On Friday afternoon, I sat in my classroom and called the caregivers of each one of my soon to be fifth graders. I think this is the most important thing I do to get ready for the school year.
It took me less than 90 minutes to call each family. Some conversations were a couple of minutes, a few were as long as 5, and some calls I left voicemails.
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