This last 6 weeks will be an action packed adventure in 6th grade.  Of course, we will continue studying science, math, history, and English language arts.  In brief, we will be working on water and natural resource conservation, more recent ancient history (Middle Ages, Renaissance, etc), basic algebra and solving equations, and plenty of reading, grammar, and spelling respectively.

We have TONS of great events on the calendar.

April 19:  Science Fair!  Students have already turned in boards and they are looking great.  We are so proud of all the hard work students have put in!  

May 3 - 4: "End of year" field trip.  We will be spending the night in the zoo on Thursday night and then will help out at the High Plains Food Bank Friday.  More information will be going home later this week or early next week.

May 17:  Track Meet

May 21:  School Talent Show

May 25:  Last Day of School-Mass & Awards 10 AM
 

Education: Bachelors of Biology at West Texas A&M University

Why I love teaching at St. Anthony School:
I love the fact that religion and prayer is so present in the school.  I also like that we do not use standardized testing which allows students to focus solely on learning rather than being stressed out about passing tests.

Philosophy in the classroom:
I believe that all children can learn and, as educators, it is our responsibility to make sure we are meeting the needs of each individual child.  Our children do not have one size fits all brains and we have the obligation to provide educational experiences that speak to ALL students.  I also believe reading and communication are the two most important aspects of education.  With the technology and information that is ubiquitous in the world today a person who can read is able to learn anything.  A teacher who can make sure a child is able to access information, process it, and then use a variety of means (oral, written, etc) to communicate what they know is a teacher who has set students up for future success.