About My Classrooms

Classroom Information

I work with an incredibly diverse group of students on a day-to-day basis. I teach Pre-K through 8th grade ESOL. I currently teach five one hour, and one half-hour instructional blocks every day. These blocks range from being push-in or pull-out model instructional blocks. In total, I have 21 students. My total student population is almost evenly split, with ten at Abbottston and eleven at Waverly. Because my schools are down the street from each other, I am able to visit both schools daily. First, I am at Abbottston every morning and then switch at lunchtime over to Waverly. For my five pre-k students, two kindergartners, and two first-grade students, I predominately use the push-in instructional model. For my one second-grader, three third-graders, four fourth-graders, two fifth-graders, one sixth-grader, and one eighth-grader, I do small pull-out groups with clustered grade levels. I also have one first-grade student in our self-contained Autism (PAL) program at Abbottston. My ESOL students are 50% male and 50% female. I have students from Yemen, Honduras, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Liberia, Ivory Coast, China, the Dominican Republic, and those who were born in the United States. Most of my students are below grade level, however, I have two that are in the gifted program at Waverly. I love the different cultures, experiences, and perspectives that all of my ESOL students bring into my classroom every day.