I’m so excited to be sharing this letter with all of you as a way to welcome everyone to our class. I hope you all had some interesting adventures this summer, read a few books and enjoyed time with your families. I can’t wait to read and hear all about your summers when we meet. I wanted to use this as a chance to introduce myself to you and share a bit about my family and I. Just like you I grew up in River Edge, in fact I was a Cherry Hill kid also! My parents still live in River Edge so I still spend a lot of time in town, maybe we will see each other in the park. I have two little boys, Sawyer is 10 and starting fifth grade this year and Hudson is 7 and is starting second grade! We have many animals in our house and love pets. We have two dogs, Charley and Adele, and a giant bunny named Benji! We love spending time outside in the garden, hiking, riding bikes or just playing together. Are you excited for third grade? I sure hope you are because we are going to have a great year. Together our class will learn so many new things, read so many fantastic stories and make many important discoveries. We will spend time in our very unique classroom where I will teach you all kinds of cool things. We will do so many activities using computers this year. Did you know that in third grade you will get a laptop that you can use for lessons? I can’t wait for this year to begin, it’s going to be the best one yet! Enjoy the last days of summer! I can’t wait to meet you all! Parents get ready to follow us on Twitter this year! @Hello3GLearners