Ms. Foster's Bio: I received my Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Eastern Washington University; and received my Special Education Endorsement from Seattle Pacific University. I have previously taught in Seaside, Oregon, where I raised my daughter Madison, who recently graduated from Seattle Pacific University with a bachelor's degree in Global Development, and is currently working at World Vision in Seattle. My husband, Mark Gehring, is a power lineman for Potelco in Seattle, where he fulfills the role of safety coordinator for the company. I have been with the Castle Rock School District since the start of the 2012 school year, and I am looking forward to another exciting year in the intermediate school serving students in 3rd through 5th grade. If at any time you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at 501-2910, or by email at jfoster@crschools.org | ![]() BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD. Ghandi Happenings in Room 309 November 26-November 30th Something New: Home and School Connection Build map skills: This version of hide-and-seek lets
your youngster practice finding places
on a grid. They’ll have fun working on
map skills and spatial reasoning. 1. Draw a grid.
Have your child
make a grid
with 5 rows
(labeled A, B, C, D,
and E) and 5 columns
(labeled 1, 2, 3, 4, and
5). The grid will represent a room in
your home. 2. Add pictures. Next, your youngster
should draw furniture or other
items in the boxes to indicate their locations
in the room. Say your couch is
centered along the front wall of the living
room. They could draw a couch on the grid across boxes A2, A3, and A4. 3. Hide an object. Take turns closing
your eyes while the other person hides
something (perhaps a toy car) in the
actual room. Then, place a penny on the
grid to show where you hid the item. If
you put the penny on A3, your child
might figure out that the toy is under
the center of the couch. Upcoming Dates Early Release Wednesday, November 28th Learning Targets As all children that are served by special services have varied goals for their academic needs, the common core standards/learning targets are also varied within the resource room. Areas of instruction and related learning targets may include: Reading sight words phonics practice reading fluency reading comprehension Writing punctuation grammar spelling Math math fluency word problems place value telling time currency calculation | Upcoming Events As I come across websites or workshops that may be beneficial to parents, I will post them on my webpage. If you happen to come across websites and workshops that other parents may be interested in, please email me the information, and I will be happy to post it to my webpage. Helpful Websites Child Development Institute (http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/) LD OnLine (http://www.ldonline.orgh) Other Online Tools (courtesy of UW Autism Center)My Next Steps: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding AutismA video presentation from the UW Autism Center to help parents navigate the first steps after an autism diagnosis. Autism Speaks Autism Speaks – First 100 Days Kit (pdf) Autism Speaks Video Glossary (free login account required) CDC – Track Your Child’s Developmental Milestones (pdf) CDC – Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) Autism Internet Modules |
Ms. Foster - Special Education Grades 3-5
Contact information:
Jeanne Foster
jfoster@crschools.org
360/501-2910