I am excited about assisting your child through another academic year.  I look forward to your participation in helping us make your child’s education a positive experience.  This year will be a year of transition and preparation.  My goal is provide your child with a safe, interesting, organized, and positive learning environment in order to prepare him/her for the transition from primary to intermediate in just nine short months.  In order to achieve this goal, we will be concentrating on study skills and independent learning.  In order to achieve this goal, our classroom community will be one in which all members, parents, students, and myself, work together in a way which promotes mutual respect through listening and learning from each other.