CeCelia

Gorder
PO Box 185
Estelline, SD 57234
(605) 690-2886
cecelia.gorder@jacks.sdstate.edu
March 29th, 2017

To Whom It May Concern:

Hello, my name is CeCelia Gorder and I am in my last semester at South Dakota State
University. My degree is Early Childhood Education with a certification from Dakota State
University in Elementary Education. I grew up in Estelline, SD where my passion for teaching
started. My 4th grade teacher inspired me to become a teacher just like her because of her
caring personality. Her main focus was teaching individuals to care for other people and to
build tools to live in the real world. She showed me what it takes to be a great teacher and how
to show my students compassion through my teaching.

As I mentioned above, I am a senior at SDSU; therefore, I have had several practicum
classroom hours at various locations in Brookings, SD. I was a student teacher at the Fishback
Center on the SDSU campus. I had many hours of experience working with three and four year
olds. I also had experience at all three of the elementary schools in Brookings. I have been in
classrooms ranging from preschool to 5th grade. I am energetic, motivated, organized, flexible,
and team-oriented. My goal is for children to believe they can do anything they set their mind
to. I want to achieve this goal by developing a relationship with all children in my classroom and
focusing on their needs through their education in your school district.

I would like to thank you for considering me as a teacher candidate for your school
district. After all of my college courses and field experience, I could not be more excited to have
my own classroom to help prepare our future leaders. I look forward to developing my teaching
abilities in your school district and continuing my education to become the best possible
teacher for my future students. Please contact me using the information above. I hope to be
hearing from you soon. Again, thank you for your time.

Sincerely,



CeCelia Gorder