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Patriots QB Drake Maye Says He Read Sharon Fifth-Graders’ Letters After Classroom TikTok Goes Viral

The teacher used his Patriots fandom to connect literacy with geography, science, math during the playoff run.

Overview

  • Heights Elementary teacher Matt Cavoli asked his fifth-graders to write encouragement to Drake Maye before the AFC title game.
  • Maye said he received the notes, read them with his wife Ann Michael, and called the gesture “pretty cool.”
  • Cavoli’s TikTok featuring excerpts topped 100,000 views as parents praised the assignment.
  • Classwork tied Patriots themes to core subjects, from Denver altitude in science to player‑yard math problems, with team posters in the room.
  • With the Patriots bound for the Super Bowl, Cavoli promised no homework if they win, as other local classrooms joined in sending letters.