Our Class Mission:
My mission for our class is to create a challenging and nurturing classroom environment where students have fun while they learn.I strive to create a classroom community where students learn respect for themselves and each other, and where they feel safe to take risks while learning.I want my students to understand that it is human to make mistakes and that is how we learn.I hold high expectations for all of my students and expect them to do their very best at all times.It is my goal to instill a love of learning in each of my students.
I BELIEVE THAT…
*All children CAN and WANT to learn, if they are given the necessary “tools” from home and school; including love, support, and encouragement.
*Students learn best by being actively engaged, so my classroom is centered around a great deal of student led and hands-on work. I truly believe in the statement “Hands-on, Minds On” and strive to incorporate daily activities into our lessons that support this idea.
* Students have their own unique learning styles and it is my responsibility as their teacher to discover these individual learning styles and to teach according to them as much as possible.
*Students learn from teaching one another, so in my classroom, students are often paired up with a partner or in a work group to discuss their learning with one another and for daily cooperative learning experiences.
*Instruction needs to be differentiated in order to meet the diverse needs of our classrooms today.
*Since we do learn from our mistakes, students will be checking their own work most of the time so they will be able to see what they did right, what they did wrong, and how to do things correctly. There are safeguards in place to assure students will not cheat or simply wait and enter correct answers.
*”Practice makes permanent” not perfect, so my students have opportunities
daily to practice what they have been learning during the year.
*Learning to love and respect each other is just and imortant as learning how to spell, multiply, etc.
Published: 3/27/2008
Thanks for visiting our class blog/website. Please visit us often, keep up on class happenings, visit the school parent portal and sign in to check grades, use the message board to talk to each other (content checked by Mrs. Lewis), and use the site imail.
Don’t forget to visit our class main website and information page for up to date homework assignments and upcoming events, links to Challenger’s Parent Portal and more at http://www.oncoursesystems.com/school/view_webpage.asp?id=301817 and then visit some of the links for some terrific activities and information. Enjoy YOUR class site!
Click here to visit a site for a free planetarium download by Asynx! This is the very same one we use in school!
http://www.asynx-planetarium.com/html/download.php
Have fun exploring the solar system!
Click here for fun and games and to learn more about the Heifer Project! What a wonderful gift to give to the WORLD!
It’s the famous dancing frog! He’s dancing because he knows this is going to be one terrific teckie year!!
Send a Troop A Card!!!
Published: 3/28/2008
Students, Families – It’s never been easier to send a troop in the Middle East a thank you card! Just click on this link, pick out your favorite card, add your own message, and click send. Xerox will print it out and send it to a soldier fighting in the war in the Middle East! What a wonderful summer activity. Please share this site with all of your friends!
http://www.letssaythanks.co…
More Great Links to Visit!!
Here’s a new link with great practice in math and language!
Check out these super-cool links!
New Link – Lots of games and fun quizzes for you to try!
http://quizhub.com/quiz/qui…
Oxford Student Activity Center! More Fun Games to Help You Learn. Click on Grade 3!
http://www.sadlier-oxford.c…
Kiddo Net. Online games for Reading, Books, Other Fun Links, Math, etc… Check it out!
http://www.kiddonet.com/
Scholastic – Cool Stuff For Reading, Language, Science, Math, Everything!
http://teacher.scholastic.c…
Starfall – Cool Online Books to Read!
http://www.starfall.com/
EduPlace – Weekly Reader News, All Kinds of Activities – FUN!
http://www.eduplace.com/kid…
Discovery School.com. Help with homework, study skills, etc.
http://school.discovery.com…
Kindness and Justice Challenge site!
http://www.dosomething.org/
A+ Math. Online games and help for your math skills!
http://www.aplusmath.com/
Homework Helper – lots of links for every subject!
http://school.discovery.com…
Internet Public Library – Like a library in your living room!
http://www.ipl.org/
Levi The Wonder Dog here saying “Let’s Go Blogging!” Oh yea, and don’t forget, “give the dog your food!”
