Parents,
Welcome to my 5th grade classroom! I am so excited to have your student in my class for this important year. This is my first year teaching 5th grade, but my experiences in student teaching have me beyond ready to jump in and begin! As we go through the year, we will hit many important topics that are important to the development of students in 5th grade. In Mathematics, we will begin working more critically than ever before, linking mathematics to real life problems. In Science, we will have a large focus on inquiry learning, and tons of hands on experiences! In Social Studies we will be focusing on learning about the development of our country. Reading and Language Arts will primarily be focused on looking for text-evidence to support our learning.
As we continue through the year, there will be weekly updates about the ongoings of our classroom. Those will be posted to this website every Friday before the end of the day. If you at any point have any questions, do not hesitate to call, email, or visit me before or after school. I will post ways to be involved in the classroom on this website. There will be opportunities for Guest Readers, Field Trip Leaders, Party Parents, and more! I would love for all of you to be involved throughout the year.
Can't wait for a great year!
Miss Lockhart
misslockhart@gmail.com
567-8976
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Monday, October 7, 2013
10/7/13
Hello All!
This semester has absolutely flown by. I am still at my first student teaching placement, with two weeks until completion at this location. These past 2 months have been such a whirlwind of adventure and chaos (in a good way) that I haven't been able to spare a free moment to post! I am hoping that I will have more time to post as the remaining few weeks require me to teach less and observe others more.
As I am writing this, know that I have a coffee, Dr. Pepper, and chocolate all by my side. That tells you everything about how Mondays are in 6th grade! I have had a really eye-opening experience into the teaching world, and let me tell you that it is exhausting and rewarding all at the same time. I have grown to absolutely love 6th grade (even if I was skeptical at first) and to really get to know my students. Thinking about leaving on the last day makes me so anxious and uneasy! I will have to come back and visit these students as they made my first semester so enjoyable, even through the hard times.
As I am leaving my students in about two weeks, I have created a little something to hopefully keep open communication between myself and them. I ordered some brightly colored (and very cute!) postcards that I have written "Miss Lockhart's Students" on the front. I plan on addressing and stamping every one of the postcards and passing them out to the class. My hope is that at some point in the future, whether it be days, months, years, etc., that the students will write to me to update me on their life. This could happen after big events, or just a typical day. I hope that the students take advantage of this postcard because I think it would be so fun to hear from them in the future! They have such amazing futures ahead of them and I would love to be kept in the loop, even just a bit.
I am still working on a gift for my cooperating teacher as she has really done so much for me this semester. I want to give her something very practical and useful, because I think she would love that even more. She also really loves coffee, so I am thinking a coffee basket!
I also am needing to write a huge thank you to my cooperating school, because without how inviting and amazing they were this would not have been the experience that it turned out to be! I could definitely see myself working in a school district like this one in the future.
I hope to blog more after the student teaching is completed, and to include lesson plans that I absolutely loved doing and creating.
Love,
Miss Lockhart
P.S. BIG NEWS!!! I have found out my second semester placement! I will be spending 16 weeks next semester in.....................KINDERGARTEN! Talk about a change of pace! :)
This semester has absolutely flown by. I am still at my first student teaching placement, with two weeks until completion at this location. These past 2 months have been such a whirlwind of adventure and chaos (in a good way) that I haven't been able to spare a free moment to post! I am hoping that I will have more time to post as the remaining few weeks require me to teach less and observe others more.
As I am writing this, know that I have a coffee, Dr. Pepper, and chocolate all by my side. That tells you everything about how Mondays are in 6th grade! I have had a really eye-opening experience into the teaching world, and let me tell you that it is exhausting and rewarding all at the same time. I have grown to absolutely love 6th grade (even if I was skeptical at first) and to really get to know my students. Thinking about leaving on the last day makes me so anxious and uneasy! I will have to come back and visit these students as they made my first semester so enjoyable, even through the hard times.
