Dear 4B Families,
I am thrilled to be in Chennai for my 3rd year working as the grade 4B homeroom teacher with Ms. Deanna as my EAL co-teaching specialist. This is my 8th year abroad and my 16th year as a head teacher.
I would like to recognize Ms. Valar. She is a most talented teaching assistant who spends a good deal of time in the classroom working stations with the children and teaching technology tools, which is her speciality.
Ms. Deanna, Ms. Valar and I work side by side to create an environment of "courage, confidence, creativity, and compassion". Differentiation and personalization are our goals. Some examples are as follows:
As you see above, we use data to drive instruction. With that said, we also use our hearts, our wisdom, and the power of relationships to drive instruction.
Because communication is crucial to student success, you will be on a 4B parent email list and emails will arrive to notify you that a current newsletter, homework update, list of topics for a test, sample work, or vocabulary study slideshow has been posted to my blog: brittkjthorpe.blogspot.in
I will also email you a trail of photographs from the classroom. Delete the email or download the pictures to your computer. I will NOT post these photographs on my blog, and I only save the photos that I use for my end of year iMovie.
I typically write Newsletter blogs on Saturday or Sunday mornings when I have no distractions, and I try to send them out bi-weekly, sometimes weekly. Please read through each and every newsletter and I will try to be concise. If you need more detailed information, please email me at tbritt@aisch.org.
For dates about school events, please continue to follow the AISC website: http://www.aisch.org/
I would like to recognize Ms. Valar. She is a most talented teaching assistant who spends a good deal of time in the classroom working stations with the children and teaching technology tools, which is her speciality.
Ms. Deanna, Ms. Valar and I work side by side to create an environment of "courage, confidence, creativity, and compassion". Differentiation and personalization are our goals. Some examples are as follows:
- reading in a Just Right book during independent reading time based on a running record assessment, teacher observation, and student interest
- reading with a homogenous book club based on interest and reading level
- writing that essay based on your own theories
- writing that story based on your personal life experience
- working on an IXL or Khan Academy math game that "you" need to practice based on assessment data
- using word study sorts based on your word study assessment
As you see above, we use data to drive instruction. With that said, we also use our hearts, our wisdom, and the power of relationships to drive instruction.
Because communication is crucial to student success, you will be on a 4B parent email list and emails will arrive to notify you that a current newsletter, homework update, list of topics for a test, sample work, or vocabulary study slideshow has been posted to my blog: brittkjthorpe.blogspot.in
I will also email you a trail of photographs from the classroom. Delete the email or download the pictures to your computer. I will NOT post these photographs on my blog, and I only save the photos that I use for my end of year iMovie.
I typically write Newsletter blogs on Saturday or Sunday mornings when I have no distractions, and I try to send them out bi-weekly, sometimes weekly. Please read through each and every newsletter and I will try to be concise. If you need more detailed information, please email me at tbritt@aisch.org.
For dates about school events, please continue to follow the AISC website: http://www.aisch.org/
You may visit me in person between 4:00 and 4:20 in room 3140 if you email in the morning to secure the time slot.
If you need a morning appointment, I am happy to see you between 8:00 and 8:20. Afternoon is much preferred however because I run a hands-on classroom, which requires a lot of morning preparation.
If you need a morning appointment, I am happy to see you between 8:00 and 8:20. Afternoon is much preferred however because I run a hands-on classroom, which requires a lot of morning preparation.
I look forward to meeting you in person at Back to School Night and to starting the year with strong communication.
Warm regards,
Ms. T
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