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First and foremost, I love being a teacher! To spend my days inspiring students to appreciate and enjoy reading and writing is an amazing gift. I am extremely positive, compassionate, and enthusiastic. A Masters Degree from Columbia University and years of experience in public and private school systems has endowed me with a myriad of skills to succeed in any endeavor. But, if you ask me, academic learning is not done alone; therefore, I strive to maintain an open and supportive rapport with parents because teaching children is a team effort.
In terms of academics, I post our assignments EVERY DAY in the Google Classroom. I also utilize our Realtime system to create lesson plans and update student attendance and grades. Please visit the Student Portal or Parent Portal (accessible from the Manchester Home Page: www.mrhs.net .) Here you are able to view grades, missing assignments, and any discipline referrals. If you do not have your login information, please contact the Guidance Department immediately.
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My English I classes are getting ready for our Romeo and Juliet Unit. This unit will have students studying 16th Century culture, poetic verse and devices, and universal themes related to being a teenager.
What's Up In English I
Below are links to the units my English I and English I Honors classes are working on right now.
"You can't build a vocabulary without reading. You can't meet friends if you ... stay at home by yourself all the time. In the same way, you can't build up a vocabulary if you never meet any new words." - Rudolf Flesch
Today my English I classes met some new words. Each student "became a word" and answered interview questions as if they actually were that word. Students then walked around the room and "interviewed" each other to learn about the different words each of them had become.
