Whether we are in a brick and mortar building or on the internet teaching your child, we cannot do this without you! As teachers, we need you! I have always believed this, and I approach all families with this attitude. Why? Well, if you don't like me, most times, your child is not going to like me. This makes them less likely to do anything that needs to be done for them to succeed in their teacher's classroom.

Even more now than ever, we need to be partners in education. Teachers will not have any physical contact with your children. That is really hard for us. We love your children. We love seeing their bright smiles, giving them hugs, handshakes, high fives, and fist bumps! We love seeing them grow and learn and hearing about their days whether they are good or bad. We miss your children.

In order for any learning to occur until the end of the school year, we need you as our partners. We need to agree that we want your child to be a positive contributor to society, a high academic achiever, and to help them develop and achieve big dreams! We also need to help them regulate during a crisis. We can do this together. But it will be hard given your circumstances. As a parent and a teacher about to teach online for the first time with two children at home, it's not going to be easy.