NAME:
Ms. Luke
SCHOOL:
North Davis Elementary
CLASS:
5th Grade GATE
SCHOOL PHONE:
530-757-5475
Facts about Ms. Luke
1. She has six animals (four cats, and two teenage daughters).
2. Things not to do in the classroom...Don't wear your baseball hat in class,
and don't touch her
coffee in the morning.
3. She has traveled to 45 states. She needs to get to Alaska, North Dakota,
Michigan, Wisconsin and
Vermont.
4. She belly dances.
5. She earned a second Master's degree, so yes, she had homework at night and
on weekends.
6. She dislikes camping but will tolerate it for her fifth grade students.
7. She has about thirty strings of crazy Christmas lights that she puts up in
the classroom
throughout the year.
8. Did the experiment on the "Links" page with five bottles of diet coke and
made sticky mess!
9. Loves to Star Gaze!
10. Loves to teach!
About Mrs. Byrd
1. I am a student as well and I DO have homework on the weekends.
2. I have two cats named Dude and Potato
3. My First name came from a T.V. Show "Dynasty".
4. I have a husband and I have been 1- 1/2 years!
5. My favorite pizza is a hamburger.
6. I love Chargers football.
7. I have lived in Norway.
8. I have visited more countries than U.S. states.
9. I have held and bottle fed a baby kangaroo.
10. I have always wanted to dye my hair blue....and I just might do it!
A teacher’s job is to inform and allow children to grow and learn in a natural
safe environment to
them. Teachers guide and nurture, not overwhelm and put-down. These are my
basic ideas about
teaching and why I began to teach.
Everyone learns in very different ways. Since I am a kinesthetic learner, I
believe in a hands-on
approach in the classroom. I also use audio instruction and visual examples. I
want my students to
get involved in learning through cooperative learning techniques, tapping into
prior knowledge,
using realia and dramatization in my lesson plans. A teacher shouldn’t just
expect students to
memorize facts; a teacher needs to convey those facts in different
perspectives with creativity and
practicality. My goal is teaching students to be critical thinkers while
teaching them the curriculum
set forth by the school. My responsibility is to help my students do well in
5th grade while preparing
them for 6th grade.
Parents need to be involved in this endeavor, so I am always inviting parents
into the classroom. I
feel that students want their parents to participate in their lives. Many
times through out the year, I
have parents help out and share their expertise with these wonderful scholars.
They are always
welcomed.
Finally, I feel I need to help my students learn to make positive choices both
in and out of the
classroom. We, as a community, need to show to our children that there are
lots of peaceful tolerant
attitudes in this world. I feel I can do this by being committed to my
students, their families and the
community. With help, every student can reach his/her full potential and
become a successful
member of this society
