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Dear Parents, Welcome! I am very excited to be starting a new adventure with your children. I learned a great deal last year and plan to incorporate this new learning to improve my educational program. You will be amazed at just how much your child will grow this year as he or she makes great progresss towards becoming independent. Your child will become increasingly more capable at understanding abtract concepts and applying this learning in new and exciting ways. The most lovely flowers usually have the best gardener and that is you! You can help your child bloom... Staying involved in your child's education is the key to a successful year. Try and engage your child in conversation about his or her day even if you encounter reluctance. I will send home a newsletter regularly detailing our classroom activities. You can use this as a springboard for discussion. Instead of asking, "What did you do at school today?" (the answer is often "nothing!") you can try, "Oh, I see you're learning about....what did you find out?" Another way to stay involved is to check your child's take home folder EVERY evening. You'll often find it PACKED with school and homework, projects, flyers, notices from the office, as well as notes from me. As daunting as it may be, try to sort through them, and read each one; they often contain important information and reminders. Your child should come to school the next day with a fairly empty folder -- just homework or notes to me! In addition to the school supplies that your child will need, we always welcome donations! At the top of our "most wanted" list is MARKERS - classic colors as well as special ones! Some other items we can ALWAYS use are:
Thanks for your help!
I look forward to a wonderful year (or two) working with your children. Sincerly, Becky Trieger
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