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 6, 2014

A Visit From Zero the Hero

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A huge thank you to everyone for coming to our Portfolio Sharing Party.  All my friends were very excited and proud to share the hard work they have been doing in Firefly Second Grade with you.  I look forward to meeting with all of you this Monday for parent/teacher conferences.
We spent Thursday doing 100th day activities and enjoyed a visit from Zero the Hero who read a book to us and did some math with us.  It appears as though Zero decided to change his hair style this year and go with a longer, curlier look as well as a mustache!  Thank you, Zero, where ever you are, for another fun 100th day visit!
This coming week will also be packed with fun activities.  We will visit the Book Fair Monday to preview books, so you should be looking for a wish list to be coming home Monday afternoon.  We will return to the Book Fair on Wednesday to purchase books, so please send in money on that day or before if your child will be buying something  Thursday is Vermont Writes Day.  Our school will be participating in a school wide "7 Minutes of Writing" and our class will all be writing in response to the same prompt.  Friday morning we will enjoy another Hands On Nature lesson.  Vicky will be in during the afternoon to teach us more about Mindfulness and we will spend the end of the day enjoying our Valentine Party.  A big thank you to Erica, Deb, Anne, Melissa and Sara for signing up to bring drinks and food for our party.  Our Valentine bags are finished and will be ready to be filled beginning this Monday.  Your child may bring them in any day this week to put in bags.
Have a great weekend!
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