Cela Marquez

About Me

Hello and welcome to my TK classroom! This is my 4th year teaching within OMSD and my second year teaching Transitional Kindergarten. I've had the pleasure of also teaching 6th and 4th grade. However, my passion for teaching truly shines within Transitional Kindergarten. Before getting my teaching credential, I was a 2 year old preschool teacher. 

I am very passionate about early education and providing students with foundational skills that will better assist them in their academic careers. My biggest goal within my classroom is to foster a love for learning. For most students my classroom is their first experience within a school setting. I do not take this lightly as I have the opportunity to set the expectations, model the learning, and expose students to an entire new world of learning. In my classroom we heavily focus on SEL as I have found that if students are not able to regulate their emotions they have a more difficult time learning. I do my best to provide students with appropriate language, model how to handle different emotions, and frequently celebrate mistakes, as it is all in the process of learning.

You will be amazed at how much these littles can accomplish with high expectations, modeling, and encouragement. I am honored to be a part of the OMSD spotlight team and am looking forward to welcoming you into my classroom. As I often tell other teachers, "Excuse the mess and the noise we are in the middle of learning."

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