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Free Editable Goodbye Letter for the End of the Year

By Leslie Simpson · About 4 minutes to read this article.

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It can be hard to say goodbye to a class of students at the end of the year. It can be even harder when the year has been full of ups and downs, challenges and overcomings, good moments, and rough ones.

Here is a free goodbye letter to give to your students this is editable. I hope that this letter template can help make it a little easier to say goodbye whether your year was smooth or tough.

Because, after all, these kids are forever "your kids." Just because they change grade levels doesn't mean they stop being "yours."

You can use the poem as is, or change it to fit your year and what you want to say to each child. I'll even show you how to send it digitally in case your school is closed.

What does the letter say?

This goodbye letter from the teacher says,

"I’m so glad I was your teacher I’ve come to love you so. I can’t believe the end is here. I hate to see you go. You’re such a star And I love you so dearly. You light up my life, I mean that sincerely. Remember all the fun we had In all the things we did, But most of all remember…You’re a very special kid!"

This poem is originally from Learning with Mrs. Leeby (thank you for sharing) and I think it is so sweet.

How to make yours

The beauty in this goodbye letter is that if it doesn't quite fit what you want to say at the end of the year, you can change it.

This editable teacher letter is available in Google Slides so you can edit the text.

Let's go over how you can make your own using this free template.

Step 1 - Make a copy

Okay, so you'll need to decide do you just want to the poem, or do you want to put a picture along with the poem?

Click here to make a copy of the goodbye letter template so you can get started. [terms of use] [downloading help]

If you want to add a photo (either of you and your class or you and that student) then click here to make a copy of this goodbye letter template. [terms of use] [downloading help]

Step 2 - Make it yours

Make any changes to the text or letter you want to appear on every student's page. For example: type in your name at the bottom of the letter and make any changes to the poem.

You can delete the kindergarten date tag at the bottom if you teach another grade level or you can add a text box to write in something different altogether. (But I'll update that date every year so you can come back and download an updated version for next year)

Now, duplicate the page for as many students as you have.

Step 3 - Customize for each student

Now, type in a student's name on each page and you're ready to print or share.

If you are using the template that includes the pictures, then click on the picture on each page and select "Replace image." Then choose a picture to upload in its place. You can use the "crop" function to edit your photo a bit.

Step 4 - Share your letter

When your letters are finished, it's time to either print or share them digitally.

You can easily send all of your pages to print - on white or colored paper. Both look great.

Or click on each slide and go to File > Download > JPEG image (.jpg, current slide). This will save every slide page as an image that you can share through email, Seesaw, or however you like to share individual photos with your students.

Let's wrap it up

This free goodbye letter from the teacher hopefully makes saying goodbye, which is tough at the end of the school year, a little bit easier since it's already put into words for you.

Are you preparing for the last day of kindergarten? You might want to make this handprint poem with your class too.

Kindergarten End of the Year Hand Print handprint poem

If you like what I do here on KindergartenWorks, then be sure to subscribe today. I look forward to sharing ideas with you weekly.

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Free Editable Goodbye Letter for the End of the Year
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About Leslie Simpson

Leslie is the teacher behind KindergartenWorks. She believes in teaching kinders how to be pretty incredible along with teaching them to read, write and think for themselves. She enjoys drinking hot tea, making mud pies with her three kids and sharing what she's learned with teachers.

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  1. Miss Cindy says

    June 10, 2022 at 7:13 pm

    Thank you so much! It was so nice of you to post this for free for all of us starving teachers! My brain is fried at the end of this year especially and this card was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so very much!

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  2. Leslie Simpson says

    October 04, 2021 at 1:35 pm

    Hi Tara,
    Usually, I update these in the spring - March or April - but I updated it for you for 2021/22.
    Thanks,
    Leslie

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    • Andrea says

      May 22, 2022 at 9:42 pm

      Hi Leslie,
      I just copied this file and it still says 2020-2021. Am I missing the new one?
      Thanks!!

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      • Leslie Simpson says

        May 23, 2022 at 1:44 pm

        Hi Andrea, I'm not quite sure how that could happen - yikes. The files that I have linked from this post both say 2021-2022. I hope you can try again using the links in the post and that it works as it should. If not, you could delete the rainbow-colored letters at the bottom and re-create with your own colored font/text.

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        • Ann says

          May 29, 2022 at 4:57 pm

          Hi, It still says 2020-2021 for me, too. Not sure how to change it on my own.

          Reply
  3. jennifer says

    May 13, 2021 at 12:07 pm

    Hi, thank you so much for this! How can i change the grade level? I teach Prek. thanks

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    • Leslie Simpson says

      May 14, 2021 at 2:43 pm

      You can delete the kindergarten date tag at the bottom if you teach another grade level or you can add a text box to write in something different altogether.

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      • Debbie Miller says

        May 18, 2022 at 8:35 am

        How did you make the Kindergarten 2021-2022? I'd love a 3rd Grade one

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  4. Chloe says

    April 21, 2021 at 9:19 pm

    Hi! When I try and print this, the words don't show and it prints in all black!!! Is there something I am doing wrong?

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    • Leslie Simpson says

      April 21, 2021 at 10:33 pm

      Hi Chloe - You're not doing anything wrong but I believe it's an issue with some apple products printing a png on Google slides. I found this answer when I googled your issue: https://support.google.com/docs/thread/30653778?hl=en&msgid=31524801... so maybe you can insert the items into a google docs file instead as the poster suggests. I'm hoping that's a quick fix for you!
      - Leslie

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