Butler COE Alum ‘20, 4th Grade Teacher at Scott Elementary School in Naperville, IL.
Joined August 2018
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Outside of our room is decorated with welcome signs these amazing 4th graders made on the first day of school!
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When two of your students don’t think it’s fair they have NWEA MAP testing tomorrow, and you don’t they create a personal test just for you. Ms. A and Ms. S, I have never seen such a beautiful test! (They even had an answer key prepared! 😄)
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My 4th graders looked at the new facts and were able to say it is not Rosa Parks because they have different birthdays. Now, they did some independent research and determined it is Shirley Chisholm. (The kids also wanted to learn about Lonnie Johnson so he got on the board 😃)
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Put up a mystery person and the kids guessed who she is! I wonder if the guesses will change with more facts added tomorrow? I loved the sharing of facts about Rosa Parks and the question of “Ms. Dolph, can I research when I get home?”
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For a student’s birthday, I asked my kids to private message me a word they think when they think of Allie. It took these kids less than 5 minutes to come up with all these amazing words and more. It’s only been one week of class and they are already so supportive!
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Excited to reflect on my Teacher Identity as I end my time at Butler. msdolph.weebly.com/
trilliummontessori.org/dista… This article has so many great practical ways to connect with kids through Home Learning. I especially loved the reminder to ‘follow the family’ because each family is going to have different needs and wants. To support the child is to support the family.
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Looking back at special moments from student teaching with a smile today. 😄 So grateful I have the opportunities to meet and interact with so many amazing children through being apart of @ButlerCOE!
One of the worst things about schools being canceled is that I’m not able to visit my kiddoes from last semester. However, I was able to Zoom with the majority of my kids from @EEZCS because of the amazing Mrs. Sinsko. Put a smile on my face all day! 💙 Love them so much
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I was able to Zoom with my CT and some students to just check in. It was total chaos, and I loved every second. From seeing things they had built to telling jokes, it was a heart warming time. 💙 – at Western Springs, IL
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So proud to teach in a district helping out all students not just the ones who happen to live in our district. In times of chaos and change, it is so amazing to see kind hearts making change. – at Western Springs, IL
IPS releases meal locations and times through April 3.
The @IPS_FoodService team will distribute pre-packaged healthy meals to ALL students age 18 and younger, including non-IPS students.
👉 myips.org/blog/district/ips-…
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With school closing, I have been thinking about my kids and the added stress to their families to get to work, access quality food and childcare, and stay healthy. Love that there are people helping who I can support. – at Western Springs, IL
Illinois just closed all of its schools starting next week, which means a lot of kids will need meals. Here are some of the people stepping in, plus ways you can help if you're so inclined 🙏🙏🙏🙏 chicagotribune.com/columns/h…
One of my friends is always asking for help on his math page in the morning. On this day, he did it all by himself and came to show me with pride. After celebrating, he asked for MORE missing parts problems. (This is him showing me how he figured one problem out.) So happy 💙 – at Carmel, IN
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Love seeing how my students interact during indoor recess! 💙 We can learn and teach one another how to make paper claws or go to the PlayDough diner! (Since our money unit, the prices have been quite reasonable 😄) – at Carmel, IN
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As a warm-up, we were practicing less than, greater than, and equal to symbols with our arms and then having myself write them down. The students thought we should spice them up by adding teeth and eyes! So many questions were asked and answered by these mathematician! – at Carmel, IN
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Love having the students read our morning message, and be so excited to tell me what I need to change. These punctuation detectives are always active!
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Today, one of my Readers came up to me and said,
"Ms. Dolph, why are names capitalized? Why aren't all words lowercase?"
Me: "Why do you think they are capitalized?"
Student: "Because it shows respect?"
Love being able to spend each day with curious minds on fire.
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