Dear Kelly and Judy,

As I sit here and watch J. make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for his first day of kindergarten, I realize how much he has grown over the last two years at Spirit at Play.

Even though I thought he should be book learning, you were right… he would start to learn it even without sitting down and hammering it out every day. He has grown so much in a way only SAP could nurture him to. Still a little toddler when he came, leaving as an independent, smart and ready-to-really-learn little boy.

Thank you for nurturing him when he needed it and watering him when he was growing. Spirit at Play has been the perfect experience at just the right time.

Sincerely, J. & C.F.

Dear Kelly, Judy and Spirit at Play Staff,

It’s amazing how quickly time has passed.  It seems as though it was just the other day that I visited Spirit at Play for the first time to determine whether or not it was the school for C.  I still remember Judy, sitting in a small child’s chair, gathered at a table with several students talking about fire safety.  I knew, watching her, that it was the school for C.  So thank you Judy for such a memorable visit.  Based on my visit, I felt that Spirit at Play would be a wonderful school.  I was not let down.

The teachers at Spirit at Play have always stood out. From the beginning when C. was under the care of Christina and Tyler to the time when he was with Kyle and Hayle and finally with Judy at the end of this time at Spirit at Play, C. as always cherished his teachers. It has been so wonderful watching him connect with each of you in a unique way. His face always lights up at the thought of Christina and Hayle coming over to our house. He even invited Judy to his last birthday party. And, I will always remember how Kelly was always a part of C.’s pictures and stories that he wrote and how he always looked forward to her coming into the nap room. He still, from time to time, asks me to stroke his head at night the way Teacher Kelly does.

You have all been there for C. during his hard times and transitional periods and have continued to care for him and support him. Someday, when C. is older, I will be sure to help him understand what you have all done for him. It was very comforting to know that C. could look forward to coming to school to get away from his family troubles and just perfect that he could find happiness and play in such a manner that he often wasn’t ready to leave school when I came to pick him up. And thank you Kelly for being the type of person that I felt comfortable talking with and sharing personal information with in order to help C. in the best way possible.

Love, J. and C.