Teacher Biography
My name is Karen Holbury. I teach 4th grade at Sam Adams Elementary School.
I received my Bachelor's Degree from Marion College in Marion, Indiana. I later attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo where I received my Master's Degree. I have been in education for 36 years.
I am married and have two children. My daughter lives in Dowagiac. She has two young boys. My son resides in Florida.
My husband and I live approximately five miles from Cassopolis in the country. It is at this country home that 2 dogs, 1 cat, and 3 fish have a comfortable life.
There are many things I enjoy doing. Some of these are shopping, reading, swimming, and gardening.
I find teaching and enriching the minds of my students very rewarding. It is exciting when students go out on their own to reinforce skills they've learned or to discover something new because of an idea I have planted in their minds. Many times former students drop off extra information that they knew we would be discussing. They knew my students would enjoy this information. This is what makes teaching such a joy!!
We are going to have an exciting and great year!!!
I received my Bachelor's Degree from Marion College in Marion, Indiana. I later attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo where I received my Master's Degree. I have been in education for 36 years.
I am married and have two children. My daughter lives in Dowagiac. She has two young boys. My son resides in Florida.
My husband and I live approximately five miles from Cassopolis in the country. It is at this country home that 2 dogs, 1 cat, and 3 fish have a comfortable life.
There are many things I enjoy doing. Some of these are shopping, reading, swimming, and gardening.
I find teaching and enriching the minds of my students very rewarding. It is exciting when students go out on their own to reinforce skills they've learned or to discover something new because of an idea I have planted in their minds. Many times former students drop off extra information that they knew we would be discussing. They knew my students would enjoy this information. This is what makes teaching such a joy!!
We are going to have an exciting and great year!!!
Grade Level Objectives
In LANGUAGE ARTS the students will: sharpen their comprehension skills and stragegies; develop listening and speaking skills; work on elements of grammar and strengthen study skills through both fiction and non-fiction text.
In SOCIAL STUDIES students will: focus on the regions of the United States through interactive activities.
In MATHEMATICS students will: learn two digit multiplication, two digit division, fractions, and measurement. Each unit is focused around mathematical situations which help students become skillful in problem solving. The curriculum is structured to help students learn to communicate their strategies and their reasoning so that their mathematical understandings are much deeper.
In SCIENCE students will: observe, describe, and record test results; collect, analyze, and draw conclusions from, data; learn to plan and conduct tests with controlled variables; and support conclusions with reasons that are based on observation and experience. Our studies will include the units of "States of Matter", "View From the Earth", and Living Organism".
In LANGUAGE ARTS the students will: sharpen their comprehension skills and stragegies; develop listening and speaking skills; work on elements of grammar and strengthen study skills through both fiction and non-fiction text.
In SOCIAL STUDIES students will: focus on the regions of the United States through interactive activities.
In MATHEMATICS students will: learn two digit multiplication, two digit division, fractions, and measurement. Each unit is focused around mathematical situations which help students become skillful in problem solving. The curriculum is structured to help students learn to communicate their strategies and their reasoning so that their mathematical understandings are much deeper.
In SCIENCE students will: observe, describe, and record test results; collect, analyze, and draw conclusions from, data; learn to plan and conduct tests with controlled variables; and support conclusions with reasons that are based on observation and experience. Our studies will include the units of "States of Matter", "View From the Earth", and Living Organism".