The first few weeks of school!

I am so excited to have your student in my class this year. I am looking forward to a wonderful and exciting year with you and your child.

Parent involvement is crucial. Please help your child complete homework, read each night and also put your initials on the homework so I know you have checked it. The more involved you are in your child's learning, the greater success he or she will have in school. I will hand out homework Monday and it is to be turned in on Friday.


I will be spending the first few days of school helping students get to know one another and become comfortable with various classroom routines. We also will be doing fun activities! One of my goals is to help students become independent workers, so students will learn how to organize work. These next few weeks students will spend some time each day at various learning stations and working in small groups. During this time I will emphasize the skills of completing work independently, and putting materials away. As students learn to work on their own, this will increase my ability to meet with small groups of students, and to help our students progress at their own pace. For individual concerns, I will call, email or send a note home!