Hello to all my wand-erful SAS families.  I'm very excited to be working with your children once again this year. I am a graduate of TESU and NPTNJ program.  I began teaching Technology and Media at St. Mary School in Bordentown in 2003 and taught there for 10 years.  When the school was closed, I taught Tech at St. Paul School-Burlington, and then 5th grade at St. Charles Borromeo-Cinnaminson, 4th grade at SAS for three years, 3rd grade for 1 year, and currently 5th/6th grade ILA and Kin-4th Technology/STREAM.  I am extremely blessed with three children.  My son is beginning his 2nd year in graduate courses for Chiropractic at Life University in Georgia, my eldest daughter is a Senior (whoa) at Kean University where she is majoring in Fine Arts/Art Therapy & minoring in Psychology, and my youngest daughter is at RCBC majoring in Education.  I am very proud of their accomplishments and can't believe just how quickly they have grown.  If you ever need to contact me, please feel free to email me at kmeyer@st-ann-school.org.

This is going to be a very exciting year.  Our classroom theme, Harry Potter "Books! And cleverness. There are far more important things friendship and bravery.", is in full swing throughout our rooms.  We still have our class pet named Beary Potter who gets to go home each weekend with one of my fifth graders.  Beary has traveled all over the East Coast.  I'm a little jealous of all his travels over the years.  The student of the week gets to journal all that they do with Beary while he is staying with them.  Beary has his very own bed, clothing, and a replica of Hogwarts made by some of my former students.  He is well-loved and taken care of every year.  We will read the first and second book from the Harry Potter series (they happen to be available at Kohls as a Kohls Cares for Kids purchase at $10 each which I believe is less expensive than B&N) while my 6th grade ILA class will begin with The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.  I'm very excited to read these with both the 5th and 6th grades. Believe it or not, one year my 4th graders (currently 8th grade) read more than halfway through the 4th book.  It was amazing.

I firmly believe that "teachers who love teaching teach children to love learning" and that is what I hope to bring to all the kids.  Not many people can say they love their job; however, I am one of them. I want them to become strong, independent people who will always be curious and think outside the box.

The link listed below is a Webmix where the students can find many Web Sites we use in class...https://www.symbaloo.com/shared/AAAAASBsz9MAA41-4KE0Ww==
Of course, there are also a few sites that I recommend for science.  They are as follows: http://www.sciencebuddies.org and https://www.sciencefaircentral.com/.  Check them out. 

Google Classroom Codes:
5th ILA: qwem3dg
6th ILA: 4irnhvi
Tech K-2: rmx5hve
Tech 3-4: 4tqswoe

Grading Scale: 5th/6th ILA:
92.5-100    = A
84.5-92.4   = B
75.5-84.4   = C
69.5 - 75.4 = D
0.0 - 69.4   = F

Grading Scale for Technology:
90-100 = 4
80-89  = 3
70-79  = 2
0 - 69  = 1