My Philosophy


I believe it is important to create a community where all learners feel safe, respected and have a sense of belonging. It is important to focus equally on the social, emotional and academic needs of students. I strive to meet children where they're at by differentiating instruction, choosing developmentally appropriate activities and providing a balance between teacher-directed and self-directed learning. I value play, the arts, movement, creativity and laughter as important and meaningful parts of the learning process for children.



Thursday, October 14, 2010

New Math Stations and a Visitor From the Past!




We have been learning about growing patterns in math this week.  Today we learned about several new workstations and had an opportunity to try them out.  These new workstations reinforce students' understanding of growing patterns and support their growth in finding different ways to make numbers.  It was great to see how excited and engaged everyone was working at these new stations.

Tomorrow we will have a special visitor from the past. Dan O'Neal will be visiting the Adventurers team in character as a trader from long ago.  This will be a wonderful opportunity for everyone to learn about life long ago and compare it to life today.  We look forward to this visit tomorrow morning.

This week's homework includes a contest from the Flynn Center as one of the desserts.  This is totally optional.  I have included the instructions for the contest and have also included the link to the Flynn website which has further information about this contest.  If your child decides he/she is interested in doing this activity, they do not need to return it by next week.  They can turn it in anytime between now and the due date for the contest.





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