Dear Families,
Welcome to fourth grade at Gold Rush Elementary. My name is Jennifer Poli, and I will be your child’s teacher. I am excited for the journey of a new year to begin and to experience it with all of the children and you! I look forward to getting to know you and your child as we embark on this journey together. I truly look at my role as your child’s teacher not only as an educator with regard to the fourth grade curriculum, but as someone who will be a part of his/her growth as an individual (academically, socially, emotionally). I teach with both my “educator hat” and my “mom hat” at all times, and I will do all I can to challenge and support your child as we grow together throughout the year.
Allow me to tell you a little about myself as I will be spending a great deal of time with you and your child. I earned my undergraduate degree in psychology from William Paterson University in northern New Jersey. My teaching degree is from Rutgers University, and I earned my Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from Temple University in Pennsylvania. I have been teaching for seventeen years, and I have had the privilege of teaching here at Gold Rush for the past eight years. My daughter also attends Gold Rush, and to us, it is home.
Outside of school I enjoy spending time with my family. I have two children; Brayden is twelve and will be entering seventh grade this year. My youngest, Brynn, is ten. She will be in fifth grade this year. In my spare time I enjoy cooking/baking, reading, hiking, physical fitness, and cheering on my children at their many sporting events. You can often find me on the football, soccer, softball field, or basketball court when I am not in the classroom. Kids sure do keep you busy, but I wouldn’t have it any other way!
Here are a few important reminders for the start of the upcoming school year.
Please send your child to school with a water bottle and healthy snacks for snack time.
The composition book with grids on the supply list, is also called a graph composition book . This will help the kids organize their math computations.
It would be wonderful if your child could come to school with at least 3 books of his/her choice. The books can be fiction chapter books or nonfiction (a mix of both is great too). We do have a classroom library the kids can borrow from. We will also be going to the school library, but having a few books to start as we work on building the foundations for reading workshop will be a really big help! The books can be from your home or from the Parker library. If this is not possible, please know that I will give your child time to select books from the classroom library.
Lastly, on Meet the Teacher Day on August 6th, the kids will have the chance to drop off and unpack their school supplies. To save time, you may have your child label all of his/her folders/notebooks with his/her name. Feel free to label pencil boxes/bags and anything else you choose to label. We will take care of writing the various subjects on the notebooks so don't worry about that part. Some kids like to set their pencil boxes up ahead of time as well.
Please let me know if you have any questions, and I look forward to seeing you soon!
Sincerely,
Ms. Jennifer Poli
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