My
name is Dorothy Martinez the English Language Learner, Spanish 1A and Cultural Languages
teacher.It has been a busy summer
and a time of reflection for the 2010-2011 schoolyear.My continued EnglishLanguage Learner
assignment at Mountain Elementary School is in the morning, and I willbe at Los Alamos Middle School in the afternoon.
This
letter is to introduce myself and relay the goals are to:
Implement a positive
instructional environment
Display and reinforce
an effective classroom management program
Communicate a clearly
defined grading system
Establish and maintain
positive rapport with my students
Create an educational
program that will meet students' academic needs
First
of all, it will be a delightful surprise to have your children as my students
and will note their willingness to learn as well as the high standard of
performance that you have apparently instilled in them.I appreciate your efforts in the
establishment of their academic focus.This reinforces my professional goals and reinforces the joy my teaching
career has brought me.
Secondly,
I am providing information about homework, assignments, and suggestions for
students' successful academic performance.The students will be asked to write down assignments in
their agendas on a weekly and daily basis, take a pretest on the vocabulary that will be studied and applied in that week's lesson.In addition, the telephone messages will include this information
and messages may be left for my attention.I will respond to them in 24 hours or in a timely manner.
Note:ELL and Spanish 1A consists of learning vocabulary,
listening, speaking, reading, and writing. during class time.Therefore, the only homework students
will be studying weekly vocabulary for spelling tests on Friday as well as
completing any incomplete daily assignments. My suggestion for consistent
language exposure is studying vocabulary from pretest and review daily notes
for 15 or 20 minutes every night.
For Cultural Languages, students will preview:
Four languages (Spanish, French, German, and Italian)
The Geography where that particular language is spoken
Coloring a flag of some country
Some greetings and conversation in that language
Agriculture and Foods
Architecture and special places to see in the countries
Authentic dress or customs
Hopefully, when students visit these countries they will observe and remember what they learned through readings, presentations, and videos. I hope this will become a lasting adventure for my students.
If
I can be of any assistance, please feel free to contact me at
m.martinez@laschool.net or contact me by phone at 663-2422.This joint effort will serve to enhance
the quality of service for your child's education.
