August 2017 Hello Century High School Social Studies Students and Parents/Guardians: Welcome back! My name is Alex Jelacic and | will be co-teaching and interning with Mr. Passe in 9" Brade World History and Economics this year. | am participating in the Teacher Preparation Collaborative through Winona State University, and am fortunate to be spending the entire year in a classroom at Century School. To begin the year, Mr. Passe and | will be co-teaching and presenting the material cooperatively. As we ‘move into second semester, | will take over the majority of the responsibilities and Mr. Passe will remain accessible as a valuable resource for both the students and myself. | would like to encourage all students to feel free to approach either myself or Mr. Passe with any questions or concerns you have. Our door is always open and we will be happy to talk to you or schedule a time when we can meet. | would also like to encourage all parents/guardians to feel free to contact us anytime with any questions or concerns that may arise. You can find both of our emails listed at the bottom of this letter. | am looking forward to a great year and getting to know each of you as the year progresses. Sincerely, Yaw fe ‘Alex Jelacic & Tom Passe Alex Jelacic ~ alexjelacic@rochester.-k12.mn.us ‘Tom Passe —thpasse@rochester.k12.mn.us