Introduction

Hello!

I am extremely honored and so very happy to be your teacher. We don't know yet what this year will look like, whether we'll be in class, on-line, or a combination of both; however, I promise that I will do my best to make this the best year ever!

I am fortunate to be a 4th and 5th grade teacher teaching English Language Arts (ELA)...that means Reading, Writing, and Social Studies. I will share my 4th and 5th grade students with Mrs. Taylor who will teach Math and Science. I am considered the homeroom teacher for the 4th graders and Mrs. Taylor is the homeroom teacher for the 5th graders.

I have been a teacher for a long time and I love being a teacher! Even though I have been in education a long time, I always approach each new school year as if it's my first year of teaching with lots of anticipation and excitement. In my class, I strive for each student to feel important, special, and safe. I want students to be excited about learning and I hope they look forward to attending school every day.

I continue to love learning so that I can keep my classroom current, fresh, and fun. My degrees are: BEd from Hardin-Simmons University, MEd from Northwest Missouri State University, and Reading Specialist from University of Arkansas in Little Rock. I have taught Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 2nd & 3rd combined, 4th, 5th, and teachers. I have been a classroom teacher, a reading teacher, literacy coach and instructional coach. I was also the lead teacher/consultant for reading intervention programs all across the state of Missouri, for Thompson School District and Denver Public Schools. This will be my 9th year at Ralph Moody Elementary School, my 4th year as a 4th grade teacher with 3 of those years also teaching 5th grade ELA. I am a product of Littleton Public Schools. I attended Sandburg, Newton, and graduated from Arapahoe High School.

I am definitely a huge animal lover and have had dogs, cats, a guinea pig, gerbils, hermit crabs, and fish for pets. I am partial to dogs! I currently have a ten month old Australian Shepherd puppy, Goldie, that I adopted last April. We're having fun taking participating in training classes together. I love reading books about dogs, so I hope you will enjoy those books, too! Some of my other favorite things are: family activities, Maui, chocolate chip cookies, making and creating things for my classroom, reading, and celebrating 3 1/2 years as a cancer survivor.

I am so excited to meet you and to be your teacher for the 2020-2021 school year!

Ms. Christie Harr