• Hello everyone!

     

    My name is Dr. Janelle Newman and I’m excited to be part of the Eagles Nest family again this year. I teach 7th and 8th Grade English Language Arts (ELA). We will be focusing on the domains of reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar, vocabulary development, and other skills that support those. 

     

    I wasn’t born in Erie, but I spent most of my time here as a young person and mainly on Erie’s East Side. I graduated from the former Central High School (now Erie High) and my district education prepared me to pursue higher education, finishing at the doctorate level. I’ve been a teacher in many different settings for over 25 years. I have worked with children and adults in several countries as an elementary teacher, a middle school teacher, a high school teacher, a university professor, and a community educator, with language and literacy at the heart of all I do. I spent eight years living and teaching outside of the US and I hope I can bring some of the new perspectives I’ve experienced into the classroom. Outside of work, I spend time with my husband, two young kiddos, my two cats, and our three chickens. I like gardening and science fiction. 

     

    I’m so excited to learn more about everyone, the future keepers of this country and our planet. This year, I hope scholars leave with more confidence in their abilities and their identities. I hope they will be stronger readers, writers, and critical thinkers. I hope they can connect what we experience in class with the “real world”. I hope they can see themselves represented in the literature we read and the ideas we discuss and write about. 

     

    Our learning community includes scholars, teachers, staff, families, and our community and I can't wait to see how much we learn and grow this year. 

     

    My door and ClassDojo messenger are always open :-). Please contact me at anytime, but I will mostly respond between 2:30-5pm. 

     

     

    Dr. Newman

    jnewman@eriesd.org

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    Schoology course X Grade ELA

    Zoom Link for Parent Teacher Conferences: https://eriesd-org.zoom.us/j/85087525014