September 8th, 2011 Dear Parents, My name is Erin Engelhard, and I am so excited to work in the University Primary school

this semester! I am currently in the pre-k room from 8am-12pm Monday through Thursday, but in early October I will transition to this placement five days a week. I am from Wilmette, Illinois, and attended New Trier High School before coming to University of Illinois. I am majoring in early childhood education and I have a concentration in psychology. This is my third placement, as it is my third semester in the professional program. Last fall I was in a two-year-old classroom at Chesterbrook Academy, and last spring I student taught for LaDonna Helms Kindergarten class at Leal school in Urbana. My final, full-time student teaching placement will be completed next semester somewhere in Champaign County. I am from a large familyI have two younger sisters (13 and 15), a younger brother (19), and an older half brother who is in medical school. I have been an employee of Grainger Library for three semesters now, and will be returning for a fifth semester with the S.O.A.R. tutoring program in Champaign. I own two pets on campusa salamander named Otto and a frog named Tuesday. I really enjoy traveling, and I have some awesome pictures of where Ive been. If you have any questions for me, I would be more than happy to answer them. You may reach me at erinengelhard2882@ gmail.com or call the school office at 1 (217) 333-4892. I have already met a number of you, and I look forward to working with you and your children this semester! Sincerely, Erin Engelhard