Welcome to the 2021-22 school year!
Class overview
In English students will learn to perform reading and writing strategies and skills used to understand and analyze literature. We will grow and help one another produce great examples of reading and writing text and expand upon useful elements to perform on the STAAR Assessments.
In Basic Math lessons will help students to acquire and maximize habits and skills of a life with bills and equations. Additionally, students should engage in academic conversations, read, solve and practice math skills on a daily basis with opportunities for cross-curricular content and student choice.
Learn English and Math at performing grade and IEP levels.
Google Classroom Codes: TBA
Contact Mrs. Burns via email: orisha.burns@fwisd.org
Have a question? Need some help? Mrs. Burns will have daily office hours through Google Meet:
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 3:45-4:30pm by appointment
Tutoring: Thursdays 3:45-4:30
About me
This 2021-2022 school year is Mrs. Burn's 15th year as a Special Education Math and English and Inclusion teacher at Carter-Riverside High School. She graduated from, an HBCU, Grambling State University. She excelled in her academics and sports while attending college in Louisiana via Northern California.
She is proud to call Carter-Riverside students and staff, her Eagle family. In her spare time, you will find Mrs. Burns reading, working out, and spending time with her husband and kids.