Welcome to Room 409's Website!
My name is Samantha Atkinson and I am beyond excited to be your child's first grade teacher this year! I have been teaching at GJM since 2012 as a Kindergarten teacher and I have enjoyed every second! This year I am starting a new adventure as a FIRST GRADE TEACHER! I know we are going to learn a ton of fun and exciting things this year!
I am very passionate about teaching all subjects but my favorite to teach is Writing! I also pride myself on using technology in the classroom as much as possible (IPADS, Interactive Flat Panel, Desktop Computers, Happy Numbers, ThinkCentral, ZING, ext.) I love learning and trying new techniques and resources!
I also think that strong parent teacher communication is key to a successful year! Please do not hesitate to reach out to me through remind, email, or a phone call. I will be reaching out to you weekly with a newsletter explaining what skills we are covering that week, important dates/reminders and a write up about what we had learned the week before--written by the students!
Thank you for your support and I know we will have a very successful and fun year!
My name is Samantha Atkinson and I am beyond excited to be your child's first grade teacher this year! I have been teaching at GJM since 2012 as a Kindergarten teacher and I have enjoyed every second! This year I am starting a new adventure as a FIRST GRADE TEACHER! I know we are going to learn a ton of fun and exciting things this year!
I am very passionate about teaching all subjects but my favorite to teach is Writing! I also pride myself on using technology in the classroom as much as possible (IPADS, Interactive Flat Panel, Desktop Computers, Happy Numbers, ThinkCentral, ZING, ext.) I love learning and trying new techniques and resources!
I also think that strong parent teacher communication is key to a successful year! Please do not hesitate to reach out to me through remind, email, or a phone call. I will be reaching out to you weekly with a newsletter explaining what skills we are covering that week, important dates/reminders and a write up about what we had learned the week before--written by the students!
Thank you for your support and I know we will have a very successful and fun year!
In the Car Activities: Take advantage of the time you spend with your little ones in the car:-Generate rhyming words
-Read Billboards -A-Z Sign Challenge: Find signs for each letter in ABC Order -Vowel Search -Count the Syllables -Mental Math: add or subtract three numbers in your head at a time -Think of a number: What's one more than the number? One less? Ten more? Ten less? -List four problems in the same fact family |
Specials ScheduleMonday: Music
Tuesday: PE Wednesday: Spanish/STEAM Thursday: PE Friday: Art |
Helpful Websiteshttp://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/index/load.htm?f
http://www.abcya.com/kindergarten_computers.htm http://www.internet4classrooms.com/kplus_alpha.htm http://funschool.kaboose.com/preschool/learn-abcs/games/index.html Spellingcity.com Storylineonline.net reading.ecb.org highlightskids.com kids.nationalgeographic.com http://pbskids.org/games/numbers.html mathgames.com mathplayground.com |