English Language Arts (Reading, Writing,

Speaking, Listening and Communication.

Ms. Erin Duffy

About Me:

7th year at KO/ 10th year teachingEducation:Seattle UniversityCal State-HaywardMy Family-Jim, Frances, Rory, and PJInterests outside of teaching:Spending time with my extended family, travel and volleyball

Teaching Philosophy

Supporting students to become independent, responsible

learners.

Setting high expectations for students to become positive contributors to our school

community and society at large.

Teaching Philosophy, continued

How do I/we do that?

*Teamwork *Communication

*Knowing our Students!

ELA Curriculum

Springboard Pilot-Common Core State

Standards for College and Career

Readiness.

SOCIAL STUDIES

• TEACHER

• Mr. Gervis

A little background

• Born in London England

• Education: University of Washington, City University, UCLA.

• Interests: Soccer (Premier League, Sunderland, Saturday morning horror shows currently, MLS Seattle Sounders),golf, running, hiking.

• Family: Daughter Tamzin just entering sixth grade, wife Denise a counselor and two dogs Tabitha (American Eskimo) and Scruffles (Mixture of Lassa and ?)

Coaching

• Boys Varsity Soccer Coach at Eastlake High School winning a state title.

• Girls Varsity Soccer Coach at Mercer Island High School state finalists

• Coaching Director for Seattle Sounders for their summer camp program

Teaching

• 5th grade teacher (2 years)

• 6th grade teacher (6 years)

• 8th grade humanities teacher (9 years)

MY BACKGROUND AND APPROACH TO TEACHING

• *critical thinking/how to use the mind well

• *focus on clear communication (reading/writing/speaking)

• *integration of history/English

MY BACKGROUND AND APPROACH TO TEACHING continued

•*global perspective/modern issues

•*challenging yet supportive environment

•*enjoy the learning process

WHAT I EXPECT FROM MY STUDENTS

• To use their minds to explore ideas

• Put out their best effort

• Be an active learner in class (Ask questions, share ideas)

Expectations continued

• Be responsible for their own work and success

• Be able to work with others, and by themselves (making good choices)

Curriculum for Social Studies

TIMELINE

• September- October SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS: Big6 and EPS introduction (Once the skills have been attained both of these skills will be used throughout the school year)

• October-November GEOGRAPHY, (mapping skills, Locating places and regions in the world)

• November-December ECONOMICS (financial interchange with society and government and world issues)

• January-February CIVICS (forms of government)

• March-June HISTORY (Ancient cultures)

Learning tools

•Big6

•Turnitin.com

Science Teacher

Katie Sparks

A Brief Bio

• Born in Iowa, lived in Mill Creek since I was 2

• Graduated from Cedar Park Christian School & followed at SPU for my undergraduate and Masters degree

• Married my husband David in 2012 & have no babes of my own but have two sponsor kids I was able to visit in Africa

• Passionate about travelling and other cultures, lived in Rome teaching English for half a year & had a variety of other travel experience

• Few favs: baking, hiking, gardening, crafting & community involvement with my church, hanging with my family near by

Photos

Expectations

- Safety First! In Science, safety is key to a successful experience

- Being prepared for class

- Making up experiments if absent & check in with absent buddies to ensure journal write ups are complete

- Showing respect

- Following procedures & staying on task

Primary Objectives

•Learning how to complete an effective lab write up

supporting claims with adequate evidence

•Connecting authentic real world problems in order to create solutions through research & experiments

Timeline

Key Components

• Scientific Method focus within Journal Write Ups

• Next Generation Science Standards incorporating STEM components

• Science World Magazines to bolster comprehension and real life application

• Science in the News- discover what real Scientists are doing today