About Rebecca McCormick
Mrs. McCormick is a teacher and daughter of teachers, and happiest when she’s learning and teaching… which are not mutually exclusive activities! She’s a wife, a mother, a proud literature and history nerd, a board game geek, and officially addicted to Audible.com.
About the 5th grade year at LMA
Mrs. McCormick’s 5th grade teacher, Ms. Mando, was the best teacher she ever had. She is still coasting on her 5th grade learning in many ways. Ms. Mando expected a lot, and she did more for her than she thought she was capable of… and that’s the magic of 5th grade! It’s time to expand your definition of what you are capable of, what is out there, and how to discover and master it.
This year we’ll become expert classifiers (the animal kingdom, types of weather, nuclear particles), delve more deeply into American History and how it shaped issues of today, read quality literature and discover what makes it so moving (and how we can use that in our writing!) We are also going to become fluent in the language of fractions, decimals, and percentages, and how we can flow between them. The heroes of science, history, and literature will be our guides this year!
What does Mrs. McCormick look forward to the most about teaching at LMA?
She is looking forward to some hands-on, face-to-face learning at LMA. The family-like environment allows for learning in collaborative and layered ways that are exciting and more profound and lasting. She is also looking forward to siphoning off some energy from those kids!
5th Grade Supply List:
- 3 boxes of #2 pencils
- 4 single subject notebooks
- 3 packs if 3×5 ruled index cards
- 1 box colored pencils (8 colors or more)
- 1 box of crayons (16 colors or more)
- a box or pouch to keep all coloring materials in
- 2 erasers
- 6 glue sticks
- 1 ruler in both inches and metric
- 1 pair scissors
- 1.5″ ring poly binder (the slightly floppy kind)
- 8 2-pocket folders
- 4 rolls paper towels
- 2 boxes tissues
- 1 Art shirt