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Please feel free to contact me with any questions!Email: Amanda.Merrill@Otterbein.eduClassroom Website: AmandaMerrill3.weebly.comMiss Merrills ClassroomBlue Ash ElementarySeptember 2015Whats Happening Around Our School!August 18 Open House 1 First Day of School! !" Welcome Back o!eeSeptem#er ! urriculum "re#ie$%i&ht$ Dance'(')hon% %o School * +abor Day 1& ")O ,eetin&")O %i&ht O$l ,eetin& 1% "icture Day 18 -nterim .eports Distribute/ !$ ookie Dou&h Fun/raiser be&ins !" %o School * "rofessional De#elopment DayWelcome to my classroom! Dear Parents,Welcome to the 2015-16 school year! This is my 2nd year as a substitute teacher for E!"# $ ha%e a # in Early !hildhood De%elo'ment ( Education from The "hio tate )ni%ersity and am currently *or+in, to*ard my -.T de,ree in 'ecial Education at "tterbein )ni%ersity# $t is my 'hiloso'hy that learnin, is a 'rocess that lasts a lifetime# $ belie%e that all children are able to learn, re,ardless of their learnin, differences# /o t*o children are the same and each learns differently# Therefore, $ differentiate my instruction based on the indi%idual needs of my students# E%eryone has s'ecial ,ifts and stren,ths and $ belie%e focusin, on these is an im'ortant 'art of your child0s education# $t is im'ortant to me to instill a lo%e of learnin, in all children and ensure that they feel successful! $ am loo+in, for*ard to *or+in, *ith you as a team to 'ro%ide the best 'ossible educational e1'erience for your child!'his Month in the Classroom0-n the 1rst fe$ $eeks of school2 $e focus on creatin& our classroom community3 )his in#ol#es learnin& routines2 creatin& classroom rules an/ sharin& our hopes an/ /reams30,ath4 comparin& an/ or/erin& numbers 5less than2 &reater than60.ea/in&4 choosin& books that are 78ust ri&ht9 for us2 an/ Si&ht Wor/s0Writin&4 Writer:s Workshop'$riters makeplans before $ritin&Save the Date! 2arm field tri' in "ctober 23rd! Parent cha'erones are *elcome! &oo+ 2air "ctober 24-25!Classroom NewsletterSpotlight Students(eira)a*orite animal+ cat)a*orite #oo,+ ;unie B ;ones an/ lementine)a*orite place -or *acation+ Hol/en Beach2 %orth arolina)a*orite thing a#out school+ mathEthan)a*orite animal+ /o&)a*orite #oo,+ aptain