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Welcome Letter |
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Dear
Parents, I
am pleased to take this opportunity to introduce myself to you and
welcome your child to my class. This
is my ninth year teaching. I
attended CU at Denver and obtained my bachelor’s degree in
Anthropology and my master’s degree in Educational Psychology.
I recently graduated with my second master’s degree in
Language, Literacy, and Culture from Adams State College.
In our family, we have Ben 18, Lonni 16 and Kate 11. We
live in Wetmore.
Each year, my husband Kurt and I put together the yearbook and run a chess club.
He is a huge part of my classroom and my best volunteer.
The
best learning experience is built on a cooperative effort among parents,
children and the teacher. My
expectations for conduct and academics are high.
With sixth grade, comes an increase in responsibility,
leadership, and expectations. There
will be a heavy emphasis of holding students accountable for their work
habits, work completion, ability to meet deadlines, and modeling good
leadership for the younger students.
It is my hope to instill a sense of confidence, self-esteem, and
responsibility so that each student will strive for his/her highest
potential as a life long learner. During sixth grade, your child will be expected to work on
higher level thinking skills. They
will be expected to apply “the basics” they’ve learned in
kindergarten through fifth grade and take on a greater responsibility
for their learning. One
of my greatest accomplishments as a teacher is how I implement service
learning into the curriculum. To
instill important values such as empathy, tolerance, compassion,
ambition, courtesy, caring and cooperation in students has been
extremely rewarding. Children in my classes have learned to share ideas, respect
each other’s rights, and care for one another.
We have delivered Meals on Wheels in the past and now we are
visiting Skyline Ridge Nursing Home every Thursday.
I consider it a privilege to be your child’s teacher this year. Please contact me at any time if you have questions or concerns. I know we will have a wonderful year. My work number is 276-6073. Warmly, Monja
Nordyke
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