welcome to our classroom. “education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”...
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Welcome to Welcome to
Our Our ClassroomClassroom
Welcome to Welcome to
Our Our ClassroomClassroom
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
W. B. Yeats
About your teacher…• Married 22 years to Tom.• Children: Ben, 14 and Laura, 11.• Love traveling, movies, singing
and learning new things.
Professional Experience
• 13 years of elementary teaching experience in kindergarten , first, 2nd and 4th grade.
• 2 years of university teaching• at TWU and UNT.
• Doctorate in Literacy Education.
Mrs. Philips then and now…
Professional Learning Goal this Year…
• To learn more about the impact of teacher decision-making on student writing processes.
• Research to be presented at American Education Research Association Conference
in Chicago, April 2014.
Communication…• The best way to communicate with me is
through email @ email @ [email protected]@dentonisd.org
• My conference time is:12:30-1:15
Classroom phone number:
940-369-4119
Lunch and Special Areas
• Lunch: 11:35-12:05• Recess: 12:05-12:25• Special Areas: 12:30-1:15
Mon. -Tues. – Wed. – Thursday - Friday -
Snacks….• I will provide a snack for the first
couple days of school.• If your student would like, please
send an individual, dry, healthy snack to school each day.
• You can send a water bottle to be refilled.
• No other drinks other than water please.
Classroom Wish List:• Dry erase markers.• Post-its. (regular, square size, any color)• Spray air freshener for bathroom• Items for treasure box:
– Recycled kids’ meal toys.– Pencil top erasers, etc.
Let’s make it a great year!!!