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te a c h e r p a r e n t c o m m u n ic a tio n , s o to s t a r t o u r y e a r I w o u ld lik e to te ll y o u a
b it a b o u t m y s e lf . I m o v e d t o W a s h in g t o n a t a y o u n g a g e b u t a lt h o u g h I
w a s n t b o r n h e r e , I c o n s id e r m y s e lf a f u ll b lo w n W a s h in g t o n ia n . I e n jo y
g o in g o n e a s y y e t b e a u t if u l h ik e s , s t r o llin g a r o u n d p ik e p la c e m a r k e t lik e a
to u r is t, a n d r a in y d a y s . I a ls o lik e to tr a v e l a n d le a r n m o r e a b o u t th e c u ltu r e s
o f th e w o r ld . I h a v e tr a v e le d to S p a in , A f r ic a , a n d P o r t u g a l. C u ltu r e
a w a r e n e s s is a p a s s io n o f m in e a n d I p la n t o in c o r p o r a t e c u lt u r a l
c o m p o n e n t s in m y t e a c h in g . F in a lly , I lo v e t o t e a c h ! I h a v e b e e n w o r k in g
w ith k id s fo r s e v e r a l y e a r s a n d I h a v e a tr u e p a s s io n fo r te a c h in g . N o m a tte r
w h a t I d o I a m t h in k in g a b o u t m y s t u d e n t s a n d h o w I c a n h e lp t h e m b e c o m e
th e b e tte r s c h o la r s a n d c itiz e n s .

I e n c o u ra g e p a re n ts to re a c h o u t to
m e a n y tim e th r o u g h o u t th e s c h o o l
y e a r. P le a s e c o n ta c t m e w ith a n y
q u e s tio n s o r c o n c e r n s . A ls o fe e l fr e e
to c o n ta c t m e if y o u a r e a v a ila b le t o
v o lu n t e e r in o u r c la s s o r o n f ie ld tr ip s .
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W o u ld y o u lik e to s ta y c u r r e n t w ith
w h a t y o u r s tu d e n t is d o in g in
c la s s ? N o w y o u c a n , w ith th e
C la s s D o jo a p p . A r e y o u in te r e s te d
in le a n in g m o r e a b o u t C la s s D o jo ?
Yes N o
If n o , c ir c le y o u r p r e fe r r e d m e th o d o f
c o n ta c t. ( Y o u m a y c ir c le m o r e th a n
o n e .)
E - M a il P hone W e e k ly L e tte r H o m e
M y c o n ta c t in fo :
J e n n if e r. e s c o b e d o @ w s u . e d u
(2 0 6 ) 4 7 3 - 9 8 4 3
I g r a d u a te d in 2 0 1 7 w ith a B a c h e lo r s D e g r e e
in E le m e n ta r y E d u c a tio n a n d a n e n d o r s e m e n t
in E n g lis h a s a S e c o n d L a n g u a g e e d u c a t io n ,
f r o m W a s h in g to n S ta te U n iv e r s ity .
G o C ougs!
M y P la n ,
E x p e c t a t io n s , & G o a l:
L ik e I m e n t io n e d a b o v e , I b e lie v e in h a v in g s t r o n g
a n d c o n s is t e n t c o m m u n ic a t io n w it h p a r e n t s . M y
g o a l is t o p r e p a r e y o u r 5 th g r a d e r f o r t h e t r a n s i t io n
in t o 6 th g r a d e , a n d I w o u ld li k e y o u r h e l p i n d o i n g
s o . N o o n e k n o w s y o u r s tu d e n t b e tte r th a n y o u ,
a n d to g e th e r w e c a n c r e a te a n e ffe c tiv e le a r n in g
e n v ir o n m e n t t a ilo r e d t o y o u r c h ild 's n e e d s . I p la n
to g e t to k n o w y o u r s t u d e n t a n d a d a p t m y t e a c h in g
in o r d e r g iv e th e m t h e in s tr u c t io n t h e y n e e d t o b e
s u c c e s s f u l. I u n d e r s ta n d h o w c r u c ia l th is la s t y e a r
in e le m e n ta r y s c h o o l is a n d I p la n t o m a k e it
c o u n t! I w o u ld lik e f o r m y s t u d e n t s t o b e c o m e s e lf -
m o t iv a t e d lo v e r s o f le a r n in g , s o t h e y a r e r e a d y t o
ta k e o n w h a te v e r is e x p e c t e d o f t h e m in m id d le
s c h o o l. If y o u h a v e a n y t h in g y o u w o u ld lik e m e t o
k n o w a b o u t y o u r s tu d e n t, p le a s e c o n ta c t m e a s
s o o n a s p o s s ib le . T h is y e a r I w ill a ls o b e o ff e r in g
c la s s a n d s t u d e n t u p d a t e s f o r p a r e n ts th r o u g h th e
C la s s D o jo a p p . T h is a p p a llo w s m e to in s ta n tly
s h a r e w h a t o u r c la s s a n d y o u r s t u d e n t a r e d o in g
b y p o s t in g t o o u r C la s s D o jo p r o f ile . T h is p r o f ile is
c o m p le te ly p r iv a t e a n d c a n o n ly b e s e e n b y m y s e lf
a n d p a r e n ts w h o c h o o s e to p a r tic ip a te . A n y
in f o r m a t io n o n in d iv id u a l s t u d e n t s w ill o n ly b e
s h a r e d w ith th e ir p a r e n t.