Welcome 4B!
Hello, my name is Kristen Ackerman, this is my first year teaching! I am excited to be teaching in a fourth grade classroom at Saint Patrick School. I graduated in May 2025 from Shippensburg University with an Early Childhood Education degree with a Creative Writing minor. I was born, raised and still live in Shippensburg, PA.
During middle and high school, I volunteered with my church's summer Bible school (Our Lady Of The Visitation) as a Pre-K and Kindergarten Teacher/leader. During the school year, I helped in my mom's Pre-K CCD Classroom. While I was in high school I have attended Young Life Club, where we would meet every Wednesday night. I have volunteered at Menno Haven (Retirement Community) since I was 13 years old and then interned with their IT Department, teaching older adults how to best use their various technology; computers, mobile devices and more.
In my free time, I love to travel with my family. Some of my favorite places to visit include Wisconsin and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. When I'm not traveling, I am either reading books or doing some short story writing. I am a huge coffee lover, and love creating artisan coffee drinks; I was a barista for two years. I have 7 pets! I have three cats, two fish, a Bearded Dragon, and a Leopard Gecko.