Miss Duffy and Ms. Neyland's Third Grade Class

Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),

	We hope you had an enjoyable summer. We are looking forward to working 
with your child and having a magnificent school year. It is our intention to establish 
a good working relationship with you and your child.  Our philosophy is to create a 
positive learning environment for your child in order to make their educational 
experience pleasurable.  Therefore, we would like to warmly welcome you to third 
grade!
 
	Throughout the year we plan to provide you with numerous opportunities to 
visit our classroom and actively get involved in your child’s education.  You know 
your child better than anyone, so if you have any suggestions or ideas please feel 
free to share them with us. 
 
	This will be an exciting year for your child. He or she will learn about many 
new things and will be given the opportunity to develop his/her own personal talents 
and abilities.  We will study Reading, Writing, Cursive, Mathematics, Social Studies, 
Science, and Health.  Your child will learn organizational and time management skills 
that will enable him/her to become independent learners.  We value reading very 
highly and your child will be required to read nightly and keep a short response 
journal.  As you know, the elementary years are the foundation for your child’s 
reading enhancement.  As he/she grows and develops the goal is to have him/her 
became an active reader in the community.  It is important to motivate your child to
read anytime and everywhere.   Together we can instill the importance of reading 
in your child’s daily life.  We are eager to begin the school year and to make it a 
fabulous one.

	We look forward to meeting you personally at Open School Night.  

Respectfully,