Megan Malloy grew up in Bloomington/Normal, IL. She received her bachelor’s degree in advertising from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2005, graduating with highest honors. After working at a pharmaceutical advertising agency for 3 years in Chicago, she decided she wanted to go back to school to become a teacher. She graduated with her master’s in elementary education in 2008 from Loyola University in Chicago. She student taught in second grade at Burley Elementary, was a teacher’s assistant for 3 weeks at Trumbull Elementary in the early childhood special education classroom, and then started in the first grade position at Hamilton in September of 2009. During the summer of 2010, Megan completed the State of Illinois Gifted Education Seminar. Megan loves teaching at Hamilton and is so happy she made the decision to change careers!
Megan married her husband, Dan, in 2008 and their daughter, Gia, was born in December of 2010. When Megan is not teaching, she enjoys spending time with family and friends as well as running, reading, and shopping.
Welcome to 1st/2nd Grade!!!
Room 203
Classroom Information Packet 2011/2012
Homework Calendar & Reading Logs
Computer Center Games for Students
See How Room 203 Got an Updated Listening Center
2/2/2012
Report cards and updated information about your child’s reading level were sent home on Wednesday. Please contact me if you’d like to set up some time to discuss your child’s progress. We’ve had a fantastic first half of the year. I’m looking forward to just as much progress and success in the second half! For details of what we did in the classroom this week, check out the weekly newsletter!
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1/26/2012
We already have the new listening center up and running! The students used the iPods for the first time during centers this week. It’s going to take some practice, but they are already doing a great job getting the hang of using them. The students are so excited, there is a waiting list to use them during free choice time! To see what else we did in the classroom this week, check out the weekly newsletter!
1/20/2012
Hooray! The Donors Choose grant for a new listening center has been funded. Room 203 will soon be the proud owner of 4 iPod Nanos for students to use at the listening center in the classroom! Thanks to those who helped fund the project. The students are super excited. Stay tuned for updates on the new materials. For details of our week in the classroom, check out the weekly newsletter!
1/13/2012
Did you know that we celebrated Alexander Hamilton’s birthday this week? Ask your child something they learned about him! As a reminder, there is no school on Monday due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We studied him this week too! To see what else we did in the classroom, check out the weekly newsletter!
12/23/2011
Have a wonderful winter break! Please make sure your child continues to read, read, read, and read!!!! Check out the weekly newsletter to see what we did in the classroom this week!
12/16/2011
Only one more week until winter break! Students had a great week. One of the highlights was getting to play Oregon Trail on the iPads to learn more about a pioneer’s journey west. Ask your child about this! Don’t forget to check out the weekly newsletter!
12/9/2011
Students had an amazing time on our field trip to the Shedd Aquarium this week. Ask your child to tell you one new thing they learned! For more details on our week in the classroom, check out the weekly newsletter
12/2/2011
The December reading log and homework calendar was sent home this week. Look for it in your child’s BEE book! Students are excited for the field trip to the Shedd Aquarium next Thursday. Make sure the permission slip and $4 fee is turned in by Tuesday. For details on what we did in the room this week, check out the weekly newsletter!
11/23/2011
Have a fun and safe Thanksgiving break! Make sure your child turns in their Library Reading Challenge log on Monday, November 28th!! For more details on our short, but busy week, check out the weekly newsletter.
11/18/2011
The end of November is right around the corner! Please make sure your child is working to complete their November reading log and November homework calendar. Both are due December 1st. For more details on what we did in the classroom this week, check out the weekly newsletter!!
11/10/2011
Report card pick up day and parent/teacher conferences are next Wednesday, November 16th. I look forward to meeting with everyone to discuss their child’s progress! For details on what we did in the classroom this week, check out the weekly newsletter.
11/4/2011
How is it November already? We’ve had 41 fantastic days in school. Students in Room 203 have already made so much progress since the beginning of the year. Don’t forget to keep working on the November homework calendar! For details of our week, check out the weekly newsletter.
10/27/2011
Have you visited the classroom lately? Our published stories are on our writer’s wall. Our group plant projects are up on the bulletin board. The Smart Board Center is officially open. Ten students published spooky stories, which are hanging outside the room. There are lots of great things going on in Room 203. Stop by and see them if you have time! Check out the weekly newsletter for more details on our week!
10/21/2011
Students earned a pajama party this week because they got 7 compliments from other teachers for great hallway behavior. Way to go Room 203! I can’t wait to see what they decide to work for next! For more details of our week, click on the weekly newsletter link!
10/14/2011
Thanks to all those families who collected donations and attended the Walkathon this week. It was a great success for Hamilton and the kids had a blast walking the route! Fore more details on what we did in the classroom , check out the weekly newsletter!
10/7/2011
Literacy Centers are underway and the students are loving them! For access to the games that students play at the computer center, click on the link above. For more details on our week, check out the weekly newsletter!
9/30/2011
We’re officially starting literacy centers next week. We opened each center this week and spent two days practicing at all the stations. The students are so excited about them! Ask your child which center is their favorite! For more details on our week, check out the weekly newsletter.
9/23/2011
We’re zooming along! Encourage your child to raise money for the upcoming Hamilton walkathon. For details of what we did in class this week, check out the weekly newsletter!
9/16/11
Another great week in Room 203! We did a lot of turning and talking to neighbors about our thoughts as well as produced two different group projects: one using this week’s vocabulary words and the other making collages with the short a sound! Come visit the bulletin board outside the room to check out the collages. For more details about our week, check out the weekly newsletter!!
9/9/11
Thank you for visiting the website. We had a great first week getting to know each other and learning classroom routines and expectations. For more specifics on what we did this week, check out the weekly newsletter!
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