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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.
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.
**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
Class Web Site:
http://teachers.dadeschools.net/mmarcus
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:
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 :
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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
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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
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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
( ) ___________________________ |
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HELP WANTED
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To apply for any of these jobs, send an
email to Ms. Marcus
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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)
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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.
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Help Wanted:
WISH GRANTER
Visit our
Wish List to find items that you can donate
to our classroom!
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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.
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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!
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CHAPERONES
We will need
chaperones to go with us on our field trips
throughout the year.
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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.
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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.
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Help Wanted:
PHOTOGRAPHER
Looking for
PHOTOGRAPHERS to take
pictures (impromptu and planned) so that I can easily add them to
our
website!
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Help Wanted: |
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