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 20, 2014

Hands On Nature

This was a quick week filled with lots of fun activities. The class enjoyed a delayed Valentine's Day Party and Hands On Nature on Monday. A huge thank you to our Hands On Nature parents for a terrific lesson about tracking this week.  Our class learned about different track patterns and how they are used to identify animals and their activities.
We finished up our non-fiction units this week and are in the process of loading our non-fiction ebooks onto a google site linked to our blog.  Please check the upper right corner of the blog for the link to these ebooks.  If you do not have an Apple product


choose the PDF option.  If you would like to have a copy of this it can be downloaded directly from the google site.  We also finished our current Math and Fundations units this week.  After the break we will begin new units in Reader's and Writer's Workshops, as well as Math and Fundations.  We will be forming new reading groups and will spend the month of March doing Reader's Theater.  This will be a fun opportunity to mix everyone up and work on fluency in reading.
Once again, there is no homework over vacation, but I have sent home math fact packets for students to do for fun if they would like to.  They do not need to be returned to school.
I hope everyone has a terrific Winter Break!
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