August2,2016

Studentsa ndParents
GlobalStudies/EthnicStudies20162017
JamesCampbellHighSchool

Re:
CourseSyllabusandIntroductions

DearStudentsa ndParents:

Ihavethedistincthonorofteachingstudentse nrolledinGlobalStudies/EthnicStudies
classesa tJamesCampbellHighSchoolthisschoolyear.Thisismythirdyearoffulltimeteachingwith
theHawaiiStateDepartmentofEducation.Ia me xtremelye xcitedtobegina ndtobuildingthis
relationshipwithyoua ll.

Ia mstillintheprocessofsettingupmyc lassroom,buthavebeena bletopreparea nd

providestudentswitha c opyofthisyearsCourseSyllabuswhichlistssomeofthematerialsneededfor
activeparticipationduringc lasstimes.Wemayneedotherkindsofsuppliestoo,a ndIwillc arefully
considermakingthesea dditionalrequestsofyouifa ndwhenweneed.

ThroughouttheSyllabusIdescribemye xpectationsa ndgoalsforthesetwotermsbefore

theWinterBreak.PleasereviewtheSyllabus,a ndc ompletea ndreturnp ages5a nd6byFriday,August
8th.

Parents,Iwelcomethec hancetomeetwithyoupersonallyintheweekstoc ome.I

understandthatyouhaveotherobligationsa ndIvalueyourtimepleaseunderstandthatImayneedto
relyone mailsorphonec allstoyouinurgentsituations.Iwoulda ppreciateyourprovidingyourc ontact
informationnow,a ndyourbeingreceptiveinthefutureforustoshareourc omments,questionsa nd
concerns.

LetsRoll!Herestoa greatyear.GoSabers!

Integrity&ScholarshiptheWaytoWisdom...

Aloha,

DavidC.Tanabe
Teacher
JamesCampbellHighSchool
RoomP19
(808)3053792
david.tanabe@campbell.k12.hi.us