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Teacher Welcome Letter

Teacher Welcome Letter

Dear Families,

Welcome to Kindergarten!!! I am Ms. Jones and I welcome you and your family to the 2024-2025 school year. It is with great pleasure that together we create a year filled with fun and packed with learning experiences.

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Mission Statement

My goal is to create positive, loving, and genuine relationships with students and treat them like I would treat my own children. This will allow students to be apart of a safe, comfortable setting in order to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.

Come Out to Open House!

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What Fun Things Are We Doing This School Year?

  • Fall Field Day/Team Building Day​

  • Fall Festival​

  • Celebrating Character Incentives​

  • Sneaker Ball​

  • Field Trips​

  • Winter Program & Black History Program ​

  • Spelling Bees & Book Battles​

  • STEAM Fair​

  • After school program & tutoring​

  • Sports (grades 3-6)​

  • School Jobs & Student Advisory

A Little About Me

  • Where I'm from: Born and raised in Belleville, Illinois.
  • My education: In 2017, I started my college journey at Southwestern Illinois College studying Psychology. In 2019, I transferred to Harris Stowe State University and earned a Bachelor's Degree in 2021.
  • My teaching background: With a wide variety of experience working with children, this will be my second year at Nance and my third year with the district.
  • My family: 2 brothers, 1 sister, and 1 dog.
  • My favorite snack: Flamin' hot fries/cheetos.
  • My favorite drink: Root beer (best soda in the world).
  • My hobbies: Traveling, girl maintenance, bowling and trying new food.
  • Fun fact: I played women's basketball all 4 years of college on a scholarship.

My Parents

Here is a photo of my parents. Alongside them are my twin nephews, Dannen and Dash. Hopefully, you will see them around during the 2024-2025 school year!

Our Dog, Bailey

Here is our family dog Bailey. She is a Shih-Tzu and is 3 years old now. She has been such a blessing to our family and has so much personality and intelligence.

A Recent Trip

Traveling is a hobby of mine and one of my most recent trips was to Houston, Texas. I photographed this home as we were touring around the city.

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Join Our Class Dojo!
Using the link provided, I will share with you throughout the year important information and photographs. You may also message me as another form of contact.

A Look Into the School Year

This school year, scholars will be learning about so many different topics and subjects!! In ELA, scholars will learn about phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary and language development, writing, and reading. In Math, scholars will learn how to count, write, and compare numbers as well as understand addition and subtraction, shapes, and time.

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Anjanice Jones
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