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Mrs. Epstein,

My name is Kelly Nolan and I am a Senior at Rider University. I have a double major in Elementary Education and Psychology, and a minor in Early Childhood. I am very excited to get to work with you and your students this semester. I have been looking forward to my Education classes since my first day here at Rider and I have wanted to teach since I was in the 3rd grade. My 3rd grade teacher was a very caring and sweet woman who really wanted her students to succeed. I have not since had a teacher that motivated me the way she did. It is my goal to be as motivating to students as she was to me.

I have had many opportunities to work with children throughout my life. When I was a sophomore in high school I began assisting in the Sunday school program at St. Mary’s Church working with children ages two through six and continued until I went away to college. I volunteered at St. Mary’s preschool throughout my senior year of high school and two years ago I volunteered at Millhill Child Development Center working with children ages two months through three years. Also, during the spring semester of my Sophomore year I observed in a Junior-Kindergarten class at Princeton Academy. This observation was very helpful to me in affirming that teaching is the career path that I wish to follow.

Last semester I had the privilege of completing my first practicum experience at Wicoff Elementary School where I was placed in a Kindergarten classroom. Throughout this experience I had the opportunity to create and teach both literacy and mathematics lessons. I was also able to reflect upon each lesson taught, which allowed me to learn what my strengths and weaknesses are.

Although all of my experiences have been in an Early Childhood setting I am excited to be placed in an intermediate classroom. I hope that this will challenge me and help me to see how the foundation we lay in the primary grades is built upon as children grow and learn.

I would like to thank you for allowing me into your classroom and I hope to gain as much knowledge and experience from you as possible. Should you need to contact me for any reason my e-mail address is nolank@rider.edu and my cell phone number is (609)-217-4522.

Thank you again,

Kelly Nolan