Last modified: julio 15, 2024
Julie Porter
¡Bienvenidos al primer curso!
Me gustaría tomarme un momento para presentarme. Recibí mi licenciatura de BYU en Provo en Educación Infantil y mi maestría de la Universidad de Purdue en West Lafayette, IN en Currículo e Instrucción de Escritura.
My husband, a faculty member in the School of Family Life at BYU, and I moved back to Utah from Indiana 28 years ago to raise our children. I am the mother of three grown children and the grandmother of the cutest granddaughter in the world. I have taught so long that now instead of the children calling me “Mom” accidentally, they say, “Grandma” instead and that makes me laugh!
Professionally, I have taught preschool for one year, kindergarten for 15 years and this year will be my 19th in first grade. Working with young children is the best! I am currently starting my 18th year here at Wasatch Elementary. I love teaching at Wasatch!
2024-2025 Dual-language Immersion Information
This is our 16th year of the dual immersion program in Mandarin Chinese at Wasatch Elementary School. I am proud to have been with the program since its inception. The program has been a great success! Many of our DLI students have taken and passed the Chinese language AP exam in ninth or tenth grade. I am thrilled to once again be teaming with Mrs. Xu from Beijing, China. She is a wonderful partner with which to work. We have been partners for 11 years and look forward to our 12th year together this year. What an amazing opportunity to be able to have children here in Provo, Utah, learning how to speak and write Mandarin Chinese at such a young age! I am always astounded at how quickly the children pick up the Chinese language during the course of the year. I truly believe in the statement made by Gregg Roberts, (past State Dual Immersion specialist with the Utah State Office of Education) that “monolingualism is the illiteracy of the 21st Century.” How privileged I feel being able to aid the children of Wasatch in receiving the gift of a second language!
2024-2025 Supply list
This is an unusual year at Wasatch as we anticipate our move to the new school mid-year. We are trying to limit how much we need to move and have discovered that we have a lot of supplies from years past that we can use this year. At this point we are asking for just the three items listed below:
- 1 box (8 or 10 count) Crayola WASHABLE markers (not the thin ones, please!)
- Backpack (labeled with child’s name). Please bring on the first day of school.
- $20.00 donation (snacks, field trips, etc.)
"AVISO: LOS ARTÍCULOS DE ESTA LISTA SON OPCIONALES. NO SE PUEDE EXIGIR A NINGÚN ALUMNO DE PRIMARIA QUE TRAIGA NINGUNO DE ESTOS MATERIALES A LA ESCUELA. ESTA LISTA SE HA CONFECCIONADO ÚNICAMENTE PARA PROPORCIONAR INFORMACIÓN A LOS PADRES O TUTORES QUE DESEEN PROPORCIONAR VOLUNTARIAMENTE MATERIAL PARA USO DE LOS ALUMNOS. LA ESCUELA PROPORCIONARÁ SUMINISTROS EQUIVALENTES A TODOS LOS ALUMNOS DE FORMA GRATUITA SEGÚN SEA NECESARIO."
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¿Qué vamos a hacer?
We have a lot of fun in first grade! We like to put on plays, learn about science in the world around us and study projects about our bodies, animals, and continents of the world. We also have a day where you can dress up like what you want to be when you grow up, take fun field trips to the BYU duck pond, the Orem SCERA theater, and the Loveland Aquarium. We also get to bring a favorite stuffed animal for a “Teddy Bear” picnic and do an amazing end-of-year Chinese dance. We also like to draw and dance and listen to music. Check out my website at: https://sites.google.com/a/provo.edu/julieporterimagination/ to see more of what it is like in my classroom. Are you ready for some fun? I am!
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