Friday 15th November 2024

HOLIDAY PACK THE BACKPACK WINNER: MISS RACHEL HASSEBROEK & MRS. MEGAN SANDRY

Holiday Pack the Backpack, presented by Central Office Supply, a division of Minuteman and Kix 101.1! Each month during the school year, we will be awarding $101 to a Kix Country classroom to help out with supplies. We will award the prize on the last Wednesday of the month. You can listen to each new winner at 8:30a on the Morning Kix Start.

Our Holiday Pack the Backpack winner this week is Miss Rachel Hassebroek & Mrs. Megan Sandry,  1st Grade Teachers at Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School. They were nominated by Raquel Elliott and here’s what she wrote to Kix 101.1:

Hello!!

Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary has the perfect candidates for Pack the Backpack. A few teachers in particular would be my daughter’s 1st grade teachers. Miss Rachel Hassebroek & Mrs. Megan Sandry. These two first grade teachers have always went above & beyond making each student feel special, cared for & believed in. Miss H & Mrs. Sandry have always included parents by sending weekly updates, emails, Facebook pictures & even including parents in school field trips. Nothing beats a morning when kids are eager & excited to go to school & nothing is better than an afternoon full of exciting stories from their day. There are so many reasons why Miss Hassebroek & Mrs. Sandry deserve to win Pack the Backpack. Mrs. Sandry & Miss Hassebroek are amazing teachers, they are patient, dedicated & caring. They have made every students feel special, important & believed in. Any parent would be lucky & proud to have teachers like Mrs. Sandry & Miss Hassebroek!!

Miss Hassebroek & Mrs. Sandry are especially but all the teachers at Hubbard- Radcliffe Elementary are AMAZING & we are so very proud of our teachers & school!!!

Thank you so much for considering Mrs. Sandry & Miss Hassebroek!!

Raquel A. Elliott

Kallie, Addison, Alieah – now 2nd graders

Take a listen to our surprise interview below!

Nominate your Kix Country class by submitting a letter to us at backpack@kixweb.com.

 

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