Meet the Teacher 2014

1. Ms. Albert
Belle Terre Elementary
4th Grade
Portable 26
Ext. 5012

2. 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.

3. 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!)
Toby
Zoe
Zeus
Knight

4. 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!

5. 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!

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. PE & Wheel Schedule
PE Coach - Coach Bowker
Wheel Rotations will be the same
as last year. My homeroom will
start off with Art.

10. Class Dojo
Class 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. Contact
Information
Please 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