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LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR!       

Dear Parents,

My name is Marlene F. Marcus, and I will be your child’s second grade teacher this year. Because of this
I’d like to take the opportunity to tell you a few things about myself - both personally and professionally.

I was raised in Chicago, Illinois, the Windy City. I still love autumn in the Mid-West with the falling leaves,
the warmth of the people and the cool of the air. I received my BA degree in Elementary Education from the
University of Miami. My Master’s degree and Specialist Degree were completed at Nova South Eastern
University. I did my Internship at West Laboratory School with an optional internship elected at Leewood
in their Gifted Program. This will be my twenty-ninth year of full-time teaching at West Laboratory School.
I have two children, Andrea and Phillip who live outside of Florida.

MPj04386410000[1]This school year will be an exciting year. We will continue our successful school wide reading and math
programs. You will notice much growth at the end of this important year, not only physically but emotionally.

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**HOMEWORK**
*Math Home Learning will be assigned Mon., Tues., Wed. and Thurs. 
This will be brought back signed by parent acknowledging contents of said assignment.
Sometimes (rarely), it will be necessary to assign Home Learning on the week end.

Science packets will come home as completed.  These packets will be used to review concepts
in preparation for an examination. Notification of test will be attached to student behavior sheets.
Please send packets back to school.

Please check the Internet at my website for additional projects, class news and educational support. 
We all want homework to be a positive experience

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                    EMAIL:                    mfmarcus@westlab.dadeschools.net

We will go over the homework objectives everyday so your child is clear on what is expected. This should reinforce
and help your child succeed in all academic areas. Please sign your initials that you have seen and checked each daily assignment, so your child knows we are working together for their best efforts. As each new lesson objective is based on previous ones, please do not allow your child to fall behind in these important areas. Even if not assigned, daily reading (20 minutes) enhances vocabulary, word meaning, inference and comprehension.     

Parents are the most important people in a child’s life, and we need to work together for the benefit of your child.
I need you to support my academic, homework and discipline efforts here at school.  
In return, I will keep you informed about all aspects of your child’s experiences at school. With school and home
working together, I know that each and every student will have his or her most successful school year ever.                                  

                                        Sincerely,

                                 Marlene F. Marcus, Teacher

  

       PS:  FOLDERS:                     Writing Workshop                         

A Orange plastic folder is to be used for home learning and any important
assignments or papers from me to you and vice versa.

**The Blue folder  is for Math materials  I will give to the student
and is to be kept in school.
 

The Green folder  is for
Science materials   I will give to the student
and is to be kept in school.
 

The Yellow Folder is for Writing materials  I will give to the student
and is to be kept in school.
 



                                                    CAN YOU HELP?   

Do you have a special skill that you can
teach us –anything from plumbing to kite
building, from juggling to music appreciation,
prom path finding to wiring simple electronic devices, from cooking to mime?

I’d be willing to share :

 ______________________________

   ______________________________

Do you know of sources of free materials
we can use in art projects? We could use
such things as yarn, self hardening clay,
paper mache’, wood chunks, sheets of
foam, plastic or any other suggestions.

I know where we can get


________________________________

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Do you have relatives, friends, business associates or acquaintances in interesting or faraway places? May we write to these people as part of our First Grade Writing program?

Name: _________________________

Address: _______________________

Relationship:____________________

Are you a collector? Would you be willing to set up a temporary exhibit of your collection? We are interested in stamps, coins, postcards, bottles, matchbook dolls, antiques, model airplanes and anything else you may have.

I’d be glad to demonstrate my collection of _______________________________

_______________________________

The person we should contact for this material is:

Name:   ___________________________

Address: __________________________

              __________________________

Phone:  ____________________________

Do you know anyone (friend, relative, neighbor) who would want to take part in our Community Involvement Program?
We should contact:

Name:________________________

Address:______________________

Phone:________________________

Are you a musician? Would you be willing to provide music – live or on tape- for a singing program or other stage production?

I play __________________________

I would be willing:

( ) to play for you in person

( ) to provide musical background on tape, CD or video

Would you be willing to tell us about your work? You could speak to us in person or on video (perhaps with your child interviewing you). Your account of what you do for a living could be an important part of our Career Awareness Program.

I work as ________________________

I would be willing to:

( ) visit the class and tell about it

( ) speak about it on video

Using Tools

Would you be willing to help students learn how to use simple tools in the construction of simple building projects they could take home and be proud of? The ability to follow written and spoken instructions is a life skill.

( ) I would be proud to help

( ) I can’t but know someone
     who can

phone:_________________________

Do you enjoy telling stories, performing comedy monologues, lecturing? Would you be willing to demonstrate your public speaking skills as part of our Language Arts program?

I would like to join your speakers bureau to discuss the subject of

 _______________________________

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We are interested in finding a variety of field trip sites. Can you help us arrange visits to interesting places – a hospital, a manufacturing plant, a theater (backstage), a television or radio studio, a restaurant kitchen for a cooking lesson, an office building? Any other suggestions?

I can arrange for your class to visit
 __________________________________

Do you have any special information, abilities or knowledge of intellectually challenging games you might share with our class? Would you teach or arrange a class for beginning  Bridge, Chess or other enjoyable activity?

I would like to arrange lessons for:

( ) Bridge                   ( ) Chess

( ) ___________________________

 
 

 

 

HELP WANTED PAGE

To apply for any of these jobs, send an email to Ms. Marcus

 

Help Wanted:  GUEST READER

We are looking for guest readers on Mondays 2:45pm and Wednesdays at 1:30pm. Readers bring 1-3 books (chosen with your child) and read aloud to the children. (Time may vary)

 

Help Wanted:  

SCIENCE HANDS-ON WORKSHOP HELPER

 

 Volunteers needed to help out at SCIENCE Workshops (to help HANDS-ON projects in

the classroom).  Ask me about specific times.

 

Help Wanted:

WISH GRANTER

Visit our Wish List to find items that you can donate to our classroom!
 

Help Wanted:

**You can also help out by visiting the website weekly and staying in touch with me. 

Help Wanted:

 

Help Wanted:  MYSTERY READER

 

Mystery Readers are welcome!  Bring a good, short book, and be prompt, because lunch is at 12:00.  Remember, keep it a secret; you are a MYSTERY to your child and the rest of our class that day.

 

BIRTHDAY GUESTS

You are welcome to come in on your child's birthday and read a book or do a project- just contact me a few days in advance!  

 

CHAPERONES

 

We will need chaperones to go with us on our field trips throughout the year.

 

Help Wanted:

PRESENTER

If you have a special job, hobby, or knowledge that you'd like to share with the class, please contact me to be a presenter!

Help Wanted:

HOLIDAY HELPERS

We will have several celebrations throughout the year. We will need people to bake, do crafts projects, run games, send in juice and paper goods, etc. at these parties.
 

Help Wanted:
 

EXTRA HANDS

 

This job can be done in the classroom, on an as-needed basis, during special projects and activities when we need many adults in the room to assist the students.

 

Help Wanted:

PHOTOGRAPHER

Looking for PHOTOGRAPHERS to take pictures (impromptu and planned) so that I can easily add them to our website!

 

Help Wanted:

 

 


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