I am excited to be your child's teacher this year. In my classroom, parents are my partners. I value open communication and collaboration to ensure that we are all working together to support your child's educational journey.
Bloomz: Our school will use the Bloomz app to communicate with families. Each week the First Grade Team will send out a week at a glace post. This post will give you a snapshot of what your child will be learning the next week. We will also send weekly pictures of students learning.
Our class website: You can use this website to access different support staff, our schools SEL program and counselor
Please click on the tab
Helpful Link Tab : This page has some resources and tips for literacy and math work at home
Specials Teacher Tab : This tab will show you all the names of our special teacher and a link to their website.
My family moved to Colorado 8 years ago. Before moving to Colorado we lived in Pennsylvania.
This year is my 21st year teaching. Over the years I have taught Kindergarten and First Grade.
8th year teaching at Arrowwood Elementary
Hiking
Skiing
Camping
Playing card games with my family
Visiting the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Cooking with my family
Chocolate
Diet Coke
Be Kind: Use nice words, keep hands and feet to yourself, help others . . .
Be Respectful: Follow the instructions of the teacher the first time they are given, listen to others when they speak, raise your hand before you speak, stop what you are doing to listen to announcements . . .
Be Safe: Walk in the hallways, do not throw things inside the classroom, put away your backpack and coat.
Be Your Best: Always try your best, even if you think you are going to make a mistake
Respect
Own it
Act Safely
Responsibility
In our class, we use a variety of resources to help us ROAR each day.
Roar Bucks : Your child will receive Roar bucks for following Roar around the school. Those Roar bucks can be spent to buy items at the Roar store or buy special days in the classroom, like bring a stuffy to school, wear pajamas to school.
Students that are not following ROAR are given Think Sheets after being given 3 warnings .
8:25-8:45- Active Grizzlies in the room
8:40-9:10 : SEL - Morning Meeting
9:10-9:45 - Literacy - Phonics
9:45 - 10:55 - Literacy: Center Time and WINN Time (includes snack as a center)
10:40 -11:15- Writing Time
11:15-11:35 - Recess
11:40-12:00- Lunch
12:00-12:10 - Read Aloud
12:10-1:35 - Wholoe Group Math / Centers / WINN Time (includes snack as a center)
1:35-2:15- Specials
2:15: 2:35 - Recess
2:35-2:45- Independent Reading Time
2:45 - 3:15 - Science/Social Studies
3:15-3:25- Pack up
3:25-3:30 - Dismissal