Hello! My name is Bethan Roberts and this is my third year teaching here at PES! I am so happy that I get to teach such a wonderful group of third graders. I moved to Bloomington, Indiana from Colorado in the fall of 2021 and have loved every day here. I attended The University of Northern Colorado and received Summa Cum Laude with my degree in Elementary Education. I love being outside in the sun, reading books, writing, and swing dancing to some great music!

My approach to classroom management includes many positive reinforcement practices. For independent behavior, I use Wow Board where the student writes their name in a box on a grid. When the board is full, I pull grid numbers and whoever's names are in the boxes I pull, receives a treat.

If a student is struggling with their behavior, I will privately ask them how they are doing and see if there is anything on their minds that may be causing their behaviors. If the behavior continues, I take minutes from their recess so they can see that their actions have consequences. In rare cases where a child has gone too far, a write-up will be issued with a phone call home.

I send homework home on Mondays in the students' Red Home Folders. I include their spelling words so they can practice them at home, a math sheet, and a reading assignment from their "Wonders" book so that they are practicing with their parents at home. Their homework is due on Friday when they turn in their Home folders.

A school-wide expectation, and practice I encourage greatly for its benefits, is that your child reads for 20 minutes a day at home. There are some wonderful benefits that come from reading daily and we would love to see those for our students. If you are interested in a brilliant read on this topic, take a look at "The Enchanted Hour" by Meghan Cox Gurdon.