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Friday,June26,2015

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

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