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Kate Beckel Bio

Kate Beckel went to elementary school at Central Elementary School out side of Chicago.
 
She and her family moved to Paris, France when she was 10 years old where she finished elementary school at Marymount International School.
 
Ms. Beckel transferred to the Ecole Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel  for middle school and stayed there until the first year of high school.
 
Her family relocated back to Chicago, where she had 1 year of high school at New Trier High school, just outside Chicago.
 
Ms. Beckel transferred schools yet again when her family moved to London, England. She spent 2 years at the  American International School of London.
 
After completing high school Ms. B moved to NYC, NY where she attended New York University.  She earned her B.A. in Education and Anthropology.  She loved it so much that she stayed for her Masters in Education focusing on Math and Literacy Development.
 
Ms. Beckel taught for 7 years at international schools in Hong Kong, S.A.R, Istanbul, Turkey, and is now enjoying her third year teaching third grade at LDV. 
 

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Everyone A Reader is looking for parent volunteers!

Hi Families!
 
Many of you selected that you would be interested in coming into school to work with the students for reading.  We have a program called Everyone A Reader that does just that!  Please email Debra at [email protected] and let her know that you are interested!
 
We all greatly appreciate this extra support!
 
Hope to see you this afternoon for our Publishing Party!
 
 

Publishing Party!

Families! Please join us tomorrow from 2:40- 2:55 for a celebration of our hard work telling true narratives! We will be showing off our skills in room 909 and hope you can join us! 

Homework tonight- our class chose to talk today through the science lesson and as a result they are required to complete page 5 pictured above. They are not required to complete the whole packet. If they only have one paper it is because they have lost their packet. 
 
We have a math test tomorrow, I strongly suggest they complete their math as a review.
 
Thank you for your support!
We went to the school library today! Please take care of your books! We will return books in two weeks, November 15th.
 
Thank you! 
Ms. B

Turkey Trot!

Hi Families!  
 
 
Turkey Trot is coming up on the 8th of November!  That's 1 week away! We are looking for a few volunteers to help scan and to bring some bags of cuties for the class after they run.  Please email Ms. Beckel if you are interested!
 
Donations and Prizes
We will accept money that is late but will base prizes on donations that were already turned in for the event and most laps per grade. Those will be given out during conference week. 
 
  • The students who raise the most money for each grade will get a prize 
  • The students who run the most laps in each grade will win a prize 
Thank you as always for all your support!

Room 909 is looking for a Class Parent!

Hi Families!
 
Room 909 is looking for a room parent.  This person will help with school fundraisers, decorating the classroom, facilitate communication between parents and the teacher, school administration, and/or parent-teacher organization (PTO), and support our class in needs that may arise. This might include:
  • Meet with Ms. B to discuss the role of the room parent.
  • Act as a resource by answering questions for parents new to the school or class.
  • Find volunteers to help in the classroom, if needed.
  • Help organize class parties and enrichment opportunities. This may include planning, shopping for, and hosting the event.
  • Call or email parents to obtain donations of supplies for the classroom and/or events (i.e., boxes of tissues the classroom or fruit for Turkey Trot).
  • Help with creating the snack calendar.
Please email me and let me know if you are interested!
 
Warmly,
Ms. B