WELCOME
MY FRIENDS!!
Als
This is going to be a wild ride this year and I am so
excited to have you all on board for the journey!
For those of you that I am a new teacher for, here is a
little bit of information about me. For those of you returning families, I hope
I’ve added a few different facts from last year. J About me personally, I am the youngest
of 10 children and am very close with my family. My mother just moved into my
home over the summer and now we have mini family reunions every Sunday. I have
three children; Katie, 21. Samie, 19, and J, 17. They are my light (most
days!). I have a rescue dog, Ziva. I share videos and pictures of her with the
kids frequently. I hold a Masters degree in Special Education with a focus in
Executive Function Deficits and ADHD. I have been teaching Special Education
for 3 years – all here at Mckinley. I tutor, teach piano, provide in-home
behavior support, and work as a parent/school liaison in IEP meetings (or another
name would be IEP interpreter). Sounds like a lot but I have found my passion
in life. It happens to be your kiddos.
My philosophy in the classroom – you can to the best of
your ability and beyond. I honestly believe my students can do anything. It may
take time but they can do it.
Some habits of mine that you may notice during our time
together; I am obsessed with handprint art. I drink coffee all day long –
mostly black. I will always spin it to a positive. I love to laugh and am
slightly obsessed with the color purple. I sometimes forget – so please, pretty
please, remind me.
I have an open door policy. If you have a concern,
question, story, or idea please communicate it with me. If I don’t have an
answer or need additional assistance in addressing your needs, I will get it.
We are a team. I take days Monday thru Friday and you have nights and weekends.
Together we can conquer anything!
Nuts
and Bolts
Your child will go with the general education students
for PE, Music, Technology, Library, and Spanish as much as they can tolerate.
Sometimes these classes can be overwhelming so I elect to have them do a
similar activity in the classroom.
You will be receiving weekly homework and monthly
projects. Copies of those were handed out on Back to School night. If you didn’t
receive a copy, please let me know. There are no grades or data collected on
these. They are an enrichment activity. If nothing else gets done for these,
please read with your child. Read, read, read.
We follow a fairly tight schedule in order to maintain
calm and learning modes. I respectfully ask, that if you need to pick up your
child or drop something off, that you check in with the office and refrain from
coming down to the classroom. While I love having you in my room, surprise
visits create quite a distraction.
PLEASE LABEL EVERYTHING THAT BELONGS TO YOUR CHILD – such
as coat, lunch box and backpack. If they lose it, that makes it easier for us
to help them locate.
If your child is in 1st or 2nd
grade, please send in an extra set of clothing.
Communication
Please sign up for remind. Text @uppersr to 81010. This is
a handy communication tool. I will send reminders frequently using this method
for various different things. It is also a quick and easy way to get in touch
with me. I check it frequently throughout the day. I try to respond just as
quickly.
This is my classroom blog address. rossettiatmckinley@blogspot.com
It is private to our classroom and I try to update
frequently and add many pictures or video clips. I will alert you when a new
posting has been made either via email or remind.
My email address is: Christine_rossettisagar@beaverton.k12.or.us
(I tried to make it as long as possible!)
McKinley phone/fax:
Office: 503.356.2180
Fax: 503.356.2185
Attendance Line: 503.356.2181
Fax: 503.356.2185
Attendance Line: 503.356.2181
McKinely Address:
Important upcoming events:
September – Fall, Back to School, School Rules
Focus
Units: Leaves, Patterns, Season Change
Monthly
Question: What
Monthly
Joke: (yes you read right – joke) What do you call a cow with no legs?
Ground
Beef!
October – Halloween Celebration and trip to pumpkin patch
Focus
units: Presidential Race and Voting.
Monthly
Question: Where
Monthly
Joke: Halloween themed jokes - What do ghosts eat for breakfast?
Boo-berry
pancakes!
November – Thanksgiving Lunch Feast
Focus
Unit: Measurement, Nutrition, Sharing
Monthly
Question: Who
Monthly
Joke: to be announced
December – Holiday Celebration
Focus
Unit: Helping others in the community
Monthly
Question: Who (short months)
Monthly
Joke: To be announced
