Parents
Welcome, parents! Thank you so much for taking an interest in your child's education and visiting our classroom website. I am very much looking forward to meeting you all and to working with your children this year. Although I am always available by appointment or through email, I want this website to be a place where you can find most of the information that you need regarding your children's learning in my class. Below you can find the weekly classroom newsletter, website reviews, information about my experiences teaching children, and a few web sites that could be very good resources. If you have any questions at all, please email me by clicking on the link below. If you would like more information about me, I also have professional and personal pages that you can access through the links above, and you can watch a short movie about some of my background and interests. Thanks again for taking the time to find out about your child's fourth-grade class.
Each week, I will post a new newsletter to tell you about things that are going on in our classroom. The newsletter also includes spelling lists, classroom needs, summaries of articles pertaining to your child's education, etc. You will need Microsoft Publisher to open the document. If you cannot access the file (my own home computer does not have Publisher!) and would like a printed copy, please email me.
Kaboose Kids Domain Safe-Surfing Guide
This website is designed to help parents keep their kids safe while on the web. I reviewed three different resources on this site: Message Boards & Chatrooms: Rules, Etiquette, and More, Computer Care & Safety, and Downloads—Ages 8 & Up—Kidspiration. Read reviews
Brief background of my teaching experiences:
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Farmland Friends Daycare (4 years): children ages 2-10 years; supervised games, craft projects, etc.; taught simple Spanish; directed two summer plays
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Mattawan Middle School (1 semester): cadet in 6th-grade classroom; tutored struggling readers; edited student work
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Mattawan Elementary (1 year): through the National Honor Society; mentored 1st- and 3rd-grade boys; worked on literacy and social development
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YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) Children's Center (6 months): supervised and taught toddlers of various socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds
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Mattawan Later Elementary (Fall 2005) pre-internship in a 3rd-grade classroom; taught Spanish and music, worked on literacy and special projects, gathered information on classroom management
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St. Monica Elementary School (Fall 2005) team-taught general music in two first-grade classrooms
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St. Monica Elementary School (Spring 2006) team-taught general music in a seventh-grade classroom
Links that you and your child may find interesting:
This site has many different resources for families, including activities, tips for healthy eating, etc.
I did not know about this site until just a few weeks ago! Residents of Michigan have access to this library, including online databases for finding journal articles, etc. There is even a database for kids! I really love this site. All you need to login is a state ID or Michigan driver's license number.
Weber County recommended reading for fourth-graders
This list includes short descriptions of a variety of trade books.
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Last updated: April 1, 2006 1:14 AM