Ms. Tapley
Ms. Tapley
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Mrs. Tapley completed her undergraduate degree at Lake Forest College and her Masters Degree at the University of Maine in Orono. She taught in Belgium for a year at the Antwerp International School before teaching middle school at the Scarborough Middle School. She then moved to Downeast Maine and began teaching at the Brooklin School in 2004. She is currently teaching math to grades 3-8 and loves to get excited about all things math. In her spare time, Mrs. Tapley can be found watching webinars about math while jogging on her treadmill. She is also active in the Penobscot Historical Society, the Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Maine, and the Maine Teacher of the Year Association. Mrs. Tapley was the 2016 Hancock County Teacher of the Year and a 2017 Maine Teacher of the Year Finalist.
“You have only failed if you have given up. Until then, it’s learning.” Author Unknown
News From Mrs. Tapley
7/8 Newsletter • 10/6/19
Math – Mrs. Tapley: 7th grade mathematicians worked on demonstrating their understanding about unit rates with fractions on an assessment. They then began applying their work with proportions to studying scale drawings. 8th grade mathematicians practiced applying their learning about scientific notation and exponents and then completed an assessment on Friday on …
7/8 Newsletter • 9/29/19
7/8 Newsletter • 9/23/19
Upcoming Events: Monday, September 23rd: School Picture Day Friday, September 27th: Early Release at 1:00 PM Friday, October 4: Family movie night hosted by the 7/8 class to raise money for Water for South Sudan October 7th-11th: Camp Kieve (https://www.kwe.org/the-leadership-school/) November 1st: Student-Led Conferences (No school, except for attendance at the conference) Please note there was a calendar …