August 2009
Dear parents,
My name is Jennifer Oakes and I will be your child’s kindergarten teacher this year. I hope that you have all enjoyed your summer and are looking forward to the start of the new school year as much as I am. As a way of introduction, I would like to tell you a little about my educational background and about my family. I have had the pleasure of teaching preschool, kindergarten and 1st grade for 26 years. I began my teaching career in Livonia, MI. I moved to Houghton Lake in 1996 and have worked in the Gerrish-Higgins School District for the past 13 years. My teaching degree is from Madonna University and I have completed graduate studies at EMU, CMU, Madonna and Marygrove University. My husband and I have 2 children. Janee’ is 14 years old and is a 9th grader at Roscommon High School. Jessica is 9 years old and will begin 2nd grade in September here at Roscommon Elementary School. Please tell your children how much I look forward to teaching them. This will be a fantastic year!
Warmly,
Mrs. Jennifer Oakes
Mrs. Oakes’ Newsletter
| What we’re learning
Our theme this week is Welcome to Kindergarten! Literature - Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten Phonemic awareness - letter and sound formation and identification Writing - All About Me! Math - Number and shape identification | Looking ahead |
| September Birthdays
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