Welcome to Syracuse Arts Academy and Mrs. McGuire's 6th grade class. I am very eager to get to know all of you and hope you will use this BLOG to tell me something about yourself.
I have taught at Syracuse Arts Academy for five years, but I have been a teacher for 36 years. I taught 5th grade for 16 years at a small private school in Provo called Meridian School and before that, I taught 3rd, 4th, 6th, high school math and preschool. I really LOVE teaching 6th grade students best; you are just the right age to know how to do so many things, you have a natural curiosity about the world and enjoy learning about so many diverse things. If you want to check out our class website, visit http://www.syracuse6.net.
My husband, Duane, and I live in Clinton and we enjoy golfing, biking, and gardening. We often golf at Eagle Lake Golf Course. I have two children: Ryan, who is a computer network engineer and lives in New Hampshire, and Erin, who is a computer graphic designer and lives in Oregon. My husband is a computer programmer at Northrop Grumman in Clearfield. I'm like my family; I really enjoy learning how to use computers, software and other technologies.
In our classroom, as we explore the arts, we will also use technology. One idea I have is to make videos of that help teach things that are hard to learn (for example, learning to divide fractions or how microorganisms grow in different environments). Do you like the idea? What do you think? Do you have some ideas of things we might try?
One of the first things we will work on in class is getting to know each other better and getting to know our school community. Other projects we will work on are Newscasts for our school, Math Videos for our website, and Recycling. We are at the beginning of an amazing experience in education. I hope you have a wonderful summer and are looking forward to next year. We have many exciting adventures waiting for us to discover them.
A BLOG is just like email and the internet; you want to use it safely. Only use first names and never include an address or phone number. I will know who you are from my class list.
I hope you will use this BLOG to ask questions and share your ideas and experiences with me.
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