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Welcome to 8A –
August
2007
Dear
Eighth Graders and Parents,
Welcome to 8th
grade! Your 8th grade
Block teachers this year are Mike Szott (8A) and Abby Drake (8B). We anticipate a
great year
as we work hard
and open new avenues for thought and
learning. Students will practice
and develop important reading, writing, and research skills this year. They will dive into some classic and
eye-opening works of literature to accompany their study of U.S.
History. We will emphasize critical and
ethical thinking skills.
Students will use a resource handbook
to support them in goal-setting, decision-making, organization, and character
development. There will be a wide
range of assessment for students to demonstrate what they have learned. Finally, as your homeroom teachers, we
will do all that we can to help students have an excellent and productive 8th
grade year! 8th grade
is a very special and important year, and we are both looking forward to the
journey.
So, who is this new
teacher Abby Drake?
I’m a native of Edmonds and a product of thirteen years of Catholic
education (Holy Rosary School
and Holy Names Academy).
I’m coming to
Assumption-St. Bridget from the Lake
Washington School District,
and I’m really excited to transition into a new position in a Catholic
school. I’ve been thrilled
so far by the warm welcome I’ve received from faculty and staff, and
I’m excited to meet students and their parents in the coming weeks. I’ve taught for six years, and
have experience teaching Social Studies, Language Arts, French, and Leadership.
This year, I will communicate
regularly with parents via
e-mail. My email is adrake@asbschool.org
and
I would appreciate an e-mail from one or both parents so that I can quickly
create a group list. (I
won’t give your email address out.) I check my e-mail often and it is a
great way to share information, clear up confusion or address questions. Students are also welcome to e-mail me
with questions or assignments when there are printer crises at home, but they
should make every effort to solve the problem first.
There are enclosures in this packet
and I need these items by Friday,
September 7th.
q
Please return the Walking Field
Trip form.
q
Please return the Student Survey.
q
Please return the Parent Survey.
You can turn in these forms, your earthquake food, tissue and notebook paper
as well as
get your schedule, locker and
books to cover between 2 and 4 PM
on Thursday August 30. This is our all-school open house.
Sincerely,
Mike Szott and Abby
Drake
P.S. Be sure your summer
reading is complete!
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