ELL News
Mrs. Gaylord
About Mrs. Gaylord
Hi Everyone! My name is Mrs. Gaylord. This is my 4th year teaching at Deerfield! My husband and I have been married for a year and a half. We have a golden retriever named Scout. On the weekends, I enjoy spending time with my family, walking Scout, and cheering on the Michigan State Spartans! Go Green! I can't wait to get to know your students and learn together this year!
Favorite color: Blue & Green
Favorite sport: Tennis, Running, Football
Favorite book: The BFG, Giving Tree
Favorite hobbies: Baking, Doing puzzles, Reading, Traveling, Watching movies
Favorite drink: Coffee
Favorite store: Target
Conferences
For Parent Teacher Conferences on Tuesday, Nov. 12, I will be attending all conferences which have interpreters or by teacher/parent request upon availability. I will have my schedule posted on my door and will be in my room for drop in questions, when I'm not at a conference. Please let me know if you have any questions!
ELL Units
Multicultural Feast
To celebrate Thanksgiving and to honor our diverse and rich cultural traditions, Deerfield will be holding its annual Multicultural Feast on Monday, November 25 during lunchtime. Please use the Sign Up Genius links below to sign up to volunteer or bring a dish. Please make sure you have completed your background check ahead of time.
Kindergarten: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084EACA72CA0F58-2019
1st: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084EACA72CA0F58-20191
2nd: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084EACA72CA0F58-20192
3rd: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084EACA72CA0F58-20193
4th: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084EACA72CA0F58-20194
Class Updates
- Family pictures: Please send a 4x6 family picture so students can share and display their family picture in our classroom.
- Twitter Form: This year, we will have a class Twitter account to share student learning. The following form will be sent home this week. Please sign and return as soon as you can. This will let me know if you allow your student's photos/learning to be shared via Twitter. I'm still missing a few forms!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FxhxfRrGT_FXAtsdSYKxsXs2pydU5_oGYD28PjaH7wI/edit?usp=sharing
Resources for Home & School
Below are links to some different resources your children can use at home or at school.
www.learningchocolate.com - Vocabulary practice
www.wonderopolis.com - Exploring Questions
- Teacher: kgaylord1 or kgaylord2
- Choose your student
- Password: apple
- Due to a limited number of accounts, this is only available for students pulled out for ELL. If your child previously had an account and is not being pulled out for ELL, their account is no longer active. Sorry for any inconvenience! They do have a home option for purchase.
https://novilibrary.org/Youth/Online-Youth-Resources.aspx
- Novi Public Library offers great resources and programs including Tumblebooks.
- https://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/Home.aspx?categoryID=13
- Class Code: iqr8491
This is a great resource for your child to use at school. It is only available during school hours, so it can be used on our days off or you can purchase a home account.
- Monthly magazines. Passwords for each grade level magazine below.
September
K: RARE
1st: GROW
2nd: WARM
3rd/4th: RHINO
October
K: STONE
1st: WHALE
2nd: HOME
3rd/4th: FIRE
November/December
K: PARK
1st: POLAR
2nd: PEARL
3rd/4th: ESCAPE
Dates to Remember
11/12 - 1/2 Day - Conferences
11/13 - Picture Retakes
11/15 - Bagels with Buddies @ 8:15
11/25 - Multicultural Feast
11/27-11/29 - No School - Thanksgiving Break
Kelsey Gaylord
Email: kelsey.gaylord@novik12.org
Website: https://www.novi.k12.mi.us/df/
Location: Deerfield Elementary School, Wixom Road, Novi, MI, USA
Phone: (248) 449-1700
Twitter: @MrsGaylordELL