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提拉约翰斯顿的
幼儿园班：2023-2024
欢迎 to the beginning of your child’s adventure in elementary school!
I’m looking forward to meeting (and re-meeting, for those of you who have returning siblings!你很快就会回来的! Kindergarten is a special time full of learning and playing, maturing and becoming more aware of ourselves, exploring academic and artistic interests, and building relationships within our classroom community! We have a lot of fun at school making friends and exploring the world!
这是关于我的一些事情: I’ve been teaching at Ann Arbor Open for over 20 years, mostly in Kindergarten and 1st-2nd multi年龄 classrooms (with a dash of 4th-5th-6th!). Originally from New York City, I came to UM to study English Literature. After college I was a preschool teacher, which I loved. I then went to the University of Pennsylvania for my Master’s degree, then returned to Ann Arbor to begin teaching elementary school.
My husband Christopher Becker works in the youth department of the Ann Arbor District library and my daughter, 阿斯特丽德, is starting her third year of high school at Pioneer. She has been enjoying being on the crew team, 在密歇根剧院工作, 本周, 拿驾照!! (I was lucky enough to see her every day while she attended Open, Kindergarten-8th grade)
I’m looking forward to hearing about your families, and everything about your children: what’s important to them, 他们的利益, 他们的家人和宠物, 他们的希望、梦想和恐惧. I especially want to hear about any challenges or concerns you have. *Please write me an email any time to introduce yourself and your child, ask questions and/or describe anything it would be useful for me to know as we start the school year including allergies and health issues (johnsto2@aaps.k12.mi.us).
*I also need to know what your child is doing after school the first day and for the first week (as in, getting picked up/by whom/taking the bus).
Our room is #251 (on the inside), #12 on the outside. Children will enter every day from the outside when the bell rings at 8:10 - it is labeled with my name. Plan on coming in on Monday, looking around, helping your child get situated. We’ll start our Morning Meeting around 8:20 and you’re welcome to stay for a little bit then say goodbye!
供应所需: Nothing specific is needed except for:
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a backpack that is on the larger side (not cute and small) to hold all the things Kindergarteners carry back and forth (We want your child to be independent packing their backpack, especially with all the outside gear required during the winter, and it’s much easier - and practical - to do if a grown up isn’t needed to stuff everything in!)
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午餐盒 (unless they’ll exclusively be having hot lunch). Labeled on the outside with your child’s name and/or mine.
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A water bottle that fits into the lunch box on the outside in a pocket or inside if possible. We’ll have cups for use in the room, washed often.
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一袋多余的衣服 for “accidents” or wet situations for me to keep in the classroom (or to keep in your child’s backpack.
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Everything - all year -should be labeled with your child’s name (for easy return from the lost and found).
过敏或其他健康问题：
Please let me know right away if your child has any allergies (so we can make adjustments in the classroom food-wise) or health issues (they’re listed on the “portal” but having more detailed information is useful)零食: I serve a class-wide shared snack 1-2 times a day, with each family contributing once a month. 更多信息, but for now we will have fruits and vegetables only (until we determine if there are any allergies). 如果你愿意, your child can eat their own snacks from home - just let me know your preferences (and any allergies).
日程安排: This week the teachers and staff will learn more about our daily schedules (Specials, lunchtime) which I will pass on to you ASAP!
We will not be having a “Meet the Teachers” event for Young 5s and Kindergarten this year. Due to the construction/remodeling that’s being finished up on the building (and the unpacking and setting up that is taking much longer than in a typical year for us teachers), 我们只好放弃这个活动了.
我很快就会见到你!!
——提拉
johnsto2@aaps.k12.mi.us
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