Dear Parents and Guardians,
I am so excited for the start of another year here at Nipmuc! I wanted to take the opportunity to give you a taste of what your children can expect in my class. For those of you with children in English 9, we will be reading texts in a variety of styles. We will focus on the difficult situations the characters face, finding meaning in contradictions, and the ways the authors get complex ideas across. In Communication and Literacy, we will be focusing on the art of storytelling, and public speaking. Throughout the semester we will work together in order to analyze and practice the tools necessary to master these difficult tasks. The district transition from iPass to Powerschool will take some getting used to, but will eventually provide me a new avenue to communicate with you about how your student is doing. Because it is a new system, I plan to experiment a little before deciding on a method that works best for me, but my goal is always clear communication. With that in mind, I encourage the students to reach out to me when they have questions, and I invite you to do the same. Finally, I want to fill you in about the phone policy in my classroom. Because students have access to ipads, students will never need their phones in my class. Therefore, if I see a student’s phone I will put it on my desk until the end of the period. I hope that this will help students learn how to keep their phones on them, without feeling the need to use them during class. This year is already off to a great start! I am so excited to get to know your amazing, talented, interesting, and creative children. Sincerely, Rafi Diamond
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