Teacher Team 209
October 7, 2009 | Posted in: Class Updates
The kids are fortunate to be working with several different teachers in our classroom! Besides me, here are a few other grown-ups who come into our class throughout the week.
Miss Laura Herold has been a paraprofessional at Pine Grove School since early 2009. She is currently taking graduate courses at Central Connecticut State University in the field of TESOL (Teaching English as a Second Language). Miss Herold is in our class several times each week and works with many different students on various activities. As the year goes on, she may work with small groups of students on reading, writing, and math activities.
Mrs. Ann McCarthy is a veteran special education teacher at PGS. A few times each week (usually on Tuesday and Wednesday), Mrs. McCarthy will team-teach with me in class and will also work with ALL students in small groups or one-on-one. She brings a lot of ideas and expertise with her, and she’s been a great asset to our classroom. Mrs. McCarthy works with the whole fourth grade team and is someone we normally consult with if we have concerns regarding a student’s performance.
Mrs. Michelle Lenihan is a Speech and Language Pathologist at PGS, which means that she works with students on understanding language, using language to communicate, comprehension, etc. Mrs. Lenihan will work with the fourth grade team throughout the year on a variety of issues, and she will often be consulted when teachers have a concern about a student’s academic performance. She will be in our classroom on Tuesdays, right before lunch.
Mrs. Sherri Poi is a teacher of English as a Second Language. She works with students who speak different languages and helps them to develop their speaking, listening, writing, and reading skills in English. Having lived in Japan for many years as an English teacher, Mrs. Poi understands the challenges that English Language Learners face as they work to learn how to communicate in English. Mrs. Poi works with students at PGS, Thompson Brook, and (I think) at Avon Middle School. She will be in and out throughout the school year, depending on what activities we are working on.
Mrs. Carrie Dybinski is the permanent substitute at PGS. She is in the building each day and works in all grade levels. Because I will be out periodically for district educational technology meetings, Mrs. Dybinski will have an on-going presence in the classroom. She is very familiar with my expectations in class, and she knows our class routines very well. She is a certified elementary school teacher and formerly worked here as a paraprofessional before student teaching at PGS in second grade.
Mr. Severus Snape is a former teacher from the Harry Potter world. Described as a “horrible teacher” by J.K. Rowling, Mr. Snape works at PGS with students who anger their classroom teacher by not laughing at his jokes. (Kidding! Just checking to see who is still reading!)
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