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Healthy Gardens, Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds
DCJA
Grade 1 Teachers: Moreen Dominie & Trina Paddle
Moreen has been teaching for 12 years in primary with her last 5 years teaching grade 1 at Donald C. Jamieson Academy.
Trina has been teaching for 15 years and worked as a Literacy Numeracy Itinerant. She has her Masters in Literacy and has been teaching grade 1 for the last 3 years.
There are 38 grade 1 students involved in our project, with varying academic abilities. There are 2 ESL students.
Grade 4 Teachers: Margaret Brenton, Michelle Dober, Jacqueline Roff/ Dana Mullett
Margaret has been teaching for 20 years and has experience in grades 1-12. She has a Masters in Teaching and Learning and has been teaching grade four for 4 years.
Michelle has been teaching for 20 years and has experience in grades K-12. She has a Masters in Library Studies and has been teaching various grade levels at Jamieson for the past 4 years.
Jacqueline has been teaching for 26 years, mostly at the grade 4 level. She has been at Jamieson for 16 years.
Dana has been teaching for 8 years. She is currently in a replacement position for Jacqueline.
There are 58 grade 4 students involved in our project, with varying academic abilities.
Guidance Counsellor: Florence Strang
Florence has a Masters in Educational Psychology and has worked 15 years as an Educational Psychologist. She has spent 8 years in a guidance/teaching position.
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Pedagogical Beliefs
We believe that children are naturally curious and we should foster their curiosity. We can do this by encouraging them to ask questions. We realize that often during the unspoken demands of the curriculum, educators may stifle student questions due to time contraints. However, we realize that these questions can lead to improved understanding since the students are making the connections for themselves.
Florence Strang spearheaded our involvement in this project. When she approached the grade 1 and 4 teachers, the ideas of working across grade levels was very appealing. At Donald C. Jamieson Academy we encourage peer mentoring across grade levels. The professional development days and funding from MUN provided us with both the time and resources to successfully meet our goals.