This year will be my 41st year teaching!!! I began my teaching career at Hemingway Elementary in 1981 teaching 4th, 6th, and then 3rd grade.  I taught here for 11 years, then moved away for 17 years; the stars aligned and I was able to come back full circle!  I have worked in 4 different schools, 3 different states, and with 14 different principals.  Over the course of time, I have taught every grade K-6 at least one year or more!  The majority of my teaching career has been in the regular classroom in the primary grades K and 1.  I became Reading Recovery certified in Portland, Oregon which gave me a keen understanding of teaching struggling students how to read by "untangling" their confusions. Last spring I took a class with Orton-Gillingham and completely trust this methodology for reaching students with what they really need with explicit and systematic instruction. I am an advocate for this OG program as it is research-based and teaches students how to decode and comprehend.

My passion is connecting with children and creating a relationship at their level by helping them feel like family (almost) when I work with them.  

I LOVE being with children and spending time with them every day. In my free time I enjoy being with my family, skiing, swimming with a Master's group, biking, READING!, drawing, writing, and playing with my dog labradoodle Ally.

This year will be my 41st year teaching!!! I began my teaching career at Hemingway Elementary in 1981 teaching 4th, 6th, and then 3rd grade.  I taught here for 11 years, then moved away for 17 years; the stars aligned and I was able to come back full circle!  I have worked in 4 different schools, 3 different states, and with 14 different principals.  Over the course of time, I have taught every grade K-6 at least one year or more!  The majority of my teaching career has been in the regular classroom in the primary grades K and 1.  I became Reading Recovery certified in Portland, Oregon which gave me a keen understanding of teaching struggling students how to read by "untangling" their confusions. Last spring I took a class with Orton-Gillingham and completely trust this methodology for reaching students with what they really need with explicit and systematic instruction. I am an advocate for this OG program as it is research-based and teaches students how to decode and comprehend.

My passion is connecting with children and creating a relationship at their level by helping them feel like family (almost) when I work with them.  

I LOVE being with children and spending time with them every day. In my free time I enjoy being with my family, skiing, swimming with a Master's group, biking, READING!, drawing, writing, and playing with my dog labradoodle Ally.