Jackie Pierce - Math Specialist
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Welcome to your 2023-2024 school year at SFOA! I am a math enthusiast and specialist. I teach 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th grade math. Everyone asks 'why not 7th?' and it is because 7th and 8th grade math happen at the time time slot and while I'd love to be two of me, there is only one and that one teaches our phenomenal 8th graders.
I am so excited to have your children as my students this year in Math. Some I've had the pleasure of having in prior years and others are new to me and I am looking forward to getting to know throughout the year. I am deeply passionate about finding creative ways to make students excited about math and make connections with our content to the outside "real world" as much as possible. Everyone learns math differently, even if math is your passion.
I have a son who is a student here at St. Francis and a daughter in a post high school program in the Highline School district. I am a proud Philadelphia native but have lived in Seattle for the last 25 years. When the Seahawks play the Eagles or the Kraken play the Flyers, its a very emotionally conflicting day for me.
We live locally here in Burien and love the caring, hyperlocal community that our school invests in and fosters. This was a fun summer full of travel through much of Alberta and British Columbia and we also got a new puppy!
General classroom information such as classroom policies and expectations, parent resources and interesting and useful links related to course objectives will be posted on Otus, for grades 5-8, and Google Classroom for Grade 4. Please connect yourselves, as parents or guardians, to your student's account either in Otus or Google Classroom.
6th, 7th and 8th grades will transition to using Otus for all assignments and grades for this year. Our Grading System in junior high will transition back to transitional letter grades. This will be an adjustment for many of us and I ask your patience as we learn along with you this year.
5th grade will transition to Otus this year for all class assignments, announcements and communication.
4th grade will continue to use Google Classroom this year for all assignments and class announcements.
For many of our students success, it takes us working together as a team to have the best possible outcome. I look forward to working with you all this year to help ensure your child's success.
My email address is [email protected]. Please reach out for any questions.
