October 2007

Well my second week at Dowell Elementary is coming to close!  I have to say that I am really enjoying my class.  I am sure by now you know more about me than I may know about you!  I was very excited to make an instant connection with the students by also being a transplant to the state of Georgia.  Half of our class has relocated from another state, and even country.  I am from the Pennsylvania/Southern New Jersey Area and relocated to the Atlanta Area during the summer.   I have been a public school educator for 10 years now and still love it!

I am still getting to know all twenty-two personalities.  This week, we complete personal narratives about a big event in our lives.  The narratives have provided me some insight into their personal thoughts.  For the next 2-weeks will be working on forces and motions in Science, colonization in Social Studies, and traditional literature and critiques in reading and writing.  As you already know, we compact for math, so students are met at their skill level.

Just A Few Reminders:

• Please remember to check and sign your child's agenda every evening.  The Dowell characteristic for the month is responsibility.  Each student will be held accountable for their homework as well as the completion of their classwork, daily.  Homework, will continue to be a follow-up from the day's activities.
• Friday Folders need to be returned on Monday, signed.
• Parent conferences for the first marking period have been canceled until January.  I am making arrangements, to host an informal meet and greet by November, so we both may put a name with a face.
• Chick-fil-a biscuits are on sale every Thursday Morning for $2.50.

I welcome correspondence from you!  I can always be reached via email at delana.reeves@cobbk12.org or a message can be left on the school number.  I look forward to a productive year and I know that a strong partnership between home and school will be built, together.