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, February 3, 2011

Chinese New Year, Snowshoeing and a Publishing Party!


 Science Experiment- "How many drops of water will fit on a penny?"



Tomorrow Cathy Townsend will be joining us in the morning to help us celebrate the Chinese New Year.  She will be sharing a book, a snack and an activity with the Adventurers Team.  We look forward to having her join us.  Be sure to ask your child what he/she learned about the Chinese New Year tomorrow after school.
We will also be snowshoeing tomorrow afternoon.  Please make sure your child comes to school tomorrow with all the appropriate clothing and winter boots so he/she can take part in this activity. Half of the team will be snowshoeing while the other half participates in an indoor exercise activity.  Next Friday we will swap groups for these activities.
We are finally finishing up our penguin reports and are very excited to have a "Publishing Party" to share them with our families.  Our Publishing Party is planned for Thursday, December 10th at 2:00 PM.  Each student will be sharing their own report about a particular kind of penguin.  Please consider joining us for our party!  Every student has worked so hard and has done such an amazing job on these reports, they are very excited to share them! 
Just a reminder that the SCS Book Fair is this coming week.  We will be previewing books on Monday and returning to the book fair on Tuesday to purchase items.  Your child should come home with a wish list on Monday for you to look over with them and make decisions about purchasing.  Please let me know if this is a financial hardship for you family.  The school has vouchers that can be used for the purchase of books for those families in need.

 Please be sure to check the Upcoming Events part of the blog.  There are MANY events happening during the month of February!

Pictures of Jack's science table about the history of planes:

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