About Me
My name is Lorri Dyson. I am a native of South Carolina. I received my undergraduate degree from Benedict College in Columbia, SC and my Master's Degree in Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning with emphasis in Reading from George Mason University. This is my 31st year of teaching. I am looking forward to meeting you and working with your child in the 2017-18 school year.
Field Trip
Our field trip is scheduled for the 2017-18 school year will be at Colgan High School in March to learn about water safety. Information will be sent home later.
Technology
We are working on DreamBox and IXL(Math) and Raz-Kids (Language Arts) in the computer lab. Please have your child to work on these activities at home. These will help your child to become more fluent in math and reading.
Inclement Weather
In the event of any unexpected closures, delayed openings or early releases due to inclement weather, please have your child read for 10 minutes and work on DreamBox or IXL for 10 minutes. DreamBox and IXL are both computer generated math programs that supports the PWCS' second grade math curriculum.
Every student in our class will have an account with DreamBox, which will be available 24/7. I will be sending home login information as soon as I get it. Once your child receives his/her loin information, please encourage him/her to log on and practice – watch as your child improve in speed and accuracy, and watch as your child advance through levels. In addition, I will be able to see, at a glance, which student practices, and for how long he/she practiced.
At-Home Project
Our At-Home Project will be a monthly themed activity to be completed at home with support of family members. It usually follows a monthly "Special Day", and will be due before the middle of each month.
Scholastic Book Orders
I will be sending home the monthly "Scholastic Book Order Forms" on the first of each month. You may go to scholastic.com/reading club to place all orders. Please note that I will submit all orders by the 15th of each month in order for the students to read their books before the next month's flier comes in. Many of Scholastic books follow a monthly theme. Therefore, I will be submitting all orders the first/second week of each month to give the students ample time to read their monthly books.