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My journey with the Alaska Gateway School District began in the fall of 2012. For the first two years, I was teaching the kindergarten through 2nd grade groups in Tetlin. For the next two years, I taught the same ages at another village school in Northway. In the fall of 2016, I transferred to Tok School to teach 4th grade for two years. This year I requested the third grade, as I always enjoy taking on a new grade level of students. Before moving to Tok, my background consisted of four years living in Botswana, Africa, with my husband where I taught mostly English as second language learners in grades kindergarten through fourth. Previously, we were long time Alaska residents. Most of our years in Alaska were spent living in the interior bush community of Galena, where I taught an alternative program for teens, 7th and 8th grades, Title 1 reading, and kindergarten. For a number of years before obtaining my teacher certificate, I was part of the classified support staff in addition to serving on the local school board. It has been great to be back in Alaska, and Tok has been a good fit for us.

Sunday, April 16, 2017

Week 35


Weekly Greetings!

Last week started off with a visit from Ranger Rudolph from the Tetlin Refuge. He returned the student's literature and poster entries for the 2018 Migratory Bird calendars in addition to certificates for each student that participated. Two students from our class got regional first place ribbons for their literature entries, and those entries have now been sent on to be a part of the final calendar judging.
In Science, the class has continued to study the rock cycle and made observations using a variety of rocks that fell into either the sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic categorizes.
The students also enjoyed working in small groups using a number of reading concept games available in our class. It was a fun way to use some of the strategies we have had covered through the year, such as inferences, cause and effect, fact or opinion, and following directions. 
On Friday we had a number of students absent, but those in attendance got to search out some Easter treats after lunch. We also celebrated another birthday and crowned a class king for the day.
 
This week in Science, the class will participate in another AK Teach activity and Tim Lorenzini from the Tetlin Refuge will in to work on waterfowl identification with the students.

I hope you have a great week!

Kind Regards,

Julie Brown
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