Lauren Tuttle

About Me:

My name is Lauren Tuttle and this is my second year at Sand Creek Elementary School! I have grown up in Highlands Ranch and love that I teach in the community I grew up in. I graduated from Metropolitan State University of Denver where I earned a BA in Human Development and minor in Elementary Education. I also have MA in Education in Teacher Leadership with a Reading Emphasis.

I love teaching! It's a simple statement that sums up my view. I love coming to work everyday and being with these incredible kids. They bring me joy and watching them develop and discover who they are as the year passes is an indescribable feeling that not many people get to witness. Thank you for allowing me the privilege to teach your child this year. It is a team effort and I thank you in advance for the all the hard work and support you give; I could not do this job without you!

 

Classroom Updates
Each week, usually on Fridays, I will send out the following weeks agenda, announcements, homework responsibilities and any upcoming events in an email.    

Email: ltuttle@dcsdk12.org

 

 

Schedule


8:55- 9:05 Soft Start
9:05- 9:30
9:30 - 10:45
10:50 - 11:40
11:45 - 12:30
12:30 - 1:10
1:10 - 1:30
1:30 - 2:35
2:35 - 3:00
3:00 - 3:45
3:45 - 4:00 Pack up/ Dismissal

Library

Weekly Homework

  • Read 20-30 minutes daily

  • Monthly reading calendar due at the end of the month

  • Envision homework due Friday 

  • Reading homework due Friday
Social Studies & Science             

Social Studies:

  • Native Americans and settlers
  • Geography
  • Economics
  • Citizenship

Science:

  • Motion and stability
  • Electric and magnetic forces
  • Life cycles
  • Climate
  • Weather hazards

English Language Arts 

Structured Literacy Approach (Explicit instruction, systematic and sequential, diagnostic teaching)

iReady lessons

5 Pillars of Reading:

  • Phonemic Awareness
  • Phonics
  • Fluency
  • Vocabulary
  • Comprehension

Writing:

  • Narrative
  • Opinion
  • Informational

Expository text


 

Math

iReady lessons

Envision Math program: 

  • Unit 1: Understand multiplication and division
  • Unit 2: Multiplication facts (patterns)
  • Unit 3: Multiplication facts 3,4,6,7,8
  • Unit 4: Division facts
  • Unit 5: Multiply and divide within 100
  • Unit 6: Area
  • Unit 7: Data
  • Unit 8: Strategies and properties to add and subtract
  • Unit 9: Add and subtract within 1,000
  • Unit 10: Multiples of 10
  • Unit 11: Operations and problem solving
  • Unit 12: Understand fractions
  • Unit 13: Equivalent fractions
  • Unit 14: Time, capacity and mass
  • Unit 15: Two-dimensional shapes
  • Unit 16: Perimeter