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Meet the teacher<\/strong><\/p>\n Hello! And welcome to Grade 1 and 2! My name is Ms. Merkel and<\/span> I am so pleased to be your child’s teacher this year. I was recently a district leader in Advanced Learning and a big part of my job was teaching the district Grade 2\/3 challenge program. Before that. I have taught in a variety of classrooms, in Canada and overseas, in Grades K-3 and in teacher education programs in two universities.<\/span> I have been a teacher since 2004 and have my Masters degree in Curriculum & Instruction.<\/span> More importantly, I have a beautiful family with 2 young sons and my husband! When I’m not at school I am playing with them in the woods or at the library, learning and teaching yoga and cooking (or, let’s be honest, doing the laundry!) Read more about me in my class book, printed for the class or on the blog.<\/span><\/p>\n Class contributions<\/strong><\/p>\n It takes a village to raise a child! There will be lots of<\/span><\/p>\n opportunities to be an intergenerational contributor to your child’s classroom this year if you would like to takepart.<\/span> As parents, we are also exceptionally busy so your support and love at home is perfect and enough, as well.<\/span><\/p>\n This month’s invitations will be:<\/span><\/p>\n – become a ‘mystery reader’- surprise your student by<\/span><\/p>\n reading to the class (more information to come)<\/span><\/p>\n – donate some interesting boxes for an upcoming project (please keep them at home until called for \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n – donate indoor plants you don’t want anymore<\/span><\/p>\n – start to think about your child’s family history\/culture\/elders as we begin units on community, history, story and identity<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n