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Ms. Boyce began her teaching career in 1985 at St. Matthias School in Somerset, NJ as a fourth grade teacher. She has enjoyed teaching fifth grade Language Arts, Religion, and Science at Immaculate Conception School since September of 1998. The sixth grade Religion curriculum was added to her repertoire in 2010. Ms. Boyce is involved in a three year grant to incorporate 21st century learning techniques in the classroom. She is pursuing a Highly Qualified Degree in Middle School Language Arts. The Impact Grant has not only improved her teaching methods in Language arts, but Science and Religion as well. |
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The sixth-graders, in their study of the Old Testament, are using the Bible explore the early ancestors of our faith such as the Patriarchs and the tribes of Israel, Moses and the Israelites escape from Egypt, the Patriarchs and the tribes of Israel, and the Judges The fifth grade class continues their study of the Sacraments of Initiation with Confirmation, the Eucharist, and living as a prayerful people.
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This year’s fifth grade Science class continues with Classifying Matter. The students explore the atom and have created models of atoms of their choice which can be found in room 205. We continue with the understanding of physical and chemical properties and their changes. The children will also investigate how electric current can split a water molecule into its elements and explore how materials combine and look for evidence of a chemical change. We will use the internet to complete a webquest– an online cooperative group learning experience involving interactive group activities on the computer to better understand these changes. |
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My goal is to provide an environment where all students can progress to higher levels through differentiated learning. The children will be meeting with me in small groups, individually, and as a whole class at different times for different purposes. While they are not, they will be working independently or in small groups on language skill utilizing centers for writing, reading, and language that incorporate choices for authentic learning as well as multiple intelligences and learning styles. Flexible grouping allows us to address specific needs with individuals and small groups to monitor understanding more easily. Our new unit focuses on discoveries; about people and animals, architecture and a war memorial, the Caribbean culture, and cowboys. |
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Please visit us on January 29th between 10:30 and 1:30 to see the fifth grade’s PowerPoint projects on various members of the Animal Kingdom. |
