Dear Dictionary Project,

Thank you for providing our class with the dictionaries. I enjoy reading the words on different pages and finding out what they mean. Sometimes I play a game with my Mom. I will call out a word and she will guess the meaning. I will read what the dictionary says. She does the same thing to me.

I also like the page on the "Nine Parts of Speech." It tells me what the parts of speech are and gives me the definition and examples.

I appreciate you giving my class such a good book. It will be helpful for the years ahead in school.

Sincerely,
Joseph, Easley, SC

Dear Issaquah Grange,

I really am happy to know that the third graders now have a book to look into to see states, presidents and all sorts of words. It's fun and wonderful to know (in your heart) that somebody cares and wants to help you learn.

Your friend,
Krysta, Issaquah, WA

Dear Mrs. French,

Thank you for the dictionary. It'll come in handy when I'm writing things. It's nice and small, so it's easy to carry. It's not gigantic like those heavy, almost impossible to carry dictionaries. I really like its rich yellow color. I'm learning so many new words like relinquish and what circumspection means. I also like the easy to understand definitions. I'm learning so much so fast. I know the dictionary will help with my homework too. It's so easy to understand it's like nothing I've ever read before. I've been having a lot of fun with this dictionary. Thanks for sending it.

Sincerely,
Martin, Spartanburg District #6

Dear Mrs. French,

Thank you hundred percent for the dictionary. I read the letters, and especially your letter to the kids. Now I don't have to go all the way to my computer and look words up there. It's fast now! Plus I can do homework + schoolwork better, too.

Your friend,
Courtney, Spartanburg District 6

Dear Mrs. French,

I loved the dictionary you got us. They're so cool! When I bring it home, my mom will open it up and sit on the couch and read page by page. It's kind of funny I know but she'll do it. I do too sometimes! It's fun! When you look up words or just plain sit and read you can learn so much. I mean did you know the word hypocrisy means adjective, the act or practice of being what one is not especially the false assumption of virtue or religion. So see, you can learn.

Thanks.
By: Jessie, Spartanburg District 6

Dear Ms. French,

Thank you very much for the really nice dictionaries. I think I speak for everybody when I say that they're really helpful.

I have already used mine playing Scrabble. In my class we have a job called "Word of Wisdom". "Word of Wisdom" is where you find a word you've never heard and give the definition.

Once again I say "Thank you!"

Sincerely,
Ryan, Warren School, VT

Dear Ms. Mary French,

Thank you so much for supplying us with the very educational and resourceful dictionaries. Mine has become very useful for me. I have used my dictionary for many different things. Just the other day I looked up the word "sable", when I was playing Scrabble. Another time it helped me when my friend and I were looking up how many people were in each state. We we're surprised that the small state of Rhode Island has 988,480 people, that's even more than our home state Vermont, even though it's much bigger! Also, the other day when I was cooking, I could only find some of my measuring spoons, so I looked at the last page of the dictionary and used the cooking conversion chart. I knew exactly how much of each ingredient to use.

Organizing the dictionary project must have taken a lot of your time and energy and it was a very thoughtful thing for you to do for us. I am very thankful and hope that the project continues to help kids in the future as much as it has helped me and my peers. Thank you again!

Sincerely,
Cecelia, Warren, VT

Dear Mary French,

I am new at this school and I really enjoyed receiving a dictionary. My old dictionary was really old and had tiny print, so I never used it. The dictionary you gave us has big print. I have already used it twice as much as my old one. A dictionary, seems like such a minor tool but it is actually very useful. If you would have given us a ruler or an atlas, I would have been happy but I am even happier you gave us a dictionary.

I am not a very good speller. If I get good at using a dictionary it will make a world of difference for me.

Thank you again, I really admire your generosity. I would have never thought of giving kids dictionaries. I'm glad you did!

Sincerely,
Sophie, Warren, VT

Dear Ms. Mary French,

Thank you for buying us the dictionaries. My old dictionary is old, out of date, and ripped on some pages. I have used my dictionary for when I go on the internet and don't know how to spell a word. I also use my dictionary for words I don't understand. It's nice to have a new dictionary that's not ripped and out of date. Also the printing is big and bold which makes it easier to read.