As I am leaving my students in about two weeks, I have created a little something to hopefully keep open communication between myself and them. I ordered some brightly colored (and very cute!) postcards that I have written "Miss Lockhart's Students" on the front. I plan on addressing and stamping every one of the postcards and passing them out to the class. My hope is that at some point in the future, whether it be days, months, years, etc., that the students will write to me to update me on their life. This could happen after big events, or just a typical day. I hope that the students take advantage of this postcard because I think it would be so fun to hear from them in the future! They have such amazing futures ahead of them and I would love to be kept in the loop, even just a bit.
I am still working on a gift for my cooperating teacher as she has really done so much for me this semester. I want to give her something very practical and useful, because I think she would love that even more. She also really loves coffee, so I am thinking a coffee basket!
I also am needing to write a huge thank you to my cooperating school, because without how inviting and amazing they were this would not have been the experience that it turned out to be! I could definitely see myself working in a school district like this one in the future.
I hope to blog more after the student teaching is completed, and to include lesson plans that I absolutely loved doing and creating.
Love,
Miss Lockhart
P.S. BIG NEWS!!! I have found out my second semester placement! I will be spending 16 weeks next semester in.....................KINDERGARTEN! Talk about a change of pace! :)
Monday, August 12, 2013
First Day of Student Teaching!
All,
I am so excited to announce that I have survived my first day of student teaching, and absolutely loved it! I spent about 4 full days working side by side with my cooperating teacher (who is phenomenal) set up the room and get things ready for the first day, week, and quarter. This year was a little different for my cooperating teacher because there are a ton of brand new things happening in the school, and I am her very first student teacher. There is a completely new classroom schedule, due to the state changing the stipulations around recess. My cooperating teacher is also, for the first time in this district, teaching both 5th grade and 6th grade math and science. This is due to the fluctuation in the number of fifth and sixth grade students, having a teacher move from 6th to 5th to create a 5th/6th teacher team. I love the teacher team that we are working with and all three of the teachers are so fun and lively!
The first day went very smoothly, but we didnt really have to plan very much curriculum. We basically just introduced ourselves, went over procedures, and played a name game to help to remember all 70 (!) students. It was so interesting to me to see the difference between the 5th grade and 6th grade students.
Our room looks awesome, and my teacher even let me decorate a bulletin board!
I hope to update you all often, especially about the new techniques, resources, and lesson plans that happen throughout the quarter!
Yours truly,
Miss Lockhart
I am so excited to announce that I have survived my first day of student teaching, and absolutely loved it! I spent about 4 full days working side by side with my cooperating teacher (who is phenomenal) set up the room and get things ready for the first day, week, and quarter. This year was a little different for my cooperating teacher because there are a ton of brand new things happening in the school, and I am her very first student teacher. There is a completely new classroom schedule, due to the state changing the stipulations around recess. My cooperating teacher is also, for the first time in this district, teaching both 5th grade and 6th grade math and science. This is due to the fluctuation in the number of fifth and sixth grade students, having a teacher move from 6th to 5th to create a 5th/6th teacher team. I love the teacher team that we are working with and all three of the teachers are so fun and lively!
The first day went very smoothly, but we didnt really have to plan very much curriculum. We basically just introduced ourselves, went over procedures, and played a name game to help to remember all 70 (!) students. It was so interesting to me to see the difference between the 5th grade and 6th grade students.
Our room looks awesome, and my teacher even let me decorate a bulletin board!
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| The classroom wasn't completely done when I took this picture, but this is a good idea! |
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| Tons of mathematics vocabulary, which is awesome! |
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| Check out the owl in the left corner! Ah! |
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| The bulletin board that my cooperating teacher let me decorate. Too much fun being creative! |
I hope to update you all often, especially about the new techniques, resources, and lesson plans that happen throughout the quarter!
Yours truly,
Miss Lockhart
Monday, July 22, 2013
7/22/13
Hello everyone!
