Hello, New First Grade Mammothteer Friend and Family!

Welcome to a new and exciting year in First Grade for 2023-24!  I hope your summer was fantastic, and I bet you are as excited as I am to begin our new learning adventure! Together we will learn and grow, engaging ourselves as readers, writers, and authors and thinking strategically and critically in math, science, and social studies. 

Let me begin by telling you a sharing about myself and my family.  I have loved teaching for over 25 years!  I received my Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Nebraska and a Master of Arts Degree in Diverse Learners in Elementary Education from the University of Phoenix. I love learning and continue to take classes throughout the summer and school year to keep expanding my learning journey! My husband Dave and I have been married for over 30 years, and we have a fantastic daughter Emmi, who will be a junior at the University of Oregon (Go DUCKS!) majoring in Marine Biology.  We have 2 English Springer Spaniels, Walter & Mitchell.  Our family also enjoys spending time together doing archery, stand-up paddleboarding, and fly fishing. As you can see, we love water, and I am incredibly passionate about the ocean! I like to think that we are all like seashells...all unique and beautiful with our own stories to tell!

Throughout this new school year, I will keep you updated on all the latest “happenings” in our classroom through emails, Thursday Folders, newsletters, along our website.  

Click HERE for the 2023-24 calendar. Please click HERE for the Kindergarten supply list, and HERE for 1st through 6th grade supply lists. 

Also...please log into your Parent Portal and complete Express Check-in anytime prior to August 8th. 

Mark your calendars for the following dates:

• Join us at MHE near the story steps on Thursday, August 3 from 4-5 pm (open house-style) and meet Mammoth Heights’ new AP: Mrs. Kim Betchart! Light refreshments will be served.

• Official DCSD BACK to SCHOOL Night @ MHE on August 23 from 5-6:30 pm.

• Our first full day of school is August 8th!!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

• PLEASE email me back and let me know HOW your child will go home the first day of school AND the remainder of the first week.

• Please note that “walkers” meet down by the blue bike rack by the mobile-this includes kiddos that meet a parent who parks and walks up

• Car Line Riders will wait with a teacher and other first-grade students near the car pick-up loop in front of MHE.

Feel free to reach out with any questions. The best way is to email me at tfmorton@dcsdk12.org. Have an excellent rest of your summer and I look forward to meeting you soon!

 Kindest Regards,

 Twyla Morton