Dear Parents,

Welcome to the 2023-2024 school year at Windber Area School District.  I am delighted to have your student in my classroom this year and look forward to sharing the school year together with him/her.  As a teacher, I will endeavor to create an educational partnership with you and your child that will foster courage, determination, and passion for knowledge.  In addition to this, my commitment as an educator will be to provide your student with a rigorous and challenging educational environment that will aid in his/her academic success in my classes, as well as, their future post-secondary plans.  I take great pride in teaching to my students the value of responsibility.   My motto and the class theme is “find a way, not an excuse”. 

Since attendance and appropriate behavior at school are crucial to the learning process, it is important that your son/daughter attends school every day as a mature and responsible student.   If an absence or tardy is unavoidable, your son/daughter will have the opportunity to complete their missed assignments. Still, nothing can recreate the classroom environment filled with student-teacher interaction when a student is late or absent. Also, it is very important that your son/daughter uses the class website in case you are absent (illness or school event).  This will ensure that your child will have the opportunity to obtain any missed content or assignment(s) with ease. 

Please look for future communications regarding behavior policies, classroom rewards and consequences, grading procedures, and daily schedules.  I would also like to take this opportunity to thank each one of you in advance for both your support and partnership for the upcoming school year. 

I look forward to meeting you soon.

Robert Christner

rchristner@windberschools.org

(814) 467-4567 Ext 218