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Towhomitmayconcern,
MissPetersonhastaughtgradetwoduringtheperiodofNovember12,2014toJune
26,2015.Thisgrade2positioncameupasaresultofamaternityleave.
Myfollowingcommentsarebasedonclassroomvisits,classroomwalkthroughsand
interactionswithMissPeterson.
MissPetersoncreatesaverypleasant,positiveatmosphereintheclassroom.Shehas
excellentrapportwiththestudentsbecauseshefrequentlyinteractswithindividual
studentsinapositiveandmeaningfulway.Shehasanexcellentpresenceinthe
classroom,andispoisedandconfidentwhenteaching.Herclassroommanagementis
excellentandunobtrusive.ThestudentsrespectandlikeMissPeterson.
MissPetersonisabletoreachchildrenwheretheyareandmovethemforwardin
theireducation.HerclassconsistsofseveralstudentswhohaveIPPsandAPPs.Miss
Petersonhasawidevarietyoflearningneedsinherclassbutalsohasalargegapin
socialneedsaswell.Thisyearshehasshownherabilitytomeldallofherstudents
widevariationsandlevelsofsocialunderstandingintoacohesive,positiveandfamily
orientedclassroom.
MissPetersonhasbeenstronginherroleofassessor,mentorandeducationalcoach
toherstudentsespeciallythosewhostrugglewiththeconventionalwrittentestsand
thusshewillincludevariousotherformsofassessment.Sheisabelieverinformative
assessmentandprovidesmultipleopportunitiesforherstudentstofurthertheir
understandingoftheconceptsbeingcovered.Shealsooffersawidevarietyof
summativeassessmentsincludingprojects,postersanddemonstrations.Tofurther
theassessment,shedoesaprecheckofstudentsunderstandingandknowledge
baseofasubjectandoftenconnectsthattoliterature.Shethengoesontoadapther
teachingandlessonsinordertoutilizestudentsunderstandingandknowledgebase
ofasubjectandoftenconnectthattoliterature.
Inasmanyareasaspossible,sheamalgamatesthestudentslevelsandlearning
stylesseamlesslyintotheactivitiessomuchsothatanybystanderwouldnotknow
Principal:DonWielinga
AssistantPrincipal:MaureenSchlemko
whichgradeorwhatleveleachstudentwereatastheexpectationsforallher
studentsis
high.TofurtherstudentslearningsheincorporatestechnologysuchasiPadsand
Chromebooks.Herstudentsreceiveawealthoflearningopportunitiesinawide
varietyofsettings.MissPetersonwasabletoincorporatetheDaily5/CAFEstructures
withherstudents.
MissPetersonhasworkedwithhergradetwoteamindevelopingWordsTheirWay
lessonsandsupportingherstudentswiththeuseofourcollaborativeresponseteam.
ItisunfortunatethatwearenotabletoofferMissPetersonacontractnextyear.
Shouldyouwishtodiscussanythingfurtherpleasedonothesitatetocall,mynumber
is403.783.0888.
Sincerely,
DonWielinga
Principal:DonWielinga
AssistantPrincipal:MaureenSchlemko