Team 8-1

Moran Middle School 141 Hope Hill Rd Wallingford, CT 06492 203-741-2900

Hello!! Yesitistrue!Youareofficiallyamemberofteam81.Theteachersof81areexcitedlyawaitingyour arrivalinacoupleofweeks.Wearesureyouarealsoexcitedaboutmeetingyournewteachersand comingbacktoschool.Werepeat,youareexcitedaboutmeetingyournewteachersvery,very excited. Hereisaquickintroductionfromeachofus: PaulBogushHR301 IhavebeenteachingSocialStudiesfortwentythreeyears,thelastthirteenatMoran.Thiswillbethe greatestsocialstudiesclassyouwilleverhave!ThissummerIplantobreaktherecordforlongesttime spentinasharkcageonland.IllthentraveltoNashvillethissummertoauditionfortherealityshow ExtremeCabbageGrowersGoneBad. Mrs.SmithHR303 IhavebeenteachingLanguageArtsatMoranforfourteenyears.Mystudentsenjoyreadingand exploringthetalentedwriterthatexistswithinallofthem.Iwillspendthissummerworkingwithavocal coachandteasingmyhairupinanattempttomakeitasabackupsingerforJonBonJovis201314 worldtour. Mrs.WilsonHR304 IhavebeenteachingatMoranforsixteenyears.Ihavehadtheopportunitytoteachmath,history, readingandscience.Scienceismypassion.ItexplainshowandwhytheworldworksandIwillhave theprivilegeofsharingmyscienceknowledgewithyouthiscomingschoolyear.Afterspendingsome timewithmytwogirlsthissummer,Iwillbetravelingfromstatetostatelecturingonthenutritional benefitsofmashedvs.bakedpotatoeshopefully,IwillbeabletomeetupwithMr.Bogushin Nashvilleduringmytourcircuit. Mrs.Roth Ihavebeenteachingfor16years,11ofthoseyearsinWallingford.ThisismyfifthyearatMoran. PriortothatItaughtatSheehanandusemyknowledgefromtheretopreparestudentsforthehigh school.AstheresourceteacherIwillbeworkingtohelpstudentswithorganization,timemanagement, studyskills/strategies,andextrahelpasneeded.DuringthesummerIspendmuchofmytimeatmy cottageinCapeCodreadingonthebeach.Iamlookingforwardtomeetingallofyou.ThisyearIam hopingtoachievemygoalofrunningtoCanada.

 Mrs.RocheHR305 WelcometoSpanishclass!IamsuperexcitedtostartmyfirstyearatMoranMiddleSchool.After startingthesummeroffpreparinglessonplansforthefall,Iwillbeflyingtoanunknownlocationtotake partinaNavySEALteamssecretmissionastheirinterpreter. Mrs.JamesHR302 TeachingmathematicsismypassionandIhavebeenabletodothatforthelast20years.Bytheendof theyear,youwilldevelopaneaseandloveofworkingwithnumbersandproblemsolving.Thissummer Iamlookingforwardtospendingtimewithmykidsswimming,hiking,andplaying. Mrs.CantonSchoolCounselor IhavebeenacounseloratMoranfor6yearsandthiswillbemylastyearasyourcounselor.Lets makeyourlastyearatMoranyourbest!Iwillcontinuetoteachlessonstoyouthroughouttheyear, however,ourmainfocuswillbegettingyoureadyforhighschool.Enjoyarestfulandfunsummer! AfterschoolonAugust30,2013,Mr.Bogushwillholdtwoinformationmeetingsforparentsatwhich hewillintroducesomeoftheonlinetoolsusedbystudentstosharetheirworkonline,demonstratehow technologyisintegratedintothesocialstudiescurriculum,andshowlotsofexamplesofwhatthekids willbedoingthisyear..Thefirstmeetingis4:30pm5:30pmandthesecondmeetingis7:00 pm8:00pm.Theywillbeheldinroom301.Bothmeetingswillcoverthesametopicsand information.PleaseRSVPtoPBogush@wallingford.k12.ct.usorsendinanoteonthefirstdayof school,orrespondhere>http://moourl.com/team81.Pleasestatewhichmeetingyouwillbe attending!Usuallythemeetingsgowellpast60minutesinlengthbecauseparentswishtodiscussoneof theitemspresentedmoreindepth.Beyondtheinitialpresentationwhichwilllastanhour,pleasefeel freetoleaveorstay.Thereiszeropressuretoattend,butmostfolksfinditveryinteresting:) Whilethislettermayhaveservedasalightheartedintroductiontoourselves,wetakeourresponsibility asteachersveryseriously,andwehopethatyoutakeresponsibilityforyoureducationjustasseriously. Seeyouonthefirstday!10,827bonuspointsforsmilingandintroducingyourself!