Welcome to Ms. Wyrick's Class

SIP GRANT

2012-02-08T10:44:00.000-08:00

Clover Garden's EC department is participating in DPI's Reading SIP Grant. This grant allows us to purchase reading materials that are researched based. It is said if taught on a regular basis with lots of consistency, students are supposed to improve at least one reading level by the end of each book level. I am proud to say that I have seen the positive influences that these programs have to offer. We will continue to use Reading Mastery for grades K-3 and Language! 3rd Edition 4-6 and hope that I see the continuous progress that I have seen the past two years of teaching at Clover Garden.

Make it a great day!! :)

PUNCHES

2012-01-30T07:19:00.000-08:00

"The Job of an educator is to teach students to see the vitality in themselves."

PUNCHES is the new reading strategy that we are using for our EOG practice passages.
P- predict
U- underline in the passage Who, What, When, and Where
N- now read
C- circle the important words in the questions
H- hunt for the answer
E- eliminate the bad choices
S- select the best answer

I will at training Tue. Jan 31st- Thurs. Feb 2nd. Please email if you need to contact me.

Thanks,
Kalyn

It has been a while

2012-01-04T08:29:00.000-08:00

"Kind words are the music of the world. They have a power which seems to be beyond natural causes, as if they were some angel's song which had lost its way and come on earth."

This year has been a really busy year. My kids are doing great things and making wonderful progress!

Grades 3-6 have started working on review and strategies to use during the EOGs. Make sure they are getting lots of sleep. I have set up an online tool that they can use if they have time at home to work on different skills. www.easycbm.com they are to follow the link that says students click here, username is: kwyrick3 and then they know what to do from there. If not... email me.

Grades 1-2 we are moving right along in our reading and math programs. I am very pleased with what they have done thus far. A few tricks that we use to help us decode words...

ar: says arrrrr like a pirate.
or: noise that a walrus makes
ch: like a train
er: they used to be friends but they are not anymore so when they have to get in line beside of one another they get mad and say errrrr!!
wh: you just ran a mile and your out of breath so you say wh and let all your air out.

There are a few other blends that the kids have not learned yet so I will be sure to post those soon.

I want to say thank you for all the support that you all give me throughout the year and the gifts that I received during Christmas. I love each and everyone of you.

Mrs. Cobb

Welcome Back!

2011-01-03T11:56:00.000-08:00

Jan. 3: Good teaching is more a giving of right questions than a giving of right answers. - Josef Albers

Winter Break was very busy and successful but I was ready to get back to my kids. For those of you wondering, I got engaged, closed on my house and turned 23 all within one week. I feel great and I know 2011 is going to be a great year.

We are starting to work on EOG strategies in my class. The children are going to be very grumpy when they come home because it is going to be hard work. Just bare with them and explain that both teachers and parents want them to perform at their highest level.

Thanks for all of the support,
Kalyn

Notes from the First Day!

2010-08-19T08:31:00.000-07:00

"Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more."

- William Cowper

This is my classroom at a glance! I feel as if it is very welcoming. The kids have loved it and felt so welcomed. Several of them asked me, "how long do I get to stay in here each day?"

First Day of School is Tomorrow!

2010-08-16T18:30:00.000-07:00

"Do all the good you can to all the people you can, in all the ways you can, as often as ever you can, as long as you can."

First day is going to be very exciting. I have my lunch pre-packed and I hope to get to bed early. I am ready to be a teacher and hopefully make an impact on all the students that cross my path. I will post pictures of the first day in my next update!

Tomorrow is Open House!

2010-08-11T11:16:00.000-07:00

A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled.
-James Baldwin

I am very excited to meet some of my students! The room is ready and so am I!!

Day 3 of training

2010-08-06T11:24:00.000-07:00

"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is that we have the choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one thing we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so, it is with you... we are in charge of our ATTITUDES.

-Charles Swindol

I have officially met of all of the great staff members that make up CGS. They all are very supportive and fun to be around. I look forward to what I learn next week!

First Day of Teacher Orientation

2010-08-04T10:45:00.000-07:00

To stimulate life, leaving it then free to develop, to unfold, herein lies the first task of the teacher.
- Maria Montessori

One thing that I had mastered in College is to never stop learning. Today has been a long day. We started at 8:00am and will be finishing up at 3:00. I have learned so many helpful tools that are going to make me successful my first year. I am a true believer that you are not given anything that you cannot handle. The team here at Clover Garden is very supportive and I am excited to be working with them.