As the end of the school year approaches, students at West End Elementary and Falls Elementary wrote about their appreciation of their teachers.

Teachers were surprised this last week by students reading the following — a few selections were read over the loudspeaker each day of the week.

At Falls High School, president of student council, Aleena Wilson, read a special message to teachers on Thursday.

West End

Elementary School

My name is Lillian Patterson and I am in Mrs. (Jennifer) Wenberg-Anderson’s class. I appreciate my teacher because she explains things so we can understand them and does special projects.

My name is Cambria Keep and I am in Mrs. (Lisa) West’s class. I appreciate my teacher because she is nice and always happy. She’s the best teacher in the whole wide world.

My name is Knute Boerger. I am in Mrs. (Jeanne) Little’s class. I appreciate my teacher because she lets us do art projects. She is a very fun teacher and gives us extra time outside if we earn it.

My name is Cameron Schultz. Mrs. (Gail) Rasmussen is our sub for Mrs. (Jeanne) Little. I appreciate her because we can earn 8 stars and have a party at the end of the week, she reads us great books, and makes our class a fun room to be in. We all like it when she subs in our room.

My name is Destry Whitbeck. I am in Mrs. (Kim) McDonald’s class. I appreciate my teacher because she is the best teacher and helps us do stuff. She makes our class fun and is really kind and caring.

My name is Josh Wherley. I am in Mrs. (Shelby) Dowty’s class. I appreciate my teacher because she lets us go outside and play games. She teaches us math so we will be smarter. She makes learning fun.

My name is Mya Gilbertson. I am in Mrs. (Lisa) Auran’s class. I appreciate Mrs. Auran because she laughs a lot and is so patient. I like doing Math with her because she plays a lot of math games and makes learning math fun.

My name is Brooklyn Glennie. I am in Mr. (Luke) Zika’s class. I appreciate Mr. Zika because he teaches us reading and helps us understand math. He is a really nice guy and he makes learning so much fun.

My name is Caydon Lehman. I am in Mrs. (Jill) Katrin’s class. I appreciate Mrs. Katrin because she teaches us to read hard words and helps us with math. She spends time with each one of us so we understand things.

Falls Elementary School

My name is DeLayne Hollis. I am in Mrs. (Mary Kay) Hardwig’s class. Mrs. Hardwig is a fun teacher. She reads us books, helps us do art projects and lets us do fun activities. She teaches us math and helps us with puzzles. She lets us write on the chalkboard and play. We love having Mrs. Hardwig as our teacher!

My name is Bryant Koenig. I am in Mrs. (Marci) Nemec’s class. Mrs. Nemec is very thoughtful. She has taught us a lot. We had a great time on the field trip to Grand Rapids. She helps us with problems and we get to do art projects. Thank you for everything Mrs. Nemec — you are great. We are proud of you — you made us smart.

My name is Avery Sivonen. I am in Mrs. (Angie) Cody’s class. Thank you Mrs. Cody for letting us go outside so much and for letting us do a lot of art projects. We really appreciate all that you do for us, even if it doesn’t seem like it.

My name is Elayna Werdier. I am in Mrs. (Dawn) Schindeldecker’s class. Thank you Mrs. S. for teaching us. We have learned a lot of different things. Thank you for the movies you let us watch and going outside. We also love it when we do are projects, even though we haven’t done a lot of them. We also appreciate everything you do, even it if doesn’t always seem like it. Everything you’ve done will make a huge effect on our future.

My name is Kiki Hesseldahl. I am in Mrs. (Stacey) Fougner’s class. I like being in Mrs. Fougner’s class because she lets us play and learn at every station. She lets us go outside a lot and teaches us math. She is nice to us, and we think that she’s a great teacher!

My name is Ashton Hielsher. I am in Mr. (Paul) Hjelle’s class. It was funny when you danced to the music with Jesse. And it was fun when you took us to the bowling alley. You are a funny and awesome teacher. I like your humor. (Written by Mitchell Nemec and Tyrese Smith).

My name is Felecia LaRue. I am in Miss (Stephanie) Davis’s class. Miss Davis’ is nice and has really good teaching strategies. She is a good teacher. She is a lot of fun. She lets us do a lot of fun stuff like make a tree.

My name is Tanner Sether  I am in Mrs. (Deana) Lorenson’s class. Mrs. Lorenson is a good teacher because she puts with all the naughty activities in the class. She teaches us chemistry. She make math and spelling more fun by playing games. She is an awesome teacher!!!

My name is Evie Conat. I am in Mrs. (Jonelle) Mellstrom’s class. I love being in Mrs. Mellstrom’s class! She lets us do centers and helps us play math games. She even teaches us Spanish! We like playing outside and doing art projects. Mrs. Mellstrom is the best teacher in the whole world!

My name is Cassie Mindl. I am in Mr. (Kevin) Erickson’s class. I like Mr. Erickson because he gives us treats and he keeps people from bullying me. Thanks for all a great year.

My name is Grace Wenger. I am in Mr. (Marc) Glowack’s class. I would like to thank Mr. Glowack for letting us do art and going outside so much. I also like the reading you did. Thanks Mr. Glowack.

My name is Gust Lorenson. I am in Miss (Emilie) Veith’s class. Ms. Veith is an awesome teacher! She knows how to teach us without being really strict. We are all sad that she is leaving and going down south. I would like to thank her for a good year.

My name is Mitchell Erickson. I am Mrs. (Molly) Pavleck’s class. I like Mrs. Pavleck because she helps me learn. She helps me read. I really liked it when she showed us the bear den on the computer. Mrs. Pavleck is always kind to us and makes us feel special. She is a great teacher!

My name is Braedyn Aker. I am in Mrs. (Harmony) Lennox’s class. Mrs. Lennox is a nice, fun and funny. My favorite thing in the class is when she reads to us and when she lets us have Spanish class. Thank you, Mrs. Lennox.

My name is Georgie Slatinski. I am in Mrs. (Nicci) Wood’s class. Mrs. Wood is nice, fun and funny. She doesn’t give us very much homework. We do a lot of art and the class room is fun to be in. She jokes with us a lot.

My name is Galadriel Wenger. I am in Miss (Heather) Sundsvold’s class. I enjoy being in her class because it is a lot of fun. She does all sorts of fun things with us and makes learning exciting. She helps us with things we don’t understand and makes things that are complicated seem simple. Thank you Miss Sundsvold!

My name is John Slatinski. I am in Mrs. (Elizabeth) Johnson’s class. She is nice and kind. I love doing projects with her. The sunflower is the best. She is awesome. P.S. She is pretty.

My name is Macey Marcotte. I am in Miss (Katie) Anderson’s class. We are very happy to have Miss Anderson as a teacher. She is very nice and kind-hearted. She is always happy. Thanks for a great year.

My name is Jenny Ohlquist. I am in Mrs. (Beth) Shermoen’s class. Thank you for teaching all of us and doing projects with us. You have given us all the courage to believe in you and ourselves.