Meet the Teacher!

My name is Sarah Gordon. I grew up in Columbus, GA where I graduated from Columbus High School. From there, I moved to Tuscaloosa, AL where I graduated from The University of Alabama (Roll Tide!) with a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education (K-6). This is my second year of teaching, and I can't imagine a better place to be than Oliver! I am currently in the process of obtaining my M.Ed at Troy University. I love watching football, traveling, being outdoors, and hanging with my dog, Lulu. My goal as an educator is to instill a lifelong passion of learning in your child by creating a nurturing learning environment where they can thrive. Teaching is truly a passion of mine, and I am thrilled to be your child's teacher this year!

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Spelling and Vocabulary: Horse Heroes

Spelling Words:

1. Thanksgiving
2. among
3. think
4. blank
5. graph
6. young
7. wheel
8. nephew
9. belong
10. whiskers
11. whisper
12. elephant
13. white
14. shrink
15. wharf
16. trunk
17. strong
18. blink
19. chunk
20. skunk
21. strengthen
22. bankrupt
23. phantom
24. whimsical
25. whatever

Vocabulary Words:

ambition- something for which you have a strong desire
infested- covered by something harmful
landslide- mass of earth or rock that slides down a steep slope
quicksand- a very deep, soft, wet sand that can swallow people and animals
resistance- thing or act that resists; opposing force; opposition
rickety- liable to fall or break down; shaky; weak
roamed- went about with no special plan or aim; wandered
vast- very great; immense

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Spelling & Vocabulary: "Scene Two"

1. morning
2. forest
3. garbage
4. form
5. alarm
6. corner
7. story
8. argue
9. backyard
10. start
11. partner
12. storm
13. Florida
14. apartment
15. sport
16. force
17. forward
18. sharp
19. garden
20. Arkansas
21. departure
22. margarine
23. informative
24. snorkel
25. carnation

Vocabulary:
 
advice- suggestion or recommendation about an action or decision
argument- a debate or verbal disagreement
arrangements- plans
descendants- a person descended from an ancestor
dishonest- not truthful
script- the written text of a play
snag- a hurdle or problem

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Mrs. Coley Day!

Words cannot express the amount of love that we have for Mrs. Coley! She goes above and beyond her duty as principal at Oliver. With it being National Boss's Day and to celebrate all that she does for our students and teachers, we met in the gym to surprise her! Nothing can match everything she's done, but we presented her with a gift certificate for cruise of her choice! As an added bonus, Aubbie came to present Mrs. Coley with tickets to an Auburn game! 

         "We love you, Mrs. Coley!!!!"

Monday, October 14, 2013

Spelling: "Coyote School News"

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*Click on any spelling word above, and it will take you to the Spelling City Website to play games, take practice spelling tests, etc.

Friday, October 4, 2013

Desoto Caverns!

We had such a great time at Desoto Caverns! Thank you to all the parents who chaperoned- you were such wonderful help! Here are some pictures from the day... 
Having fun panning for gemstones!

Touring the cavern

We had to take a minute to cool off

"Thank you, Desoto Caverns, for such an awesome field trip!"

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Potato Experiment

To kick off our unit on plants, we began our experiment today: "Can you grow a potato without planting a seed?" 
We can't wait to find out if our predictions were correct!