August 2021
Dear students, parents and guardians,
Welcome to the new school year! I am very excited to be your child’s mathematics teacher for the 2019-2020 school year. I am honored to join them in their mathematical learning journey this year. My goal this year is for every student to find the value in math, strengthen their practices and habits of mathematicians, and enjoy the challenges of being “doers of mathematics”. This year will mark my fifth year of teaching high school mathematics and my first year at High Tech High North County. As I look ahead, here are some things I want you to know.
These are the things I would want you to know as we set out on our own journey together. I am keenly aware of the trust that you place in me for your child’s care and education each day when she or he walks out the door. I, too, am a parent, and have the same expectations for my own children. And so, please know that I take my role in your child’s journey very seriously, and I will do my best to see him or her safely to our destination at year’s end. Thank you for joining me this year. I hope it is a “best year ever” for you and your child.
Please read the attached policies and sign below to acknowledge that you have received this letter. If time permits, I would also greatly appreciate it if you can respond with a note or letter to provide me with any information that you would like for me to know about you/your child.
Sincerely,
Tiffany Arnaldo
Dear students, parents and guardians,
Welcome to the new school year! I am very excited to be your child’s mathematics teacher for the 2019-2020 school year. I am honored to join them in their mathematical learning journey this year. My goal this year is for every student to find the value in math, strengthen their practices and habits of mathematicians, and enjoy the challenges of being “doers of mathematics”. This year will mark my fifth year of teaching high school mathematics and my first year at High Tech High North County. As I look ahead, here are some things I want you to know.
- I want you to know that I care about your child. Your child is not a number. He or she is not a “seat-filler”. She or he is a person, and I will treat him or her as such. I will strive diligently to get to know her or him as an individual person, so I may best help him or her as an individual learner. I believe all my students come to me at different places socially, emotionally, and academically, and I will meet them wherever they are.
- I want you to know that I believe that your child owns her/his learning. I am not passing the buck. I simply believe that if your child is going to make the most of his or her learning opportunities, then he or she must take ownership. I believe that this is the key to true learning. You have to own it, for when you own it, you take responsibility for it. I am responsible for joining and aiding students in their journey, and I enthusiastically own that. But the students are responsible for their learning.
- I want you to know my approach to life and teaching: Do. Reflect. Do Better. I do not have all the answers. I am just seeking to do better each day, each year. This year is no different. I will make mistakes. But I expect and accept that because I know I will learn from it each and every time. This is how I approach my learning. It is how I will ask your child to approach his or her learning.
- I want you to know that communication between us is important. I feel that it is very important to maintain a collaborative relationship with parents/guardians, in order to help the students to achieve their goals. Please email me at [email protected] if you have any questions about your child’s progress. I will also post class information on PowerSchool, so you may view student grades and assignments. Please never hesitate to contact me.
These are the things I would want you to know as we set out on our own journey together. I am keenly aware of the trust that you place in me for your child’s care and education each day when she or he walks out the door. I, too, am a parent, and have the same expectations for my own children. And so, please know that I take my role in your child’s journey very seriously, and I will do my best to see him or her safely to our destination at year’s end. Thank you for joining me this year. I hope it is a “best year ever” for you and your child.
Please read the attached policies and sign below to acknowledge that you have received this letter. If time permits, I would also greatly appreciate it if you can respond with a note or letter to provide me with any information that you would like for me to know about you/your child.
Sincerely,
Tiffany Arnaldo