April 6, 2011
Dear Community Member:
My name is Charity Preston and I am a gifted teacher at Hamburger School
here in Yahoo, Ohio. I teach gifted math students in grades 3-6. We cover
many math topics in class, and will just be finishing off a unit in Data Analysis
and Probability. Such things might include using data to choose marketing
plans or knowing probability statistics to decide on new products to create at
certain times of the year. I am hoping you use some of these topics in your
career as well and would like to invite you in to discuss it with my students!
Many of Hamburger Elementary’s students come from a low-economic status
and would benefit greatly from seeing new careers that are based right here
in Yahoo! They may stumble upon a new direction they previously never new
existed from you coming to visit our classroom. Yahoo has many
professionals and I know my class would benefit greatly from seeing people,
such as yourself, in person to interact with them directly.
I am only asking for 10 minutes for you to present a little something about
who you are, what you do, and how you utilize math at your job. I am also
inviting several other community members, so you will sit in with this panel
of experts. We will be conducting the guest speaker session from 1:30-2:00
pm on Friday, May 4th, with snacks to follow.
If this sounds like something you are available for and interested in attending,
please contact me via phone or email at the contact information below. I am
very excited to have you come into my classroom and explain to students the
meaning of math in a real-world context!
Sincerely,
Charity Preston
Gifted teacher – Hamburger Elementary
239-761-7645
cpreston@hamburgerelementary.net