Hi there students and families!

Welcome back.  I am so excited to meet you and will accept you for how you show up space of learning, failing forward, and growing. I am delighted to be your ELA teacher. 

We will start this year learning a lot about who you are and what you need to be successful. We are an AVID middle school. I will teach strategies that  help you as a scholar prepare for challenging classes and give you choices when you enter college and careers after high school. 

Speaking of college, I am a Washington State University graduate #GO COUGS, where I earned a degree in English, a degree in Education, and a minor in German, and earned my master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Lesley University. I am celebrating my 28th year of marriage with my groom, Mr. Tim Carstens, a VP at Auburn High School, where we both graduated from a long time ago. I'm a super proud mom of Taylor, who graduated  from  Barrett the Honors College at Arizona State University #Go Sundevils, but is now in graduate school at UW, and Katie, who graduated Washington State University studying in the Honors College and in the Carson College of Business #Go Cougs.  I am also the Gigi of three adorable cats, Grandpa Rainier, Kumar, and Harold. 

Looking forward to a great year of learning with you.  #Go Bulldogs.  

Be involved.

Be proud.

Be kind.

Be YOU.

Be a Bulldog!

 <3  Mrs. Carstens

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*If you need help about during the school year, please reach out to me so I can help you or point you in the right direction to help.