From Anne Bezner, Elementary Principal
Welcome to a new school year in kindergarten and in elementary! There are many new faces on campus this year. We are very excited to see our returning students and to greet new friends! Listed below you will see the names of our Classroom and Special's teachers. Please take a moment to check out your child's class web site by using the drop down menu to the right of the screen.
We are blessed and excited to be able to partner with you for the 2010 -2011 academic year. We look forward to a wonderful year of growth as we work together to "train up a child in the way that he should go..." Proverbs 22:6
Kindergarten and Elementary Faculty List
K3 Mrs. Ammie Rulida K4 Mrs. Aidy Cruzado
K5.1 Mrs. Davenport K5.2 Mrs. Tina Hinson
1.1 Miss Heidi Benson 1.2 Miss Lynsey Kwock
2.1 Miss Alyssa Goodwin 2.2 Mr. Kazuhiro Kitaoka
3.1 Miss Dibbie Adkins 3.2 Miss Ashley Ford
4.1 Miss Lisa Sorley 4.2 Mrs. Kim Ferguson
5.1 Miss Bethany Gross
Japanese
Mrs. Manami Aoki Miss Hitomi Yabe Mrs. Katsumi Metz
Physical Education
Mrs. Jasmine Jankovsky Mr. Jason Meredith
Art
Miss Carolyn Froggatt
Curriculum Focus for 2010 - 2011
Academic Vocabulary - In pursuit of the highest standards in educational excellence, our department has made grade level specific academic vocabulary a curriculum focus for this year. This means that each student in elementary from K4 to 5th grade will build an academic vocabulary notebook as they progress through the year and work through the essential vocabulary that has been targeted for their grade. You can download your child’s vocabulary list by clicking on the link to the right of the screen.
Mathematics - Two equally important pillars of our mathematics instruction are 1) the building of critical thinking, reasoning, and problem solving skills through Everyday Mathematics in the classroom, and 2) the increased speed and recollection of basic math facts gained through student practice on the Mathletics web site. Mathletics can be accessed online from home by clicking on the link at the top of your screen. Please help to reinforce concepts learned in the classroom and make “Mathletics time” a part of your child’s daily homework routine.
Renaissance Place Home Connect - Do you wonder how many Accelerated Reader points your child has earned? This information is accessible due to our purchase of an online license for Accelerated Reader. You can click on the link located at the top of the page, log on with your child’s username and password, and keep current with all of the latest test results. Students and parents can also check the AR database for book titles, levels, and points available within the Accelerated Reader system. A portion of the funds earned from the ADVANCE Campaign helped to purchase this service for you last year.
New Technology - The focus for our ADVANCE Campaign fundraising for the previous school year was increasing technology use in the classroom and labs. Your hard work during the Walkathon, School Bazaar, and the funds donated in the Friends Campaign purchased 9 new iMacs for the elementary computer lab, 5 new projectors, and 5 new ELMO’s. Thanks to you, each grade level, from K3 - 5th grade, is now able to cooperatively study maps, microscope slides, math manipulatives, video clips, and much, much more, on the big screen in the classroom. These new additions to our classrooms have excited students and teachers! Thank you for helping us to create visually powerful lessons that engage every student!
Sincerely,
Anne Bezner, Elementary Principal
