I would like to introduce myself to you. My name is Laura Dailey and I will be your child's sixth grade teacher this year. Although I have many years of experience in many aspects of education, this will be my first year as a sixth grade teacher. I am looking forward to this new adventure! I have been teaching at La Paloma Academy since it began eight (?) years ago - most of those years I taught middle school math at the central campus. Last year I transferred to Lakeside and helped teach middle school math at this campus.
One of my primary goals this year will be to create a culture of success and atmosphere of teamwork in our classroom. I want every student to understand that they have an important part to play in the success or failure of our classroom - both in the atmosphere or "feel" of the class and in how much we are able to accomplish. My desire is that prior to entering middle school, each student will begin to understand their role in the education process - that they will take ownership of their responsibility to learn! I have a strong commitment to the success of each student both academically and morally. I will always be emphasizing how strongly each student's character influences their success academically.
I strongly desire you to be a part of my team! The best way to insure the success of your child is for you and me to communicate regularly and to understand that we are on the same team! I have to admit to you that I need your help with this - I have good intentions, but many times in my busy-ness I fail to do well in this area. So, if you haven't heard from me in a while, could you check in with me to see how things are going? This will help me to stay in touch! The best form of communication for me is e-mail. My e-mail address is ldailey@lpatucson.org.
The sixth grade year is a transition year between elementary and middle school. One of the things we need to accomplish this year is developing a level of personal responsibility that will prepare students for the challenges of middle school. For this reason, I will have high standards and expectations for both behavior and academics in my classroom. It has been my experience that students will raise their behavior to the level of expectation (after they realize that the standards and expectations are not going to move!!). I will be working with the students to help them take responsibility for their work and behavior and will only pull you in for back-up when they are consistently not responding to my expectations.
I look forward to getting to know each of you as the year progresses.
THIS YEAR WE CHOOSE SUCCESS!
Mrs. Dailey
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