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I LOVE YOU GUYS! I don’t think that I have ever had every single student and parent/grandparent/guardian show up for conferences before. Imagine my delight at the end of the day Sunday when I had met with all 30 families! I knew this was a special class from the get-go, but now you have all shined a light on one of the reason’s it is such a great group of kids!
Every child worked hard with the support of an adult and myself to develop a goal and a series of steps to meet that goal. Now we have to keep focused on these goals and action steps to be sure that each of us moves toward our goals.
I have also had the opportunity to sit with a mentor and work on my goals. Having worked with you and heard your reflections on class, I have made some new goals. I want to share some of them with you, so here are some of mine and the ways I will work toward them.
- Always treat each and every one of you with respect. When I make a mistake, find a way to fix it.
- Pay attention to the signals you give me. Listen carefully to what you say.
- Ask for your help by respectfully letting me know when you notice I make a mistake that bothered you or someone else.
- When I become aware of a mistake, apologize and find a way to put it to rights.
- Improve my teaching of literacy skills.
- As my students know, I am taking a class about effective literacy teaching. I will work hard to apply what I learn to my classes. The main focus of this is to use the workshop model when I teach.
- Have Mrs. Liimatta and Mrs. Ellsworth observe my teaching and conference with me about what they see. (Just as you share your work and conference with Mrs. Toita, a peer, a parent, and me!)
- Visit other classrooms so I can apply what I see to my teaching. (Just as you read mentor texts to apply what you read to your writing!)
Thanks for being such a great community of learners!!
Mr. Light
