Hello! My name is Nicole Penner and I am super excited to work with your family this year! I currently live in Warwick, NY with my husband Mike, who is a firefighter with the FDNY, and our kids McKenna, Max, Otis, and Maggie Mae. Our daughter, McKenna is four years old and is in UPK this year. Our son, Max, is two years old and is starting daycare for the first time this year! We have two dogs, Otis and Maggie Mae. Yes, I consider our dogs to be my children. :) 

I am entering my 13th year of teaching. I taught for six years in the Bronx, and six years here at Goshen Intermediate School. I attended Marist College for my undergraduate degree in Elementary Education. I earned a Master's Degree in Curriculum & Instruction from the American College of Education and a Master's degree in Educational Leadership from the College of St. Rose. 

I am looking forward to a great year at GIS with you! 

Fun Facts about Me:

• If I could eat sushi every day, I would. 

• Sour Patch Kids and Buttery Popcorn are my guilty pleasure. 

• I do not like chocolate- never have. :)

• I enjoy playing tennis and cooking!

• I am a Mets fan and proud of it! This means that I am loyal, patient, and a true believer that one day we will win again.

• Sunflowers make me happy.