Celebrating our joy of learning through
new challenges,creativity, and critical thinking...
Welcome to Mrs. Fennell's
GATAS Classroom...
"a great place you'll go" to GROW your thinking
during the new school year.
2012-2013
"You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself in any direction you choose."
Dr. Seuss from Oh, the Places You'll Go
…a safe, secure, and exciting place where students use the discovery approach to learning and actively engage in:
William and Mary Literature Curriculum
Mentoring Mathematical Minds (M3 Math Units)
Caesar’s English Latin Word Stems
Grammar Study
Jacob’s Ladder Comprehension Lessons
Science Units on Train the Brain and Environmental Studies
Critical Thinking and Inquiry Activities
Open-ended Problem Solving
Research on Issues of Interest
Novel studies related to literature and science curriculum
Thank you for visiting our website! We hope that you find it a joyous learning experience. Please view the "Activities and Monthly Calendar" page and the math and ELA Pacing Guides to see a brief overview of the present agenda. We will be staying especially busy this year with the exciting new interactive math curriculum called M3 and our environmental science units. Each grade has two specific math strands and literature/novel study curriculum. You can also view that information on the Curriculum Overview page. We are striving to become better critical thinkers. Hope you enjoy learning about us and will visit us often as we update frequently.
Welcome to our classroom! Henry Ford said, "Thinking is the hardest work there is."
"It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education."
~Albert Einstein
