Welcome back to Sunrise Ridge for the 2023-2024 school year.
This will be my third year teaching at SRIS. We moved here two years ago from Virginia. I have taught in the high and middle school language arts curricula. I taught advanced English 8 and Honors in Goochland, Virginia at Goochland Middle School. I strive to push my students and have high expectations of them in class, as they should be model citizens with solid ethics and a willingness to learn.
Last year I lost my mom to Alzheimer's, but she was my hero in education as she was also a middle school teacher. My grandmother taught in a one-room schoolhouse in Virginia as well. Teaching is in my blood. I am a passionate photographer outside of school. One of my pieces will be featured in the Mesquite Art Gallery in the fall for which I am very excited!
I live with my beautiful family in Hurricane. My husband is a robotics engineer, and our son will currently be a sophomore at the new Career Tech High School with a focus on the engineering pathway. We love Utah and the friends we have made here. We also are parents to a somewhat spoiled kitty named Scout.
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| Glacier National Park Summer 2023 |
Updates for the week can be found here. Please keep in mind that lesson plans do change because I tend to over plan and activities move to the next day. Please check Schoology as well for assignments for your student. I send out a weekly email to parents as well with classroom reminders.
My Amazon wishlist can be found here: Amazon Wish List
Classroom Rules can be found here: Classroom Rules
Classroom Disclosure can be found here: Classroom Disclosure
Parents, please be sure to sign off here: Signature
Novels this year are as follows:
English 7-
- A Monster Calls
- 24 Hours in Nowhere
- The Worst Class Trip Ever
- The Donut Fix
- Belly Up
- A Christmas Carol
- A Monster Calls
- Dead End in Norvelt
- Behind Rebel Lines
- Seedfolks
- War of the Worlds (possibly)
- A Christmas Carol
Tuesday, Aug. 15-All classes
- Rules Overview
- Disclosure and expectations
- Please bring a picture of your family in for our bulletin board
- Getting to know your teacher PowerPoint
- Three to five subject notebook is mandatory
- Label sections as follows: Vocabulary, Writing, Literature
- Mugshot #1 (all classes) (mechanics, usage, grammar)
- Perfect Paragraph (honors)
- Topic: What is your favorite way to spend a lazy day?
- Essay Prompt #1 (all classes)
- Honors-Choice (see Schoology) Due September 8
- Essay Prompt #1 (English 7 only) - My favorite childhood memory (see Schoology) - Due September 8
- Daily writing (English 7) - in notebook
- Introduce Vocabulary (Frayer Method in notebook)
- English 7 Honors-admonish and breach
- English 7-commission and viewpoint
- Common Formative Assessment - What Lurks in a Pond (all classes)
- Begin Essay #1 with teacher guidance
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