Karen Mathison with her daughter at New Hope Fall Festival

Short Biography

This is going to be such an amazing year with all of your wonderful children! I am beginning my fourth year teaching 5th grade at New Hope. Before New Hope, I spent the other 14 years of my career teaching in various grades 2nd to 5th at another Wilson County School. I love the New Hope Knight family!

(Grade Level/Area) Teacher

Daily Schedule (Plan C)


8:00-9:00 Teacher Office Hours

9:00-9:15 Morning Meeting

9:00-10:40 Block 1

10:45-11:25 Block 2

11:30-12:30 Lunch Break

12:35-1:15 Specials

1:20-2:00 Continue Block 2

2:05-2:45 Small Group Instruction

3:00-4:00 Teacher Office Hours




Contact Information

School Phone Number: (252) 399-7950 (ext. #6229)

Google Voice Number: (252) 360-0780

Click HERE to go to my weebly website and get all the information you need for a successful 5th grade year. You can also contact me through your homeroom classdojo account. Downloading the app for classdojo is a better way to get all the information from both teachers in one place. If you need to join and connect your number to your student without a code, please use this link: https://www.classdojo.com/invite/?c=CEC4L9M