So many exciting and wonderful things have happened since I have been able to update this blog, and I am kicking myself for waiting this long to do so!
The biggest thing that has happened in my teaching career is the beginning and completion of my practicum experience! I was placed in a 5th grade classroom with the most wonderful cooperating teacher and co-pre-service teacher to teach with. We were responsible for teaching two science lessons, two social studies lessons, and two math lessons. While there were some bumps in the road, I can definitely say that they helped me to grow as a teacher in this profession. It was my first real taste of having control of a classroom, and I loved every hectic second of it. Along with the whole class lessons, I also was paired with a student to do literacy work with every morning we were in the classroom. I was paired with a struggling reader with the sweetest attitude and demeanor. I loved my time with my student and we filled our lessons together working on fluency, spelling, and trying to have a little bit of fun too!
Here are some pictures from a couple of the lessons we did together:
Hello everyone!
So many exciting and wonderful things have happened since I have been able to update this blog, and I am kicking myself for waiting this long to do so!
The biggest thing that has happened in my teaching career is the beginning and completion of my practicum experience! I was placed in a 5th grade classroom with the most wonderful cooperating teacher and co-pre-service teacher to teach with. We were responsible for teaching two science lessons, two social studies lessons, and two math lessons. While there were some bumps in the road, I can definitely say that they helped me to grow as a teacher in this profession. It was my first real taste of having control of a classroom, and I loved every hectic second of it. Along with the whole class lessons, I also was paired with a student to do literacy work with every morning we were in the classroom. I was paired with a struggling reader with the sweetest attitude and demeanor. I loved my time with my student and we filled our lessons together working on fluency, spelling, and trying to have a little bit of fun too!
Here are some pictures from a couple of the lessons we did together:
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| To work on inference, I set up clues for my focal student to guess the item in the brown bag. She absolutely loved playing detective. |
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| To figure out where my focal student was with her prior knowledge on cause and effect, we filled out a chart with all the knowledge she had already. |
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| After reading the book "Once Upon a Banana", we created a cause and effect chain! We had too much fun finding all of the causes and effects in the hilarious book. |
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| After reading the book "The Wretched Stone" by Chris Van Allsburg, we created a OQI chart. We created a post it note for everything that we observed, any questions we had, and what we could infer from our observations and questions throughout the text. She did such a wonderful job! |
All in all, I had the most wonderful time in that classroom and learned so much about teaching. The biggest thing that I was introduced to and began to understand better was classroom management. My cooperating teacher taught us all sorts of attention-getters and way to address the classroom. I will definitely use these techniques and skills throughout the rest of my teaching career!
The next big event in my pre-service time is that I received my student teaching placement! I am so excited to announce that I will be in a 6th grade classroom for the fall semester. I have already met with my cooperating teacher and enjoyed a lunch with her and the elementary school's principal. While it was a little intimidating, I really enjoyed being in the educational conversation and being included in upcoming plans for the students. I begin August 7th and cannot wait to begin my 8 week student teaching experience!
Thats all for now and thank you for reading! I hope everyone is having a great summer and enjoying all of the sunshine!
Love,
Miss Lockhart
Thursday, February 21, 2013
2/22
Happy Snowpocalypse13 everyone!
I am writing today from the comfort of my warm bedroom far far away from the freezing Winter Wonderland outside! Things have been very crazy around Lawrence trying to get used to my Spring semester classes as well as the other various activities I am overjoyed to be a part of! I used today's snow day (AND TOMORROW's!!) for catching up and preparing myself for my upcoming classes and practicum lessons! I am so thankful and lucky to have these snow days!
The week leading up to my return to school, I participated in an amazing, amazing experienced called LeaderShape. It was the most wonderful retreat that focused on leadership, with the greatest people at the University of Kansas. I am so lucky to be able to call those wonderful people my dear friends now! One of the best parts about that entire experience was creating and establishing my mission statement, which I am delighted to share now!
