Welcome back!
Today is the first day of over one hundred eighty days we are going to
spend together. My greatest hope is this
will be a time of great learning and fun together. I recently saw the quote, "I care more
about the people my students become than the scores they get on tests."
The more time I spend teaching, the more this idea seems to hold true for me.
This will be my seventeenth year of teaching. Man, am I
getting old? I think this will be my ninth year at Highview. I never thought I
would stay at one school for this long, but Highview has been such a great
community it is hard to imagine leaving. I am really excited to be teaching
grade 6 again this year. When people have asked me what my favourite grade to teach
would be, I've always said grade 6.

My biggest influence during my teenage years were my
experiences at camp. From working at a summer camp, I discovered I wanted to be
a teacher and I loved spending time in the great outdoors. Eventually, I even
met my wife to be at camp. My wife and I still spend parts of our summer on
canoe trips whenever possible.
This past summer my wife and I took a trip to Algonquin Park. Our dog, Toby, is getting older and we thought we would take him for some canoeing and swimming. Unfortunately, it rained the entire time.
A large part of my leisure time this summer was spent
playing golf. I have only just gotten back into playing golf in the last three
or four years, but I have caught the bug in a big way. No matter how badly I
play, I can't wait to get out again to see if I can get better. It certainly keeps me humble. During the
school year, my sport of choice is volleyball. I play a couple of nights a
week.
My big passion all year long is reading. Mr. Kaufman calls
my book collection a library! Though my library is not growing very fast, because
I'm reading more and more e-books. I read about 20 books this summer, including a number
of books in preparation for teaching grade 6. You will notice I couldn't make up my mind on our first read aloud! I hope we will be able to share many
great books together. What are your favourite books?
I hope over the next days and weeks I will have the
opportunity to get to know all of you better. What is important to you?
It looks like a great year ahead.
Sincerely,
T.
Congram
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