Mackenzie's teacher's name is Miss Sandy.  She was a perfect match for Mackenzie because she's a very hands-on teacher.  She let the kids get their hands dirty!  Mackenzie remembers when Miss Sandy made a pile of chalk dust out on the pavement for the kids to put their hands in to make hand prints on the pavement.  When they were learning about the 5 senses, Miss Sandy gave them each a plateful of chocolate pudding to "touch" and squish around. Then they got to eat it!  Boy, Miss Sandy is brave! 

Miss Sandy also has two gerbils in her classroom - Snowball and Sparkle.  Mackenzie - along with every other kid in her class - loved when a toilet paper or paper towel roll emptied so she can bring the tube in for the gerbils to nibble on.  Mackenzie also loved that she made a very special friend in her class.  Her name is Mikayla.  They both have very vivid imaginations and would have so much fun pretending together!!  Since they are both a little on the quiet side, they got along great!  I think they really understood each other, and when they would play "pretend" together, they could go into their own little world and they were very happy there!  I think Miss Sandy knew this also, because if either one would get upset or timid about something, she would encourage the other to help "ease the pain" by pairing them up.
 

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