Welcome to Third Grade!
Please fill out this google form prior to the beginning of the school year. goo.gl/forms/LDBiTnn3FM98Vnfx1 I can not begin to explain how truly grateful I am that you, as parents, are in trusting me with you most special gift--your children. I will cherish every moment with your kiddos this year, and together we will learn, grow, and explore our curiosity for learning. My teaching philosophy is simple: We are all unique, learning comes from a place of excitement, and mistakes happen! We are all unique: I believe that every child is different. Likewise, the way that they learn is completely different. Rather than ask a child to conform to some standard of learning, it is our job as teachers to ask that child "what works best for you?" and do everything in our power to meet them on their level, and cherish their unique personalities, learning styles, and abilities. Learning Comes from a Place of Excitement! I think this is by far, one of my strongest beliefs. Learning happens when you are truly excited about what you are learning! If children are engaged, excited, and vested in their learning, they will be 100 times more successful. That is where the teacher comes in--this is my job to show students how wonderfully exciting knowledge can be, and what a powerful tool it is for our future. It is my mission for my students to see how excited I am to teach each day, and I want that excitement for education to shine throughout my classroom. This year, students will be participating in hands-on learning, projects, partner talks, technology time, and so much more! I want my students to always be excited to come to school each day, knowing that we are going to work hard, but have so much fun while doing it! Mistakes Happen! My final point about my teaching philosophy I want to talk about is something near and dear to my heart: MISTAKES. We-all-make-mistakes. Am I right? And we learn from them...and they help us grow. It is so important to me that my students understand that it is okay to make mistakes, and that we will ALL make them this year. Together, we will learn to navigate through those mistakes to realize how each of them helps get us one step closer to figuring out the answer. As long as students are challenging themselves, mistakes are going to happen. It is how you own up to those mistakes, ask for help, learn from them, and move on that defines your character. |
"The future of the world is in my classroom today." |