Your dedication and hard work this year with our students and families is truly inspiring. You continuously give me hope and a deep sense of gratitude. I am humbled and honored to work with a group of adults who authentically bring their hearts to this work and demonstrate love to our students. Thank you to all the adults who interface with Upper School students. I appreciate all the seen and unseen that you do for the Renaissance, Upper School family. This work is filled with challenges but is so rewarding because of what we're able to accomplish together in service of our babies. Love you all! And yep we're getting mushy up in here ;)  

Thank you so much for supervising our remote learners! They love having you there, and I so appreciate you helping in making sure our friend is staying on track with her work!

Thank you so much for all you have done to all you continue to do during this crazy time! Your help and support is not overlooked and we greatly appreciate everything you do to help the teachers and students be safe in the school!

Thank you so much for working in the school with our kiddos! You help make sure that they are doing their work and are also having a fun time while in supervised learning! The kids love you!

Thank you so much for working in the school with our kiddos! You help make sure that they are doing their work and are also having a fun time while in supervised learning! The kids love you! 

Even though I am not teaching math this year your hard work and dedication isn’t unnoticed by me! You work so hard to make sure that the kids get the best they can for math and it shows! Thank you for all you do for 4th grade as well as the whole schools math curriculum!

You are a ROCK STAR and we appreciate you so much for all your help in ELA! You were given a hard task of changing up the curriculum for 3rd and 4th grade this year and it is so amazing! The kids are so excited about ELA everyday because it connects to them and they feel excited to learn more! Thank you for making ELA so amazing not only to teach but also to learn!

Thank you for everything that you do! There has been so many changes and adapting this year and you have bene there for us as teachers the whole time as well as the students! I don’t know what we would do without having you as our leader!

Thank you for all that you do to help with SEL! KD and I are so lucky to work with you to work on this SEL Curriculum and it wouldn’t be the same without your input and help since the Summer! Thank you for all that you do not only for us but for all of Upper School 

I am so glad you are back! You always are so bright and energetic and it is always so amazing to see you on the upper school morning meetings. Your energy and enthusiasm always gets the students so excited! 

Thank you for all the support you give at this school!! KD and I greatly appreciate your work with us for CST and all the support you gave us! 

Thank you for all that you do for my students and their ELA services! You have helped so much with ELA interventions as well as really rocked it with the DIBELS testing! Thank you for everything! 

Thank you for all that you do for Science! You are always on top of it and always searching for new and engaging ways to teach science! The kids this year are LOVING science and that is all because of you and the hard work that you put into the curriculum!

Thank you for keeping everyone safe during this time!! Without you our students and staff wouldn’t be able to come to the school and stay safe!! 

Thank you for all that you do for KD and I as well as all of the students that you service and work with! 

Thank you for always coming to specials energetic and excited! The kids love gym and look forward to it every day!! 

Thank you for all that you have done this year for our special education students! I know it has been crazy doing IEP’s online but you made it so effortless and easy to navigate for teachers and parents! 

Thank you for all that you do. We couldn't do this without you! 

Thank you for EVERYTHING you do for our school and kids. Thank you for making sure everyone stays safe. Thank you for making my room not the tundra anymore and resetting the breaker when I try to plug too many things in! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!

Thank you for working to make science as engaging as possible during this crazy school year!

You are amazing! The end.

Thank you so much for everything you are doing to keep our school safe and clean.  Without your hard work we would not be able to return with kids! Thank you a million times!

You are an absolute rockstar and one of the best teachers I have ever had the pleasure to work with! You always are fighting for your students and always have amazing energy and ideas on what works best with not only your students but all students! I am so glad that my buddy from last year has the pleasure of having you as his teacher this year!

I am so excited that you joined the Upper School team! We loved having you join our class and I know you’re going to rock it at BRCPS!

Thank you for all that you do for our kiddos! You’re such an amazing teacher and coworker and you really put your heart into teaching! The kids are so lucky to have you in the intervention classes! 

You are such an awesome teacher and it is so weird not working with you this year but 3rd grade is so lucky to have you!! Thank you for all that you do for the students and for the school! 

Thank you for all that you do for this school and especially for our special education students! You are always so willing to help me when I have a question or need help with something related to special education! Thank you for always sharing your knowledge and always working for what is best for the students!

Thank you for all that you do for this school and especially for our special education students! You are always so willing to help me when I have a question or need help with something related to special education! Thank you for always sharing your knowledge and always working for what is best for the students! 

Thank you for all that you do for 4th grade and for the kiddos on your case load! Although I don’t get to work with you personally I did get 1 time where we were able to work together during math and it was so awesome having you there and helping me out when I was so lost! Thank you for everything you do! 

Thank you for all that you do for the school and for the students at this school! Your energy and positive attitude always puts a smile on everyone's face! Thank you for being so amazing! 

It has been so amazing having you on the 4th grade team this year! You are such an enthusiastic and amazing teacher and the 4th grade is so lucky to have you! You are rocking it with your special education students and all the work that goes along with it! Keep it up!

