"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character, that is the goal of true education." - Martin Luther King Jr.
That is our goal here at our school and as a staff.
We strive to teach both the importance of education and character. You will find children from all walks of life, some that have it all and some that have lives that would break your heart. Something that brings them all together is our school, and I have found, for some, it is their safe haven. I love the enthusiasm my students all have for learning, and they love to discover new things.
One hundred percent of our school's children receive free lunch. We also border a reservation and have farms all around our rural area. As you can imagine, we are a very diverse school with many cultures that flow through our halls. It is a great place to work, and the children are incredible kids to teach. I love my job!
My Project
We use markers on a daily basis in our classroom. We do "WhiteBoard Challenges" for math and for our language arts work where I challenge them with problems that are just a little bit harder than what we have learned, or I use them as a review, and we are almost out of Expo markers.
Also, every Thursday we do an art project and often times we use Sharpies for our drawing activity with Kids Art Hub, because I am not a natural artist.
I have been using the sharpies that I have for at least the last 3 years and every time we do a project we end up throwing a handful away that don't work.
I am also asking for the Paper Mate pens that I love to use for correcting papers. They don't bleed as much as some of the other thicker pens and they are bright enough for the students to really see what I need them to.
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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