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Morning Parents/Guardians!
I had the pleasure of meeting many of you during parent/teacher conferences
the last two weeks! For those of you I did not see, my name is Lisa Battistone, and I am a
senior at Drake University who will be student teaching with Mrs. Philips until the first
week in May. Because I will be more involved in the classroom as the next five weeks go
by, I wanted to take the time to introduce myself and let you know that if you have any
concerns to please contact me.
I started here at Roosevelt right after Spring Break. Prior to that, I spent seven
weeks at Hoover High School as a student teacher in the Special Education department.
I was able to work in both the general education and self-contained classroom for 9th
and 11th grade English. I learned a lot during my time there, and I am very excited to
continue growing as a teacher here at Roosevelt.
In the next couple weeks, students will be constructing and delivering a speech
based on an interview they conduct with a person they view as wise. The interview
reflects on lessons learned in the book Tuesdays with Morrie. After the speeches are
complete, we will be jumping right in to Unit 4! This unit deals specifically with
nonfiction and how to synthesize multiple texts in their writing. When we begin this
unit, I will be teaching full-time. This means that any assignments and grades given will
go through me (with the help and approval of Mrs. Philips, of course!). Therefore, if you
have any concerns, please do not hesitate to email me at the address below.
I look forward to continue working with your students, and I hope that you have a
wonderful day!
Thanks,
Lisa Battistone

lisa.battistone@drake.edu