JOHN E. DEASY, Ph.D SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CHERYL HILDRETH Wright Middle School STEAM Magnet INSTRUCTIONAL AREA 6550 WEST 80TH STREET, WESTCHESTER, CALIFORNIA 90045 SUPERINTENDENT TELEPHONE: (310) 258-6600 FAX: (310) 568-8942 CHRISTINA WANTZ PRINCIPAL

RYANNE GARDNER MAGNET COORDINATOR

Greetings!

I’m Mandy Stout, your child’s teacher this year at Wright MS. Our wonderful classroom paraprofessionals will also be returning this year. I welcome you and your child as part of our classroom environment, and I will be reaching out often with progress and classroom news. We have an exciting year to look forward to!

Our class will attend a weekly field trip to Vons (walking across the street) on Fridays. You may send a small, specific grocery list with money, and/or snack money with your child if you would like (NOT required to come). Please make sure to send back the attached permission slip so your child can attend – this is always an exciting event for our students. We will have cooking most Fridays, and other field trips throughout the year. Also, this year I am co-teaching a beginning theater class with the theater teacher, Ms. Maxwell. It is a general education course, and all my students will take it in the fall alongside their peers. It will be a lot of fun! Our class was invited to participate several times last year, and the students loved it. We will create art, drama, video clips, and music, and I think your child will really enjoy it.

I have attached these documents in this welcome packet: - Weekly schedule (this may change!) - PG-13 movie release form - Picture release form (PLEASE RETURN) - Von’s weekly fieldtrip form (PLEASE RETURN) - Class supply list - District health curriculum letter

I will be sending home communication folders by the 3rd week of school after we determine individual progress needs. This is where your child will have information on upcoming events, classroom news, completed work for you to see, and homework. I look forward to meeting you soon, and please feel welcome to contact me anytime. I hope to have open communication throughout the school year!

Sincerely,

Mandy Stout, Room 43 [email protected] Cell: 970-481-0502

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