Welcome to my classroom!
Hello, my name is Sherrie Blake and I'm proud to have been a part of Bangs ISD for over 20 years. My husband and I both graduated from Angelo State University and our daughter just began her first year there as well. My degree was in Elementary Education. I also have ESL certification and I am a certified Irlen screener. (Please scroll down my page to learn more about Irlen Syndrome.) I believe that our children are our future. Therefore, my mission is to help all students achieve success in the classroom as well as in life.
Conference Time: 9:00 - 10:00
School Telephone: 752-7236
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8:00 - 8:30 ESL Testing/Records - Monitor AR Testing
8:30 - 9:00 3rd Grade Tutorials (3A,3B) Reading or Math
9:00 - 10:00 Conference
10:00 - 10:30 Kinder ESL
10;30 - 11:00 3rd ESL (Intermediate)
11:00 - 12:00 1st Grade ESL Math, Reading
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch
12:30 - 12:55 Work with students as needed
12:55 - 1:55 2nd ESL/Tutorials - Reading/Math
1:55 - 2:25 3rd (3C & 3D) Tutorials - Reading/Math
2:25 - 3:05 4th Tutorials - Math/English
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Tutorials:
Students in tutorials have access to computer software that supports reading and math skills along with direct teacher instruction. We also work on skills geared to a student's individual needs.
ESL:
ESL - (English as a Second Language)
ELL - (English Language Learner)
Our campus has a pull out ESL program with a certified ESL teacher. In the last year, many of our regular classroom teachers have become ESL certified. Students that are served in the pull out program receive instruction in learning English as well reading and language arts. Please see the TEA website regarding Bilingual Education.
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/biling/
Rosetta Stone: Our school has Rosetta Stone software available for students to learn English. I would like to invite parents wanting to learn the English language to come to my computer lab to use this as well.
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The topics and skills that I have for tutorials will basically be the same as the regular education teachers. My job is to give supplemental instruction to those students needing additional reinforcement. In addition to work sent to me by the teachers for their students, I also use the following resources:
SRA Reading
Specific Skills Series
Multiple Skill Series
TAKS practice materials (various publishers)
Computer Software Programs: (Students can advance at their own pace)
Rosetta Stone (ESL instruction)
Study Island (see related link)
Milliken Math - Basic operations drill Edmark Math
Edmark Math - Variety of math concepts
Cornerstone Reading - Comprehension for 2-5th Grade Read,
Write, & Type - Letter recognition, sounds & beginning reading
Reader Rabbit Programs - Reading for the younger grade levels
Accelerated Reader - AR testing
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*Study Island is an on-line TAKS preparation website provided for our 3rd - 4th grade students by a campus paid subscription. Students may login into Study Island at home as well as school. We encourage our students to take advantage of the link below to prepare for their grade-level TAKS. Please click on the dragon to visit the TEA website.
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October 3, 2008 - End of 1st 6 Weeks
October 18, 2008 - Fall Festival
November 7, 2008 - End of 2nd 2 Weeks
November 26-28 - Thanksgiving Holidays
December 19, 2008 - End of 3rd 2 Weeks
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Kindergarten - Alphabet recognition, letter sounds
1st - Beginning reading skills including: letter recognition, decoding & comprehension
2nd - Fluency & comprehension
3rd - Reading fluency & Math TEKS as determined by teacher
4th - 4th Grade Math TEKS - Objective 1: Number, operation, and quantitative reasoning
ESL- Alphabet recognition, beginning reading/decoding skills, fluency, comprehension,
Rosetta Stone, Bilingual library books |
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Irlen Syndrome (sometimes referred to as Scotopic Sensitivity - SSS) is a type of visual perception problem. It results in people seeing a page of text differently and therefore they must constantly adapt to distortions on the page. It is not an optical problem. Individuals with Irlen Syndrome may be slower readers, suffer from strain or headaches, and even have problems with depth-perception. Colored overlays or Irlen lenses in glasses usually reduces these difficulties. On our campus Joy Mitchell and I are certified Irlen Screeners. Please contact either of us if you think your child needs to be screened. Also, please visit the Irlen webpage to get more information.
www.Irlen.com
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