Who Are We?
We are five teachers with 72 combined years of experience teaching.
We teach 120 students how to read, write, compute, think scientifically, and become good citizens.
Combined, we have visited 35 countries around the world, speak 5 languages, and
WE LOVE TO TEACH!
We teach 120 students how to read, write, compute, think scientifically, and become good citizens.
Combined, we have visited 35 countries around the world, speak 5 languages, and
WE LOVE TO TEACH!
What Do We Expect From Our Students?
- Kindness and compassion;
- Hard work;
- The desire to challenge ourselves;
- A smile and a curiosity about the world!
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What We're Learning in. . .
Crew
- Important ideas: developing relationships, exploring our world, leadership, Habits of a Scholar (executive skills, perseverance, enthusiasm, compassion, teamwork), goal-setting, cultural connections, current events, literacy, numeracy, Mind-Up
- Important topics: key ideas of grade-level text; comprehension of grade-level text; using text features like bold words and captions; grade level phonics (short and long vowels, digraphs and blends, bossy r); strategies for reading new words; communicating about reading through conversation, writing, and digital formats; conducting research; reading and writing poetry; writing narratives, opinions, and informational text; spelling grade-level appropriate words; using end punctuation and other punctuation like ellipses and commas
- Important topics: math facts to 20; double digit addition and subtraction; place value to 1,000; time; money to $1.00; reading, analyzing and creating charts and graphs; measurement in inches; simple fractions; names and attributes of 3-D shapes
- Key ideas: citizenship; communities and maps; Basalt history; saving and spending money on what we want and need; resolving conflicts
- Key ideas: Earth's changes; habitats, living things
- Key ideas: staying healthy; understanding childhood illnesses; dangers of tobacco; using household products safely; understanding and responding to bullying; communicating to prevent injury and ask for help
Contact Us
Megan Talbott Katie Bird Jessie Anderson
384-5812 384-5865 384-5821
Sarah Meserve Julie Whattoff
384-5834 384-5837
384-5812 384-5865 384-5821
Sarah Meserve Julie Whattoff
384-5834 384-5837