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Christmas tree note gives Sacramento class a pen pal – Education – The Sacramento Bee
Published: Saturday, Apr. 13, 2013 – 12:00 am | Page 1BLast Modified: Sunday, Apr. 14, 2013 – 9:26 am
For four years, Lindsey Hannan would leave paper notes on commercial Christmas trees, hoping someone would write her back.
English: Christmas tree farm near Redland, Oregon. Photo taken from public property. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
But the fourth-grade student from Beaverton, Ore. never got a response until now.
“Wow, what is this?” Lindsey, 10, recalled saying when she received a package of letters in late December.
Nearly 600 miles away in Sacramento, Erin Sims, a third-grade teacher at Dyer-Kelly Elementary School, had bought one of 20 Christmas trees that had Lindsey’s handwritten notes.
“I just picked one randomly,” said Sims, 29. “The letter fell out and the workers ran after me.”
“I am 10 years old and I love to sing and do art,” Lindsey wrote. “What is your favorite thing to do? Write back soon!”
Instead of one response, Sims decided to have her whole class of 31 third-graders write back to the Oregon student. Very soon, Lindsey became the group’s mystery pen pal.
On Friday, the students at Dyer-Kelly were in for a treat when Lindsey flew to Sacramento for a visit.
Amid a backdrop of gifts and the clicking of cameras, Lindsey, wearing a plaid shirt and jeans, was welcomed like a celebrity. Her fans – Sims’ third-grade students – had a never-ending stream of questions to ask her.
“Who is your favorite singer?” Andrea Ceja asked.
“Taylor Swift,” Lindsey said, handling the questions with ease, like any politician trained to deal with the media.
But one question seemed to catch her a bit off guard: “What’s your favorite dolphin?”
“Bottlenose dolphin,” she quickly said.
Lindsey also shared details of her five pets, which include a rabbit and a salamander.
And in something of a coincidence, Lindsey recently learned that two of her grandparents attended Dyer-Kelly Elementary School in the 1950s.
“It never came up until Christmas,” said Jim Hannan, Lindsey’s father, recalling the revelation.
Hannan brought several yearbook photos of Lindsey’s grandfather to share with the class Friday.
The third-graders spent the day with their newfound friend, asking her more questions and having lunch together.
“This is one of those moments where everything happens for a reason,” Sims said, smiling.
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Update 3-28-13
I received a reply to email I sent to the school and it sure doesn’t jive with what the media is reporting. In it Ms Davenport stated that she has not nor would she ban the word “Easter” at her school. I really think its funny how they try to screw up our kids then deny it. Oh well…….Publius
It is so typical of the left wing Communist/Socialists in our school systems to be politically correct .Read the article School bans “Easter” from Holiday egg hunt. You can say or do anything you want against Christians but God forbid ( Can I say God? ) you should say anything bad about Muslums or other non Christian relegions Same goes for “lifestyles” Why is it always the Christian that always has to give in? I am really tired of this Bull Crap! I went to the website of Heritage Elementary School and let them know how I felt about things. ( Heritage website ) Imagine having an academic egg hunt. Be serious! It’s Easter. Do you remember why we celebrate? Well Ill tell you. Jesus died on the cross so that your sins would be forgiven. He was crucified by people like you so that you would have everlasting life. You should be teaching them about Easter instead of trying to turn them into drones! You are the same people that have “holiday trees” instead of Christmas trees. What idiots! You need a lot of forgiving. Better quit teaching and get on your knees! By the way, I am very offended by your actions. But I am a Christian better yet I am Catholic so I guess It doesn’t matter to you does it?
Thats my story and I’m sticking to it!
God Bless America. And Happy Easter, Remember why we celebrate. And to all my Jewish friends Shalom, Have a thoughtful Passover.
—– Publius
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