NAME:
Mrs. Christy Batelka
SCHOOL:
Ellicott Mills Middle School
CLASS:
7th Grade English
SCHOOL PHONE:
(410) 313-2839
This is my seventh year as a teacher in Howard County. I previously
taught for two years at Holy Cross School in Garrett Park, MD. I am a native
of Maryland, having grown up in the Silver Spring area. I attended Washington
College in Chestertown, MD from where I obtained my BA in English, a minor in
Anthropology, and MD State Teaching Certification for English: Grades 5-12. I
am currently finishing up a Master's Program in School Library Media at
McDaniel College in Westminster, MD. I will be completing my media specialist
internship during the Fall semester right here at EMMS with Mrs. Manley!
I am thrilled to be starting another school year at Ellicott Mills Middle
School, and I am even more excited about meeting my students and their
families. I anticipate a fun, though challenging year, and I look forward to
the opportunity to better equip all of my students with the reading, writing,
oral, and comprehension skills needed to be successful in all areas of their
lives.
The mission statement of Ellicott Mills Middle School is, "to ensure
that each student meets or exceeds rigorous performance standards so they may
actively participate in a diverse and changing world." As an English
teacher, it is my responsibility to facilitate each student's mastery of
reading, writing, oral, and comprehension skills. I strive to design
lessons, activities, and projects that have realistic purposes and that
incorporate a variety of learning styles and strategies. I would consider
this to be my main goal for this class--to make learning meaningful for my
students. My hope is that my students will carry over skills and knowledge
learned in my class to other disciplinary subjects, as well as to their own
real lives.