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Library                                                                                               Ms. Shree Cummings	Nurse Ms. Trammell
Resource Teacher Crystal Reed I am the Resource Math teacher for 3rd and 4th grade and the Language Arts teacher for 4th grade. I graduated from Texas A&M University Commerce December 2003.  I am attending master's courses there now.  I am certified in Elementary Education, Special Education, and ESL. Email: creed@kaufmanisd.net	3rd Grade Teachers Personal Web Pages Mrs. Sandy Albin Mr. Jim Burk Mrs. Kim Chappell Kenna Denson Mrs. Jody Gutierrez Mrs. Sunnye Hayes
3rd Grade Teachers Personal Web Pages (continued) Mrs. Diane Lagenour Mrs. Patricia Patton Mrs. Carol Ann Ruff Mrs. Aimee Shaw Mrs. Samantha White	4th Grade Teachers Personal Web Pages Mrs. Andi Jo Blake Ms. Carla Powell Mr. Clark Cochran Mrs. Anna Cross Mrs. Lou Irby
4th Grade Teachers Personal Web Pages Ms. Phyllis Leerskov Mrs. Sandy Lewis Ms. Melissa Thomas Ms. Paulette Martin Mrs. Patty Patterson Ms. Cathy Castles Mrs. Susan Stahlman

Physical Education

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Debbie Biven & Coach Lisa Prewitt

My name is Lisa Prewitt and I teach PE at Phillips Elementary.  The kids call me Coach Mom.  I have taught PE for 11 years and 3rd grade for 2 years.  I graduated from Stephan F. Austin with a Bachelor of Science in Education.  My degree is Elementary Education with a Kindergarten Endorsement and a PE minor.  My goal is to help our students develop a healthy lifestyle.  We walk an aerobic mile everyday, learn sports related skills, and play lots of fun games.

Debbie Biven is Coach Prewitt's Aide.

Science Lab

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Hello!  My name is Sherry Couch.  Each week I provide science lab experiences for approximately 500 students in the third and fourth grade.  I earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from North Texas State University majoring in biology and minoring in chemistry.  Upon graduation I worked in the private sector at various laboratories.  I later returned to school and obtained my secondary teaching certificate.  I taught high school science for five years.  Most recently, I received my elementary certification and have been teaching the science lab class since its inception at Phillips Elementary.

All students will be taught scientific methods for problem solving, how to make a lab report, lab safety, and of course the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Science.

Fourth Grade
First Semester: Nature of Science and Physical Science
Second Semester: Life Science and Earth Science

Third Grade
First Semester: Nature of Science and Life Science
Second Semester: Earth Science and Physical Science

IMPORTANT DATES
Each year the fourth grade students are eligible to participate in our school science fair.  A note will be sent home in January with information.

UPDATES

Contact Information
Conference Period: 2:10 - 3:00
Phone: 972-932-4500 ext. 1313
Email: scouch@kaufmanisd.net

Reading First

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Linda Phillips - Reading Coach

Pam Rogers - Art       *Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art Education from the University of Texas at Arlington. *All Level Art Teaching Certificate "I have taught art for 18 years, the last 13 in the Kaufman I.S.D. For the past two years, I have rotated teaching art between Phillips Elementary and Helen Edwards Early Childhood Center." "My goal for all my students is that they have a positive and fun learning experience by participating in exciting art projects such as wire sculpture people, paper mache' masks, clay, weaving, painting and drawing, as well as learning about the life and works of famous artists."

Acceleration Lab

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Beverly Whitehead & Marisa Solomon

The Acceleration Lab at Phillips this year is a team-teaching classroom.  Mrs. Beverly Whitehead and Mrs. Marisa Solomon provide tutoring help in both reading and math for third, and forth grade students.  Students come to the Lab two, three, or five days a week.  Classes are limited to not more than ten students at a time in order to give more individual help.

In addition to mini lessons on Math or Reading TAKS objectives, an ongoing program is in place.  Read Naturally is a self-paced taped reading program designed to increase both fluency and comprehension in Reading.  Every effort is made to tailor learning to the gaps the children have in these subjects.

Classroom teachers keep track of progress through Benchmark testing during the year.  Students may be added or deleted from the Acceleration Lab according to progress shown on these Benchmark tests.

Lab teachers try to use many different strategies in order to help all students.  A tutoring atmosphere prevails.  A small class allows teaching to be more hands-on than might be possible in a regular classroom.  While this is serious learning, efforts are made to add fun to the Lab.

As well as the Acceleration Lab, these teachers also provide Scientific Learning's Fast ForWord lab, a computer program geared to better prepare students for learning.  For more information on the Fast ForWord program, please visit www.scientificlearning.com.