Announcement

August 8, 2017

Dear 3AH Families,

I am so excited to be able to learn with your family this year! Please know that parents are an important part of our learning community and I welcome your participation.

This is my fourth year at ISKL. Before that, I was a teacher in Kuwait, at the American School of Kuwait. I was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. I am married to Ms. Smillie (3ES). Outside of the classroom, I enjoy canoeing, skiing, and traveling. I have additional qualifications in special education and mathematics. I hope you will feel welcome at school and should you have time to volunteer on a regular basis (or occasionally), please let me know.

Each Sunday you will find an update in the announcement section of our class blog. Please make it a habit to check here for information about what is going on in class. You can simplify this by subscribing to the blog so that you will get a notification each time it is updated. There will not be whole class emails from me this year, all whole class communication will be via the class blog. In a few weeks, the students will also begin blogging. More information about this will follow, but know that everyone LOVES comments!

Third grade is an exciting year and I am lucky to be able to work with your children this year. I hope you will be able to come in for a brief “Getting to Know You” chat. I am happy to schedule these 10-minute appointments before or after school. Please email me some times you are available and I will confirm. I can also meet during specialist classes (except days 3 when I have regular meetings). You are your child’s first teacher and this is a chance for me to learn from you more about teaching your child.

More information about the third-grade program will be shared at Back to School Night (August 21st for grade 3 parents). Please feel free to contact me throughout the year if you have questions or concerns. The easiest way to reach me is via email (ahamilton@iskl.edu.my). Thank you for loaning me your child for the year.

Best,  Alasdair Hamilton