You should all be receiving my welcome letter this week! I hope it will help to begin our communication with each other.
Dear First Grade GATE Families,
Welcome to an
exciting new school year at Ethan Allen!
My name is Mrs. Smith and I will be your child's teacher this year for
first grade GATE.
I would like to
tell you a little about myself. This is
my 9th year of teaching, and I absolutely love it! Working with gifted children is a very
rewarding job. Each day is exciting and
interesting for both my scholars and for me.
When I am not teaching I love spending time with my son Sebastian,
playing with my three dogs, enjoying the great outdoors, and reading.
I am so thankful
to be a part of such an amazing school.
If you are new to Ethan Allen you are in for a treat. This school is filled with the most wonderful
students and teachers imaginable.
Everyone works hard, and we also have many fun celebrations and
activities. One very nice thing about
our class is that all of the scholars are new to GATE and many of the children
are also new to our school, so everyone will be making lots of new friends.
Since you know
your child better than anyone, I would
like to ask you to write me a short letter telling me a little about them. Does your child have a special talent or
interest? What do you feel they will
need the most help with this year? Was
there a particular moment when you realized that your child was gifted? Is there anything important about your child
that I should know? I appreciate you
taking the time to write this letter.
You can email it to me or your child can bring it on the first day of
school.
Jump Start is a great chance
to have your questions answered and for your child to meet me and their
classmates. Jump Start will be on Friday, September 4 at 11:00 in the Ethan Allen
MPR. In the meantime, feel free to visit my classroom blog at
www.ethanallenscholars.blogspot.com. My
blog contains a calendar of events as well as photos and descriptions of previous
students’ work. It can help give you an
idea of what to expect during this new school year.
Sincerely, Mrs. Smith lgravessmith@ggusd.us
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