Greetings and Welcome to 5th Grade

I began my work in District 11 at five years old in a kindergarten classroom at the now closed, Ivywild Elementary Scool.  I spent seven years there before I went onto North Middle School, and then to William J. Palmer High School where I graduated in 1991.  I attended Western State College for one year before tranferring to The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs where I graduated with a bachelors of arts in Sociology, and completed my teacher training in their Teacher Education Program.  More recently I completed my masters in Educational Administration.  This is my 24thst year teaching in District 11, and my eighth year at Taylor Elementary School.  I really love teaching 4th and 5th grades.  

I am a mother to two adult children, two dogs, and two cats.  I am a very createive person who loves making spaces more beautiful, and creating is like my happy place.  I also love to garden and take care of my yard.  I think growing things from seed is like magic.