been my heart as a mother—that they would experience learning as something joyful, empowering, and full of possibility. She has helped make that vision a reality.

Mrs. Padilla brings such a beautiful balance of kindness, structure, and attentiveness. She keeps us grounded and on track, while also thinking creatively and intentionally about how to support each of my boys as individuals. When challenges have come up, she hasn’t hesitated—she leans in, adapts, and helps us find new pathways that actually work. That kind of dedication and flexibility is rare, and it has meant everything to us.

What I appreciate most is that she doesn’t just see “students”—she sees them. She meets them where they are, believes in their potential, and helps guide them forward with patience and purpose. That level of care has made this entire experience feel not just successful, but truly aligned and fulfilling.

Working with her has been an absolute dream, and we are so incredibly thankful for her guidance, her insight, and the heart she pours into our family. We deeply value and appreciate her more than words can express, and we hope she truly feels that.

With heartfelt gratitude,
Vernisha, Shain, Shain II, Roman, & Preston

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou