Welcome to Second Grade! Hello my name is Jennifer Polis and I will be your child’s second grade teacher for the 2021-2022 school year. I am very excited to start my sixth year here at Plato Academy and my 8th year teaching.I hope we can work together to encourage great success. I was born and raised in Long Island, New York. I am one of four children with two older brothers, a younger sister, and two awesome parents. I attended St.Joseph’s college in New York and received my Bachelor of arts in Childhood education for general education and special education. I started my career in Maryland where I taught first grade at a title one school. I had the privilege to work in an inclusion calssroom as the general ed. teacher. I decided to further my career down in sunny Florida when my older brothers moved down here 5 years ago. Since then I have had the honor of teaching 2nd grade here at Plato. I am eager to kick of the school year and fully expect to have a fun and successful year. I have a love for learning and hope to instill this same passion into my students. I have made great strides to provide a fun,creative, safe, and diciplined learning environment to allow for optimal success. I hope the students look forward to coming to class to learn. I fully understand all children have different needs and I will do whatever possible to reach all my student’s academic needs. Lastly, I fully believe that communication is key! If we can work as a team we will provide the best education for our children. If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me at the school (727)228-6850 or email me ([email protected]). Please allow me until the end of the school day to respond since we are busy at work! Thank you for all of your cooperation and commitment.