Thank you again for the dictionary. I have put my name in it and I plan to use it a lot.

Sincerely,

Jordan,Warren, VT

Dear Mr. Pennoyer and Mr. Molar,

Thank you for the dictionary!!! I looked up meteorology. We will use this is Social Studies and if we don't know what a word means. This is cooler then a normal dictionary. It has maps, meanings, states continents, and U.S. Presidents.

Sincerely,
Douglas Goucher

Thank you, Mr. Hope for the dictionary. So far I have look up 5 words by Christmas I should have 30 to 50 word look up. How many dictionary do you make a year? I thank you make a year about 30,500 dictionary a year. School kid, come their and see they are made. or can everybody see how they're made? How many school do you give dictionary to? I would like the dictionary to have different color for different letters. Don't you thank so? If so will you try to make them I thank it would help people with them if mot that is ok with me.

Well thank you again for the dictionaries see some were.

Sincerely,
Alex

Dear Mr. Cozzarelli,

Thank you for the dictionary! It was nice of you to bring some dictionaries. I feel excited to be in the newspaper! I hope we can see each other again. We were impressed with our dictionaries and were happy that you came to our school. My dictionary will always be with me and this memory always in my heart.

Cynthia Moreno, St. Peters School Grade 3

Dear Mr. Cozzarelli,

Thank you for the dictionary! It was nice of you to bring some dictionaries. I feel excited to be in the newspaper! I hope we can see each other again. We were impressed with our dictionaries and were happy that you came to our school. My dictionary will always be with me and this memory always in my heart.

Cynthia Moreno St. Peters School Grade 3

Thank you for giving our very own dictionaries. I used them to help me find different kinds of things and what the word means. I really enjoy them a lot. Sometime I just read them at home a lot with my parents or at school. Now I know what everything is and what it means. Reading my dictionaries in class is my favorite thing to do every day. This is really special gift to me.

Thank you!

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From J. J., Boulder Bluff Elementary School, Goose Creek, SC

Thank you so much for funding the money to get dictionaries for Men Riv Elementary school. I Brittany will cherish mine forever. If I ever need to know how to spell a word I will look in my dictionary. I just got the dictionary yesterday and I already love it. I think it will help me to become a better speller. I have been studying the dictionary and learning things I never knew before. This dictionary will help me through the rest of my school years. Thanks to you guys for funding money for the dictionaries. My brain will be the smartest brain in third grade. Thanks again for the dictionary!

Your friend,
Brittany, Goose Creek, SC

Thank you for the dictionaries. My mom was going to buy me a dictionary that costs $8.00. But I’ll tell my mom that I got my own.

Sincerely, Adriana - Lazear Elementary

I’m going to use my dictionary for my homework and test my brother. Sometimes I’ll use it to find states and to teach my mom and dad to speak better English, and to learn words that I don’t know.

From Eddie - Fruitvale Elementary

Thank you and the California Dictionary Project, for giving us dictionaries. Even I need a dictionary and thanks to you guys I got one. Now I can understand some words I did not know before.

Sincerely, Marco - Lazear Elementary

Thank you for the dictionaries. It was very kind of you to give us dictionaries. I am going to treat it well and keep it in nice condition. I will play games with it and won’t let my brother or sister rip it because it is mine. I will treat it like a baby. I am very happy because now I can play with it on dark and stormy nights. Thank you very, very much.

Yours truly, Nichol - Lazear Elementary

I have two reasons why I am thankful for the dictionary. A dictionary is a great book that has many words and their meanings. First, a dictionary helps me define words. For example, I use the dictionary for defining my spelling words. Secondly, the dictionary has all kinds of words and meanings. For instance, a dictionary can have one word that sounds like other words that have different meanings. I am very thankful that you sent us these dictionaries. We will be using the dictionaries for along time.

Love,
Mackenzie,Goose Creek, SC

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