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.



Friday, February 17, 2012

Valentine's Day and a Publishing Party!

Olivia shared her Discovery Table about origami this week.  She did a fantastic job teaching us about the history of origami and sharing some examples of origami she made.  Everyone had a terrific time creating origami this week at this hands on Discovery Table.  Great job, Olivia!

We had a terrific Valentine's Day party on Tuesday.  We had snacks and juice and spent some time looking through our Valentines.  When we were finished we had a little time to play a short game.

We also celebrated Mohamed and Sophia's birthdays this week.  Mohamed brought in cupcakes and Sophia and her mother showed us some fun pictures and shared Rice Krispie treats.

We were sad to say good-bye to our friend Mohamed on Thursday.  He will be greatly missed, but we are happy and excited for his family to be moving into a home in Burlington.  Mohamed will be attending the Champlain School.

We look forward to our FEED volunteers coming in this Tuesday to help us cut vegetables for the Stone Soup taste test on Wednesday.  A big thank you to them in advance for helping to set up this great experience for our class.

We have been working hard on our Narrative Unit during Literacy.  Everyone is very busy writing and illustrating their stories during Writers Workshop.  We will be finishing them up next week and enjoying a publishing party on Thursday morning.  Please join us at 9:30 on Thursday, February 23rd to celebrate your child's writing accomplishments!

Please be sure to visit the team webpage and sign up for March conferences.  They will be taking place the week of March 12 after school on Monday through Thursday.

Have a great weekend!

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