Professional Development Conferences

During the week of October 4th-8th we attended two conferences. The first conference was on Special Education Reading Interventions. This conference was taught by Dr. Jane Anderson, Ph.D of Saint Mary's University. We enjoyed this conference and learned many new interventions we can try with our students. One of the interventions we are going to implement is Repeated Oeal Assisted Reading (ROAR). This conference is a three day conference, we will be attending two more sessions; one in December and the third in February.

On Thursday and Friday we attended the Minnesota Association of Administrators of State & Federal Education Programs  Conference (MAASFEP). There we many sessions for us to choose from. We each had the opportunity to go to four sessions. We learned and took away useful information from this conference too.

Welcome Back with Title One

About us:

Amber Jensen

Hi! Some of you may have seen me here at Sibley Elementary last school year as I was a long term replacement in 2^nd grade.  I am very excited to be working full time in the Title I classroom this year. Some of my hobbies include running, boating, and being active with my children.  I look forward to seeing your smiling faces.

Kirsten Reed

Welcome back to school! This is my 2^nd year teaching Title I.  Most recently I have taught in the Mounds View Schools.  Amber Jensen and I will be working as a Title I team this year. Your child will have the opportunity to work with both of us. When I am not at school I enjoy crafting, reading, and spending time with my friends. I look forward to working with you this year!

What is Title:

The goal of Title I is to provide a high-quality education for every child. The Title I program provides extra help to students who need additional help in the areas of reading and math. Title I instruction is in addition to the regular classroom instruction.

You as parents influence your child’s education.  You can boost your child’s achievement in school by taking an active role in Title I.  Let your child see that education is important to you not just to them.

Being parents, you know your child better than anyone else does.  Feel free to share information about your child’s likes and dislikes with me or your child’s classroom teacher. 

Always share a love of learning with your child.

Set a good example for your child.  Let them see you reading, writing letters, and making lists. 

Make learning at home just as fun as it is at school.  Work on building language, reading, and math skills.  You can do this by playing games and reading signs when you are driving or shopping.

Limit your child’s television time and have your child read to you or you read to them.  As you are reading together, stop and discuss what is happening in the story.  Make predications about what might happen next.