Welcome to our blog!
As you’ve all read in Mrs. Defusco’s newsletter, I will be working with her in our Media Center “learning the ropes” until her retirement in December. After having been a classroom teacher for 13 years, the last seven teaching fifth grade at Pine Hill, I am feeling reenergized by this change. Those of you that know Carol can only imagine the exciting experience this is! There is so much to learn and I am thoroughly enjoying working with all of the students and teachers in our school.
I am currently wearing several hats as I work on transitioning into my new role. I am co-teaching math in Ms. Scobie’s second and third grade multiage classroom and spending some time with the fourth graders as they practice typing in the computer lab. I have also had the opportunity to begin to provide some enrichment activities. I recently worked with a small group from Ms. Sidman’s first and second grade multi-age class teaching them how to describe and identify leaves. The students presented what they learned to the rest of the class and their work is posted in the classroom for all of the students to use. I am looking forward to doing more of this type of curriculum work with students throughout the school.
Another aspect of this career change for me is that I am back in graduate school. As I work toward my Masters in Library Media Studies I will be using what I learned in “library school” in my job at Pine Hill. My first endeavor is this blog! I want to have a place where we, parents, students and teachers, can share our thoughts about books and great resources on the web. I’m not sure if this is the format I will be using for all of my newletters. There are so many options I’ve yet to explore – wikis are next on my list! I’ll appreciate your feedback and I’m looking forward to working with you as I begin this adventure!
