About Me
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My students are held to a very high standard. I expect the best from each of them, and when they work hard, they will gain a huge sense of pride in their accomplishments.
I set the bar high, and work with each student to reach their full potential. Writing is so important in life, and 4th graders take
a big step in their writing career this year. By June, students will be able to write excellent personal narratives, imaginative stories and expository reports that are
engaging and fun to read.
Writing was difficult for me as a 4th grader, so I have a good idea what struggling writers have to work around to become excellent writers. With the collaberation of my 4th grade
teaching team, I've started a Writers' Boot Camp with my students this year. It's a workshop atmosphere with mini-lessons, individual conferencing, peer sharing, and lots of writing engagement.
The students are so excited to get to do Boot Camp each day, and that's the biggest hurdle for many of us, getting kids to love to write. The boot camp is influenced by the ideas of Lucy Calkins, Sitton Spelling,
and M. Colleen Cruz.
One way I can connect life with writing is to share some of the stories from my life with my students. As the year goes on, I always have new personal narratives that I share
with my students. I will be putting many of these stories inside the Mr. S' Journal, seen on the side of this site. I hope you enjoy them as much as the kids do.
I feel very privileged to be able to teach each of my students each year. This truly is my dream job, and getting the chance to help students in their learning journey is unlike
anything in the world.
What's up with all the Gecko talk?