1st Grade Teachers

I am so excited to teach another year of first grade. I absolutely love teaching!

I live down in Tamworth near lots of hiking/ski trails and swim holes.  I like spending time hiking up in the White Mountains, crafting, kayaking on the lakes and rivers, skiing/xc skiing in the winter and am currently learning how to mountain bike.  I just love being outside!

I love to travel, explore and learn about all different cultures and places.  I have a sister that lives in Bermuda and a brother that lives locally.  I love to talk to my students as often as possible about my summer travel and exposing them to all the fun places I have been through pictures and stories. We are lucky to live in the Mount Washington Valley. 

I love to have fun, do exciting read alouds with the kids and do as many arts and crafts as possible. I love doing room transformations and dressing up in wacky costumes to make teaching more exciting.  I always have a smile on my face and try to be as positive as possible!  I am so excited for the year ahead.

Welcome to First Grade!  I am so excited to be starting a new year with a new group of students.  

I live in Albany, NH with my family.  I have a son named Jake who just graduated from high school. I also have two dogs, Ben and Annie.  I love spending time with Mr. Jenkins, Jake, and the dogs.  We like to go on hikes, mountain bike, and snowboard.  We also love to go grab a coffee at The Met and people watch.  

I love teaching.  I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I was 5 years old.  When I was in first grade I was amazed by my teacher Miss Bunting, that is when my dream of becoming a first grade teacher started to blossom.  School was not always easy for me.  I was a struggling reader and had some speech issues that I needed to practice a lot!  I truly believe that school should be a fun place to learn where kids can get messy, make mistakes, laugh, move, and play.   I cannot believe this will be my 24th year teaching.  I am looking forward to the year ahead.  

Mrs. Jones has spent most of her career in education teaching kindergarten and first grade. She considers every day in the classroom an opportunity for limitless possibilities and adventures. She loves being a teacher!

Hi I’m Katrina Zalenski. I'm excited to join the K/1 team. This is my first year at Lakeside Primary but I have worked in education for the past 21 years. First I was a middle school Spanish teacher then I became a K-6 Special Education teacher. 

I grew up in southern NH. After I graduated high school I decided to travel the world. I’ve been to over 10 countries! I moved to the Mt Washington Valley 10 years ago. My 2 daughters also attend John Fuller. We love to be outside. When we aren’t in school we enjoy mt biking, hiking, camping, skiing and swimming.