Mrs. Lancon

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About The Teacher
First grade is a rewarding, but challenging, grade to teach. This year is my 5th year teaching 1st grade. I taught Kindergarten for one year when I first moved to St. Tammany Parish. I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana with a Bachelor of Arts degree. I plan to return to Nicholls in pursuit of my masters degree in either Early Childhood Education or Reading Specialist. I am married and have 3 daughters: Alexa, Christy-Anne, and Taylor. Alexa is an 9th grader at Pearl River High School. Christy-Anne is in 6th grade, and Creekside Junior High School, and Taylor is in 3nd grade at Riverside. I was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, but I grew up in Dulac, Louisiana. I moved here in 2003 and have not stopped moving: I lived in Covington, Mandeville, and Pearl River for about a year each. I have been living in Slidell for 3 years now.

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Mission
My missiion is to provide my students with a secure, caring, and stimulating atmosphere in which to grow and mature emotionally, intellectually, physically, and socially. It is my desire as a educator to help students meet their fullest potential in these areas by providing an environment that is safe, supports risk-taking, and invites a sharing of ideas. I believe the following three elements are conducive to establishing such an environment: (1) the teacher acting as a guide (2) allowing the child's natural curiosity to direct his/her learning (3) promoting respect for all things and all people. My mission is to provide my students with access to information rather than acting as the primary source of information. I feel that in order for students to construct knowledge, they need the opportunity to discover for themselves and practice skills in authentic situations. Providing students access to hands-on activities and allowing adequate time and space to use materials that reinforce the lesson being studied creates an opportunity for individual discovery and construction of knowledge to occur. My mission is to develop a curriculum around student interests that fosters intrinsic motivation and stimulates the passion to learn. One way to take learning in a direction relevant to student interest is to invite student dialogue about the lessons and units of study. Given the opportunity for input, students generate ideas and set goals that make for much richer activities than I could have created or imagined myself. My mission is to help students to develop a deep love and respect for themselves, others, and their environment. Class meetings are one way to encourage such dialogue. In setting fair and consistent rules initially and stating the importance of every activity, students are shown respect for their presence and time. In turn they learn to respect themselves, others, and their environment. My mission is to instill a love of learning in my students, as I share my own passion for learning with them.