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Art
Art
Alexander Levesque - alevesque@kitteryschools.com
The Mitchell School Art Program is dedicated to creating a safe and welcoming environment where students can express themselves and build meaningful friendships. Every student will have the opportunity to develop confidence by sharing their unique perspective of the world. Through creative challenges, they will experience accomplishment and pride in their work. Students in grades K–3 will explore and experiment with the elements and principles of art across a variety of media, building a strong foundation of artistic skills and knowledge.
Phys Ed
Phys Ed
Meri Clemons - mclemons@kitteryschools.com
The Mitchell School Physical Education(PE) program is designed to help all students develop the fundamental movement skills through challenging and fun activities. Individual students are challenged to improve their skill in a safe and accepting environment. The PE program also educates our minds as we learn to apply our knowledge in our moving and attain knowledge about physical activity and fitness. Lastly, our program promotes the joy of moving and helps develop positive social qualities such as kindness, cooperation, respect for others and rules, sportsmanship and honesty. It’s not a rule, but we always have fun in Physical Education!
My classroom expectations are the same for grades K-3. Be Kind: Uses polite words and actionsFriendly to all classmates
Be Respectful: Listens when it’s time to listenDemonstrates cooperative behaviorValues classmates and uses equipment with care
Be responsible:Wears Sneakers in PE daysGrades K-3 brings waterbottles to class
Be Your Best: Shows effort in all activities and keeps tryingWearing sneakers is the best!
Be Safe: Shows awareness of personal space and others around youFollows all rules regarding safety.
Library
Library
Colleen Rackleff - crackleff@kitteryschools.com
Students will attend a library class once a week. Each class will focus on building literacy skills in all information platforms, including text and digital. The parts of a story will be examined, as well as learning how to read like a detective. Students will explore their imaginations and build a love of reading, which is a lifelong skill they will carry forward! Each genre of books will be investigated, with curiosity leading the way. Library resources will also be utilized and explored, with research and source building practiced. The library will remain a space where students are comfortable and excited to interact with books!
Students will also learn to use the library as a resource for research and investigation! Throughout the year, they will be introduced to different resources available in the library, such as Atlas, Encyclopedia, and Exhibits.
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Music
Music
Saigelynn Green - sgreen@kitteryschools.com
Hello! I am going into my seventh year of teaching elementary music, and my third year at Mitchell Primary School. I am originally from Vermont and graduated from the University of Southern Maine with my undergraduate degree in music education K-12.
Students at Mitchell have music class once a week, and in music, we spend each class learning about the four National Core Arts Standards: performing, responding, creating, and connecting. We learn about these standards through many different mediums, such as vocal exploration (exploring the voice), echo songs, expressive movement, movement with the beat, improvising and composing music, song tales, classroom instrument skills, and more. Most importantly, we learn about the purpose of music in our lives, whether big or small, and the benefits that can come from a deeper understanding of and appreciation for music.
Some additional information about music class:
-We learn through play and exploring different musical concepts
-We practice being part of an ensemble/community
-We practice being safe, kind, and responsible
-We practice listening to each other
-We will have an informance/family music class in the winter
-We will have a concert in the spring
STEM
STEM
Darilynn Birse - dbirse@kitteryschools.com
I am in my 4th year at Mitchell Primary School, my 6th year teaching Elementary aged students, and my 1st year teaching STEM. Teaching science, critical thinking, and problem solving skills to students is a huge passion of mine, and I am excited for our year together!
All students have STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) one day a week. In STEM, students will be learning what it means to be a scientist. We will be asking questions, being curious, seeking answers, testing our hypotheses, and revising our thinking when needed. We will be learning about the importance of collaboration, communication, digital citizenship, using technology as a tool, and having a growth mindset. When we put our engineer hats on, students will be using the Engineering Design Process to identify a problem, conduct research, design and test a solution, improve designs, as well as share designs with their peers. STEM will be a class full of hands-on indoor and outdoor learning through building, critical thinking, problem solving, designing and active student engagement.
School Counselor
School Counselor
Dana Rickerich and Monica Tatarczuk
drickerich@kitteryschools.com mtatarczuk@kitteryschools.com Website/blog: drickerich.blogspot.com
Dana Rickerich, School Counselor- Looping with Pre K, Grade 1 and Grade 3
Monica Tatarczuk, School Counselor - Looping with Kindergarten and Grade 2
drickerich@kitteryschools.com mtatarczuk@kitteryschools.com Website/blog: drickerich.blogspot.com
Dana Rickerich, School Counselor- Looping with Pre K, Grade 1 and Grade 3
Monica Tatarczuk, School Counselor - Looping with Kindergarten and Grade 2
School counselors serve a vital role in maximizing student success. Through leadership, advocacy and collaboration, counselors promote equity and access to rigorous educational experiences for all students. We support a safe learning environment and work to safeguard the human rights of all members of the school community. We are expected to address the needs of all students through prevention and intervention programs that are a part of a comprehensive school-counseling program. We both teach weekly Second Step social-emotional learning classroom lessons and meet with students in small groups and on an individual basis. Our mission is to provide a comprehensive school counseling program that promotes the academic, career and social/emotional development of all students and assists students in acquiring competencies for life-long learning and success.
Please do not be alarmed if your child comes home and reports to you that they came to visit with one of us--we meet with students frequently, most often concerning very normal childhood issues such as how to resolve a conflict with a friend, how to handle difficult feelings in appropriate ways, or just to give them time to cool off during an emotional day. If a situation arises that is of concern we will contact you so that we can work together to find a solution. All students are invited to come to Lunch Bunch several times throughout the school year. Lunch Bunch is intended to help students feel comfortable in our office, strengthen connections with us and with peers, provide opportunities to practice socializing, and respond to children’s social and emotional needs.
Literacy Intervention
Literacy Intervention
Sue Hickey (Literacy Coach), Karen Seleb (Interventionist)
shickey@kitteryschools.com; kseleb@kitteryschools.com;
shickey@kitteryschools.com; kseleb@kitteryschools.com;
We work with students in small groups to strengthen skills in literacy. Students are chosen to participate in the Title I Literacy program based on assessments, data results and teacher recommendations. Interventionists and classroom teachers work closely to monitor student progress. We use various instructional tools in our small-group literacy intervention for students who find reading, writing and/or phonics difficult. Our goal is to lift the literacy achievement of students to grade-level expectations.
“Reading is important because if you can read, you can learn anything about everything and everything about anything.” – Tomie dePaola
Math Intervention
Math Intervention
Kelly Moulton (Math Coach)
kmoulton@kitteryschools.com
Our goal is to engage students in thought-provoking activities designed to strengthen their mathematical understanding is the goal. At the beginning of each year, students in kindergarten through third grade who may be at risk are screened using previous data and teacher observations. All new incoming students are also automatically screened. Students are selected for math intervention based on their level of risk in number sense, grade-level skills, and conceptual understanding. The frequency of intervention is determined by each student’s individual learning needs. Collaboration with classroom teachers is an essential part of this process to ensure students are closely monitored and making progress toward grade-level expectations.
kmoulton@kitteryschools.com
Our goal is to engage students in thought-provoking activities designed to strengthen their mathematical understanding is the goal. At the beginning of each year, students in kindergarten through third grade who may be at risk are screened using previous data and teacher observations. All new incoming students are also automatically screened. Students are selected for math intervention based on their level of risk in number sense, grade-level skills, and conceptual understanding. The frequency of intervention is determined by each student’s individual learning needs. Collaboration with classroom teachers is an essential part of this process to ensure students are closely monitored and making progress toward grade-level expectations.
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