Welcome to the 2018-19 school year! This is the blog for the teaching team of Josh Hill and Nathan Brown. 5th grade classrooms at Cascadia Elementary.
Josh is teaching Math and Science and Nathan teaches English/Language Arts and Social Studies. We will both integrate RULER
(social/emotional curriculum) into our class. Additionally, students will study art and P.E. with our awesome specialists!
Our room numbers are 274 (Brown) and 275 (Hill). We are on the second floor in the Northeast corner of the building.
We
are excited to be working with your child and I look forward to a
wonderful year. Below is a link to the state websites
that shows Washington State Standards. It has a lot of information and
is searchable. Math at Cascadia is two years ahead with students learn
the 7th
grade Common Core Standards. The curriculum for math is the Envision
2.0.
This is part of a new curriculum adoption and we will send out more
information directly to you. For ELA, Seattle uses a curriculum called
Center for the Collaborative Classroom (CCC). In science we are working
on the second year of Amplify Science Curriculum.
Lastly, students will journey through American History, starting with
pre-colonial America, and ending with a unit on American government.
Dates to remember:Meet the Teacher is Thursday, August 30th from 4:30 to 6:30 PM First day of school, September 5th, (no early release)Curriculum Night, October 9th
Meet the Teacher:The Meet the Teacher event tomorrow will include a chance to tour the school and peek into the windows of each classroom.
The teachers will be available to chat with and get to know. Feel free
to walk into the building, visit the classroom, and you may leave
supplies in the common area if have purchased them already. Please make
sure to label any supplies with your student's name.
First Day:We
encourage students to take the bus to school or ride their bike. The
drop off area will be congested. Students can get
to the back playground on their own and many adults will be there to
help them find the way. They should look for the 5th grade area and we
will pick them up promptly at 7:55am.
School Supplies:Every Student Must Have; Personal Organization system such as Binder,
Pencil Pouch, 5 Composition Notebooks, 1/2”, 3 ring binder for Shakespeare. For the Classroom; Pencils (2
boxes of Ticonderoga #2), Flair Pens, Tissues, Washable Color Markers, Clear Tape, Lined Paper, Black Sharpies for art. Donations; Fine
Tip Expo Markers, Rulers, Post-its, Scissors, Painters Tape
Every day your student needs:
- Water bottle
- Their binder with pens and pencils (homework inside)
- 2 books to read
- Healthy snack. (Please keep in mind this should not be a time to eat a meal)
Volunteers:We
are going to need chaperones and volunteers for events this year.
Please get your paperwork in by the end of September.
If you would like to be one of the overnight chaperones for camp, that
paperwork is a little different and needs to be turned in as soon as
possible. Volunteer Paperwork is available on the district
website. Also, if you have a job or hobby that would be relevant to our in-class studies, then we’d love to have you.
Room Parents:
Room Parents are vital to helping me coordinate volunteer needs for the classroom and with planning and support of parties and other classroom events. If this is something you're interested in, please go to the Cascadia PTA website and sign up.
Room Parents are vital to helping me coordinate volunteer needs for the classroom and with planning and support of parties and other classroom events. If this is something you're interested in, please go to the Cascadia PTA website and sign up.
About us:
Josh’s background is in business and design so he hopes to bring real world situations to every class period. He feels this helps students to make connections to their future. He has a master’s in teaching from Willamette University in Oregon and is licensed to teach, elementary education and both math and science at the middle school level. He spends much of his off time with his family but does enjoy traveling and seeing the world. He is Dive Certified and enjoys exploring the world’s water.
Josh’s background is in business and design so he hopes to bring real world situations to every class period. He feels this helps students to make connections to their future. He has a master’s in teaching from Willamette University in Oregon and is licensed to teach, elementary education and both math and science at the middle school level. He spends much of his off time with his family but does enjoy traveling and seeing the world. He is Dive Certified and enjoys exploring the world’s water.
Nathan's
background is in Interdisciplinary Learning and Spanish Language and
Culture. He completed his masters in teaching
at Seattle University, and worked in Highline School District before
starting at Cascadia last year. Outside of school, Nathan loves reading,
creating collaborative art projects, playing Ultimate Frisbee, and
spending as much time as possible with friends and
family.
Check
back here regularly for information from both teachers and student
bloggers. Not only do we post weekly, we also have
sections with resources and activities that you can use to support
learning. Thank you for this opportunity to work with your child and we
look forward to hearing from you.
Our
goal is to create an open conversation about your student’s education,
so please feel free to contact us with any questions related to school.
Our contact information is listed below; we prefer email and we will try
to get back to you as soon as possible.
Joshua Hill
Nathan Brown
State Standards:
Curriculum
Websites:
CCC Language Arts
P.S.
Mr.
Hill would like to get some input from parents about middle school math placement.
If you have some comments or suggestions, he would like to hear from you in an
email or during curriculum night.