Ms. Albert

Belle Terre Elementary

4th Grade

Portable 26

Ext. 5012

About Me

I was born and raised in Flagler County.

I attended the University of Central Florida and

earned my Bachelor’s degree in Elementary

Education in May 2010.

I also have my ESOL endorsement and

Reading endorsement from UCF.

I am currently in school at the University of

Central Florida pursuing my Master’s Degree in

Educational Technology.

My Family

My family consists of four furry animals and a

teenager!

(Yes, you read that correctly…a teenager! This past

summer I became a temporary guardian of a 17 year old.

I can’t thank my mom enough for putting up with me at

that age!)

TobyZoe

ZeusKnight

Family Continued…

Desire’a and I at

Painting

with a Twist in St.

Augustine this past

summer,which has

now turned into a

hobby for us in the

garage!

Team Teaching

Your child is very lucky to have two

teachers working with them this year. I

will be teaching English and Language

Arts to both classes and Mrs. Irving will

teach math and science to both classes.

Mrs. Irving and I are going on our

second year team teaching together and

we can’t wait!

iPad Classroom

This year students in both classes will be given

an iPad to use for school purposes. The first

nine weeks will be dedicated to only in school

use in order to ensure that the students are

comfortable and are using the iPads for the

correct purposes. After those nine weeks

students will be able to take them home to use

as long as they have met all standards in the

previous weeks.

The iPads are great learning tools but will not

completely rule out paper in our classroom.

RISE

Your child will be able to use the Ergotron

LearnFit Standing Desks in Mrs. Irving’s

classroom for half of the day. This classroom

was developed last year in order to increase

productivity in the classroom. Students are

able to easily maneuver the desks to work

collaboratively in groups.

Students do not have to stand all day and are

always given the option of sitting if they decide

to.

Schedule

Wheel 9:00-9:45am

ELA Block with Ms. Albert 9:50 -11:50am

Discovery Learning 11:50 - 12:30pm (Mon - Thurs)

Lunch 12:35 - 1:05pm

Recess 1:05 - 1:35pm

Math/Science with Mrs. Irving 1:35 - 3:05pm

We will be rotating weekly our AM/PM schedule to ensure

that all students do not always have reading in the morning

and math in the afternoon or vice versa.

*Please see newsletter to find out if it is an A week or B Week.

PE & Wheel Schedule

PE Coach - Coach Bowker

Wheel Rotations will be the same

as last year. My homeroom will

start off with Art.

Class DojoClass Dojo is an interactive classroom behavior

management system. Both Mrs. Irving and I will

be using this system. It will require parents to

sign up to receive emails or text messages to

check on their child’s behavior.

Students can work towards incentives by

earning points throughout the day. Points

accumulate until the student reaches 100 and

then they start over.

Students can lose points for inappropriate

behaviors or lack of homework.

Homework

ContractMrs. Irving and I will be using a Homework Contract in our classroom this

year. Students will receive a list of their homework for the week on

Monday. This sheet allows students to work ahead if needed because of

extracurricular activities.

Here is what responsibilities you have for the week in regards to the

homework contract…

Monday - Homework Contract is sent home. Parents need to initial the

contract that they have seen it.

Students will initial their homework contract each night as they

complete their assignments.

Thursday night - Parents will need initial that they have seen the

homework throughout the week.

Friday - Students will turn in their homework contract and earn points

in Class Dojo.

Supplies

Please be sure to check the supply list on your

child’s desk. Some items are very specific.

For the iPad classroom it is vital that your child

has a stylus to use. As long as your child takes

care of his/her stylus they can last the whole

year.

Twitter

Please follow our classroom on Twitter.

Look up btesalbert

I will be posting important information

regarding our classroom or school on Twitter

when information comes out.

Contact

InformationPlease contact us if you have any questions or

concerns at any time. Email tends to work

better for us because we can get back to you

quicker than a phone call.

Phone Numbers: (386) 447 - 1500

Ext. 5012(Albert) Ext. 5003 (Irving)

Email: albertl@flaglerschools.com &

irvingm@flaglerschools.com