January 10, 2012
Dear Members of the Community,
Greetings! My name is Sarah Latino and I have just been appointed Chair of Curriculum. I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself to you and share with you the exciting plans for the upcoming school year. For the past seven years, I have served as a math teacher in our middle school. I have worked side by side with my colleagues, administrators and other members of the school community to encourage a safe and supportive learning environment for our students. I am excited to continue this as I step into my new role as Chair of Curriculum
In recent years, our community has grown and developed into one made up of many cultures. I feel it is important for us as the community to support the diversity and provide opportunities for our students to learn about different cultures. The goal for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year is to develop a multi-cultural curriculum that supports our changing community.
This curriculum will be put into practice across the entire district beginning in September next year. At the kindergarten through second grade levels, students will be reading a variety of stories that talk about what culture is and what it means to be from different backgrounds. At the third through fifth grade levels, students will construct family trees and share them with their classmates as well as discuss respectfulness of different cultures. In the middle school, students will share food, clothing and objects from their cultures with their class. At the high school, students will research, write essays and share their findings on different cultures. The high schoolers will also be in charge of leading a Youth for Diversity Day for the younger grades, which will let the younger students walk around a fair and see different cultures by looking at their food, clothing, music, etc.
It is my hope that by exposing our students to different cultures, we will be encouraging respect and building a stronger community. I welcome any suggestions, questions or concerns you may have and please, do not hesitate to contact by email or phone. I am looking forward to a wonderful year with you and our students!
Sincerely,
Sarah Latino
Chair of Curriculum
(845) 555-5555
Sarah@msmc.com
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