"To perpetuate a new generation of inclusivity and diversity appreciation by instilling a sense of love, acceptance, and open minded-ness in every single one of my future classrooms."
I can't wait to take my mission statement and run with it in my future years as an educator. I think it really instills all of my core values as it pertains to my future profession!
Lastly, I am saddened to have stepped down from my position as Vice President of Intellectual Development in my Greek chapter (but overjoyed for the lovely woman replacing me!) as my term ended recently. I have loved this experience and know that it has helped me establish and grow as a leader, which will be so important in my upcoming years! Some of the most fun I had in this position was all of the fun crafty things I got to do to represent the wonderful academics of my peers! I had too much fun on these boards! :)
I am writing today from the comfort of my warm bedroom far far away from the freezing Winter Wonderland outside! Things have been very crazy around Lawrence trying to get used to my Spring semester classes as well as the other various activities I am overjoyed to be a part of! I used today's snow day (AND TOMORROW's!!) for catching up and preparing myself for my upcoming classes and practicum lessons! I am so thankful and lucky to have these snow days!
The week leading up to my return to school, I participated in an amazing, amazing experienced called LeaderShape. It was the most wonderful retreat that focused on leadership, with the greatest people at the University of Kansas. I am so lucky to be able to call those wonderful people my dear friends now! One of the best parts about that entire experience was creating and establishing my mission statement, which I am delighted to share now!
"To perpetuate a new generation of inclusivity and diversity appreciation by instilling a sense of love, acceptance, and open minded-ness in every single one of my future classrooms."
I can't wait to take my mission statement and run with it in my future years as an educator. I think it really instills all of my core values as it pertains to my future profession!
Lastly, I am saddened to have stepped down from my position as Vice President of Intellectual Development in my Greek chapter (but overjoyed for the lovely woman replacing me!) as my term ended recently. I have loved this experience and know that it has helped me establish and grow as a leader, which will be so important in my upcoming years! Some of the most fun I had in this position was all of the fun crafty things I got to do to represent the wonderful academics of my peers! I had too much fun on these boards! :)
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| Taco 'bout good grades! |
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| Scholarly Sister of the Month board! |
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| Fun tacos! |
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| An A'Peeling Bunch of Grades! |
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| Fun bananas!
I hope you all have the most wonderful day and stay warm and safe during these snow storms!
-Miss Lockhart
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Saturday, December 29, 2012
12/29/12
All-
Happy end of 2012 everyone! I have been loving and enjoying time with my family, but was sad to see my older brothers return back to their homes today! The house just is not the same without them! To keep myself busy, I have been thinking of and creating all sorts of projects. The first project was a full day of babysitting some super great and cute kiddos! We had tons of fun, and did just about everything!
One of my favorite activities was homemade finger paint! We all combined forces to measure, mix, and create the finger paint. The paint called for 2 cups cold water to be mixed with 2 cups flour, split into different bowls and then add preferred food coloring! We had such a great time, even if we created a bit of a mess! :)
Today, I used one of my brand-new and super exciting Christmas gifts, a Cricut! I was so excited to unwrap it on Christmas morning and I was even more excited to be able to use it today! I used my new toy to help design and create a few pages in best friend's scrapbook! I created a scrapbook for her in 2007 and have tried to add a few pages with our updated pictures each year. I can't wait to give it to her and see her reaction!
Also my sister used part of today to finish cataloguing all of my children's books! Can ou say best sister ever?? I am so thankful for all her work, even though it looks like she got a little help from some friends! :)
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Love,
Miss Lockhart
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Welcome!
All,
I am so excited to get this blog off and started! I am currently on my 4 week (yay!) break from my Elementary Education classes at KU and am enjoying some much needed R&R! I'm (trying) to use my time productively and prepare for the upcoming semester and challenges in the field! Before I start my practicum and student teaching, I think that this blog can be well used to write about my lesson plans and crafts!
Here has been a lot of what my family is enjoying this break....
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
Love,
Miss Lockhart
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