Welcome to a new school year. I’m Kelly Gassman and I earned my B.S. degree in
Elementary Education from Niagara University. In addition, I have a Masters
Degree in Literacy from the University of Buffalo in New York State. This is
my first year at Belmont. I love being a teacher. My greatest joy is to watch
your children succeed and develop a passion and thirst for learning. I’d like my
class to become a safe haven where children come to learn, express their
creativity, exchange ideas and respect each other.
Please take advantage of every opportunity to read with your children. It can be
as simple as reading street signs, menus, advertisements, the sports page or
cookbooks. The more comfortable they become, the more they will enjoy reading
independently. Teaching a child to read is a shared responsibility between home
and school. To meet the needs of your child, our first grade team uses flexible
readings groups for Language Arts. This is a wonderful method to increase their
reading skills and help them advance in their literacy life.
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