Ms. Compton's

Hello!  Welcome to Judy Compton's Classroom

Email Address: jcompton@hellgatesd4.k12.mt.us

Phone number:  721-2160

I am delighted to be your child's first grade teacher.  I have been teaching for 29 years -- five years in kindergarten and and twenty-four years in first grade.  I received a Master's degree in literacy in 2005 and am a Montana Writing Project fellow.

In my classroom, your child will be working in a variety of groups, building social skills as well as solving problems together.  Small center groups, partner-writing, individual, and whole-group instruction are incorporated throughout the day.

I believe in a balance between phonemic awareness/phonics-based skill instruction and a whole-language approach to teaching reading and writing.  Math instruction includes number concepts, addition, subtraction, place value, money, time, and fractions.   

I highly encourage parents to get involved in the classroom -- the research consistently shows that when parents get involved, students are successful.

Weekly Schedule

Monday       Tuesday       Wednesday         Thursday           Friday

  P.E.         Music              Library                  P.E.                  Music

**Please send in a pre-packaged snack at the beginning of each new month.