Meet the Teacher
Family
My family lives in the country in Wellington (closer to Nunn) on 18 acres. My husband, Jake, owns his own oil and gas service company. My daughter, Ellie, is in 3rd grade in Mrs. Johnson's class and my other daughter, Madelynn, is in 2nd with Mrs. Brown. They are 11 months apart...Irish Twins! You might be curious if we have horses...we do not, but hope to one day. We have two great dogs, Tuff (white dog) and Mickey (black dog). I am so excited to finally be teaching at my community's school with my girls!
In my free time, I love to use my Cricut to make, well, just about anything. I have coached Madelynn's soccer team here in Wellington for 3 years; we finally convinced Ellie to join! I will also be teaching religious ed at our church.
Summer Pics 2023!
Summer was spent going to the movies, concerts, museums, camping, watching and playing baseball, hanging with friends and family, and traveling to the East Coast.
Schooling:
Attended elementary, middle, and high school in Lakewood, CO (Jefferson County)
University of Northern Colorado (2002 - 2006) - Bachelors of Arts: Interdisciplinary Studies Elementary Education with a Mathematics emphasis
Colorado Christian University (2007 - 2010) - Masters of Arts: Curriculum and Instruction (thesis on phonemic awareness)
Western Colorado University (2019 - 2020) - Culturally and Linguistically Diverse endorsement
Colorado Professional Teaching License
Elementary (K-6)
Mathematics (K-8)
CLD (K-12)
*Science of Reading requirement (yes)
*English Language Learner requirement (yes)
Experience:
Kendrick Lakes Elementary School (Lakewood)
2006-2012
1st Grade (6 years)
Chappelow Arts Magnet School (Greeley)
2012- 2020
3rd Grade (3 years)
2nd Grade (2 years)
Middle Level Interventionist (1 year)
K-2 Interventionist (1 year
Monfort Elementary School (Greeley)
2019-2020
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Teacher
McGraw, IB World School
(Ft. Collins)
2020 - 2023
2nd grade teacher
Favorites
These are a few of my favorite things...
store - Target, Amazon
color - purple
drink - iced tea (unsweet), hot tea, sparkling water, cherry cream slush (Sonic)
restaurant - Red Robin, Rodizio Grill, hibachi, Mexican, Hu-Hot
fast food - Chipotle, Sonic, Rita's Italian Water Ice
candy - snickers
snack - cashews, tortilla chips/guac, popcorn, chocolate covered pretzels
fruit - all (not kiwi because I am allergic)
Veggies - cucumbers, Brussel sprouts, mini-peppers
flower - any
shoe - Birkenstocks
YOU!
