Biography

Hi Decatur Family!

My name is Kevin Roper. I have been teaching for the past eight years. This will be my fourth year at Decatur having previously taught first grade. I am originally from Northwest Indiana. I received my Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Alderson Broaddus University in West Virginia. I am happy to apart of our SEED team here at Decatur and coaching volleyball. I am currently pursuing my ESL endorsement. When I am not teaching you can find me walking with my dog, reading, playing volleyball or near the lake. I am excited to be teaching 3rd and 5th grade this year. I am looking forward to a great year!

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5th Grade word analysis

Using Hello Universe, fifth grade created cards of unknown words

The groups were to find their designated word in the text, use context clues to discover it's meaning and then create a skit for the word.

3rd grade teamed up to research tectonic plates and the explore the research scientists have collected to create the Tectonic Plate Theory.

5th grade working on analyzing conflict in "Hello Universe"

Students annotated each chapter, then created a conflict comic with illustrations and labels.

3rd grade built and explored simple machines to close out our inventors unit.

3rd grade creating inventionsStudents had to move a ping pong ball around the table. Each classmate needed to move it but could not touch the ball with their hands.

Dolphin Dash with our third grade Toads!

Students in grade five, worked together to analyze experiments and their outcomes

Fifth grade has been working on writing about character traits, today they analyzed and defended pieces of writing to build knowledge of essay structure.

Third Grade began our inventors unit in ELA, students were tasked with collaboration to invent a device to move a ping pong ball and then create it.

Fifth Grade taking the time to read with Principal Negron about 9/11

Third Grade incorporating a little movement in our learning!

Writing about our Summers

5th grade students write paragraphs about their summer adventures. Students were challenged to expand on their writing abilities with 8-10 sentences including at least 6 words per sentence.

Our countdown to the end of the year has officially started! Checkout the themes for the each day until we reach Summer Break!

Today our students met an author! Author Kandace K. Qaiyim wrote and illustrated the book "Boundless Strength, My Hair is My Crown." She talked with out class about the process of creating a story and how she became a published author!