Faith honestly, I do not know what we would do without you amazing input and leadership especially when it comes to Science! You are such a great teacher and I am so lucky to be on the same team as you! 

I am so excited that you are on the 4th grade team this year! You energy and enthusiasm for teaching shows everyday! You are such a great addition to our team as well as the ELA team! You always come with a perspective of what or how our kids might see things and really make sure that the whole student is looked at! And even though you were not hired as a special education teacher you are absolutely crushing it as one! 

Thank you for all that you do for ELA and for your students! You are such an amazing teacher and resource for ELA and we are so lucky to have you! I don’t know what we would do without your incredible input and ideas for ELA, you make this curriculum and lessons so much stronger!

Thank you for all that you do! It is awesome being able to work with you on the 4th grade team, even though I don’t teach math! 

I am so lucky that you are my co-teacher! You are such an amazing teacher to the students and leader for the 4th grade team! You are always there to help and encourage people and we greatly appreciate it! Thanks for rocking this very strange year! I am glad we are able to do it together. 

Thank you for being such an AMAZING teacher and ELA lead!! Honestly don’t know what we would do without you leading the pack for ELA this year! You are always there to help us and brainstorm ideas for ELA! Thank you for being such an amazing teacher your kiddos and the 4th grade team are so lucky to have you! 

Thank you for being an amazing technology teacher. Our students always LOVE their Friday speciality time with you!! I appreciate all the ways you get them excited about tech. 

Thank you for always being so positive and excited during meetings and for EVERYTHING you are doing for science!

Thank you for all your work as resource teacher and for being so collaborative and working together this year. Our kiddo’s time with you makes such a big difference!

Thank you for all your work as an ESL teacher this year, and for being so positive and helpful during our check in meetings!

Thank you so much for all of your flexibility and hard work this year in helping students to be successful! You have worked so hard to give me detailed and helpful input for evaluations for both current and past students to make sure we’re capturing really accurate strengths and weaknesses in these unique times. You each work with so many students, and I know you have worked SO hard to meet student and family needs with such flexibility and patience. Your hard work is seen and appreciated! Thank you so much! 

You two have had so many current 3rd grade and former 4th grade students come up for evaluations this year, which I know comes with lots of time spent as a result. I see that you both have worked SO hard get to know each of your current students so well, have worked to rack your brains for detailed memories of past student performance and presentation, and have worked so hard to answer all of my questions and communicate all of your invaluable knowledge of your students. Your hard work to make certain that your students are captured as well as possible in evaluations is noticed and so appreciated. Thank you! 

Our kids are pumped for PE with you.  They love sharing about the sport of the week and I get so much joy out of watching them exercise with you, all their personalities really shine in PE.

Our kids were so excited to show us the scratch they made! They love technology with you!

Thank you for taking time to work with our friend and also being a thought partner when we have questions about other kiddos! We really appreciate you!

Thank you for supporting our students.  I know the vocab work has really helped them in ELA!

Thank you so much for working with our kiddos at the beginning of the year! And thank you for the resources you shared to help support our student who is no longer an EL but was struggling a bit.  

You are always there when I have questions and have been SO incredibly helpful! Thank you for always being there to support me!

My kids LOVE you and look forward to working with you in intervention and FLEX.  They love to share the strategies you have taught them and I can really see the growth they are making!

You rock! My kids are always so excited to work for you, and I love having you as a thought partner to bounce ideas off of to help make lessons better

I love how you jumped right in! My kids are already so excited to see you in the morning!

You are amazing, a rockstar and wonderful person.  I could not have done any of this without you.  Our kids are so lucky to have someone like you as their teacher.  Thank you for helping to keep me sane!

Thank you for taking the lead on science planning! The lessons have been great and kids are so into it! The lessons always lead to great class discussions.  And thank you for all of the work you have done to support in math planning!!

Thank you so much for taking the lead with ELA, I have gotten to see some of the awesome slides and lessons you have put together.  And thank you for making our science lessons so aesthetically pleasing and interactive!!

You are amazing! Your students are so lucky to have you! And WE are so lucky to have you on our team.  The math work you have created is incredible and super kids friendly.  Thank you for also randomly jumping on meets with me too look at lessons and tech stuff!!

Thank you so much for stepping into a homeroom teacher role! And thank you for all of the work you have done to help with math planning!

You are always so thoughtful and intentional with everything you do! It is amazing to have you on our team, we are SO lucky to have you!!!

Thank you so much for stepping into a homeroom teacher role! Our team is so lucky to have you and your students are too!!

Thank you for working hard to create a safe space for scholars who need a little extra social-emotional support. A former student of yours still speaks so fondly of you and your class, and it is clear how safe you helped the student to feel, even after they have moved on. We appreciate you and all of your hard work!

Thank you for working so hard to get to know your students so well, and in all of your work to help them to reach so much success. It is abundantly clear to students and families how much you care, and how safe of a space you create for students to learn and thrive in EVERY way. You are so appreciated! 

Jen, it has been so wonderful getting to work with you this year. Thank you for your humor and dedication. Your students are incredibly lucky to have you there to help them learn. Thank you also for your support and encouragement of my teaching. You rock!!