September 4, 2018
Dear Parent/Guardian,
I am looking forward to being your child’s English teacher this year. It is an honor and privilege to work along side the most talented and brightest students in our city. My goals are to help your child develop their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills, to encourage them to develop into responsible young adults, and to deepen their appreciation for literature.
While I expect to have a wonderful school year, I also recognize that for various reasons it will likely be one of the most challenging years. From an academic standpoint, this year your child will take the SAT, and the subject matter’s language is one with which students struggle. From a personal standpoint, your child will be transitioning from adolescence to adulthood, which can be a tricky time as students are given more freedoms and responsibilities to aid them in the transition to adulthood. While it is important to give students the space to adapt to these responsibilities, they still need you to monitor their progress. Please be sure that your child adds you to their Google classroom, so you can get weekly email updates. Also, please regularly check grades and attendance on Gradebook. There is a great feature on Gradebook that allows you to get notifications about attendance and grades. It is important that you use these resources to help your child succeed.
If any issues arise, please speak to your child and have them address it directly with me. This is the best way to teach students to become more independent and responsible. If you need to contact me at any time during the school year, please e-mail at [email protected]. I check my e-mails every morning and will respond in a timely manner. If you do not have Internet access, send a note with your child, and I will call you as soon as possible. Please do not send messages via the parent portal.
Please review the syllabus with your child, discuss the course expectations, complete the bottom portion of this letter and return it to me with your child. By signing and returning this letter you and your child are stating that you have read, understood, and agree to the rules/guidelines, procedures, and materials necessary for success in this course. You are agreeing to be an active part of the student’s educational success and that you have the information necessary to contact me for any reason.
Thank you for your time. I look forward to meeting you soon.
Sincerely,
Lizzette Trujillo
Dear Parent/Guardian,
I am looking forward to being your child’s English teacher this year. It is an honor and privilege to work along side the most talented and brightest students in our city. My goals are to help your child develop their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills, to encourage them to develop into responsible young adults, and to deepen their appreciation for literature.
While I expect to have a wonderful school year, I also recognize that for various reasons it will likely be one of the most challenging years. From an academic standpoint, this year your child will take the SAT, and the subject matter’s language is one with which students struggle. From a personal standpoint, your child will be transitioning from adolescence to adulthood, which can be a tricky time as students are given more freedoms and responsibilities to aid them in the transition to adulthood. While it is important to give students the space to adapt to these responsibilities, they still need you to monitor their progress. Please be sure that your child adds you to their Google classroom, so you can get weekly email updates. Also, please regularly check grades and attendance on Gradebook. There is a great feature on Gradebook that allows you to get notifications about attendance and grades. It is important that you use these resources to help your child succeed.
If any issues arise, please speak to your child and have them address it directly with me. This is the best way to teach students to become more independent and responsible. If you need to contact me at any time during the school year, please e-mail at [email protected]. I check my e-mails every morning and will respond in a timely manner. If you do not have Internet access, send a note with your child, and I will call you as soon as possible. Please do not send messages via the parent portal.
Please review the syllabus with your child, discuss the course expectations, complete the bottom portion of this letter and return it to me with your child. By signing and returning this letter you and your child are stating that you have read, understood, and agree to the rules/guidelines, procedures, and materials necessary for success in this course. You are agreeing to be an active part of the student’s educational success and that you have the information necessary to contact me for any reason.
Thank you for your time. I look forward to meeting you soon.
Sincerely,
Lizzette Trujillo