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Coach Whetzel Receives Excellence in Teaching Award
This past week we recognized Coach Whetzel as the 2023 recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award. Travis Whetzel is a...
Caitlin Tobin has celebrated her 10th year teaching 4th grade Language Arts/History. She is excited about her future moving to 6th grade Language Arts in 2020-2021!
My favorite part of teaching language arts is having the opportunity to match students with that one perfect book —
My favorite part of teaching language arts is having the opportunity to match students with that one perfect book that will build a love of reading for the rest of their life.
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
One benefit of remote learning was developing an email relationship with students. They would send casual notes about things that happened to them during the day or to share connections to class topics since they could not tell me in person. Conversations I might have had with students at lunch or by the lockers started happening over email. I enjoyed having an alternative connection with 4th graders since we could not be together in person.
Sending and receiving paper letters in the mail. Students received a letter from the point of view of a key book character, and they responded in the voice of the main character from the story. The letter needed to include enough details that students showed an understanding of the plot and character. Creativity was encouraged too! Students added pictures to the letters or inserted items in the envelopes that represented the book characters.
This past week we recognized Coach Whetzel as the 2023 recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award. Travis Whetzel is a...
Congratulations to CDS art teacher and award-winning artist Kate Hooray Osmond! She is the winner of the 2021 Piccolo...