Welcome to Kindergarten!
A little about me: My name is Wendy. I grew up in Portland, attended Portland Public Schools, starting with Arleta, then Kellogg and eventually graduating from Franklin. I attended PSU and Warner Pacific College. I have 3 children (Henry is 15, AvaJane is 12 and Gunnar is 5). This is the 19th year I have been a teacher in Portland, previously teaching for 4 years in preschools. I love teaching, knitting, coffee, eating out, the beach and painting.
This year we are looking forward to seeing your children grow and become confident, thoughtful, caring and hardworking learners! Teacher Anne and Teacher Kristin are here to assist students and together I am sure we will have a fun and inspiring year.
Our classroom is a Classroom Champions class and that means we have been assigned an Olympic athlete to video chat with, and to share character development lessons with. We will work on things like perseverance, sportsmanship and goal setting. Please let me know if any questions come up.
A few housekeeping things:
please keep sick kids home
please keep sick kids home
toys and stuffed animals should stay home or in backpacks to be safe
extra clothes in backpack are a good idea - accidents happen in kindergarten
read read read with those kids - 30 minutes/day (enjoy it - don't teach it)
Any questions or concerns, please see me as soon as possible.
Thank you so much for trusting me to spend all day with your most precious people!
Wendy
Gunnar <3
