All About Mrs. Higby:

My family:

• I have two kids- Jake is 25 and Maria is 23.   

• My husband's name is Jim.  We've been married for 32 years.

Hobbies:

• I love to paddleboard, work in my garden and go boating in the summer.  In the winter I like to read and do puzzles. We also love to workout!

• Our family loves to travel and we try to go somewhere new every  year.  This year we went to Spain and Portugal. We also went to New Jersey where I grew up and where our son now lives. We had the BEST summer!

Teaching:

• This is my 19th year teaching.  I've taught 1st grade, 2nd grade and kindergarten.  KINDERGARTEN IS MY FAVORITE!!! :)

My favorite things: 

• Animals: dogs and elephants (especially baby elephants!)

• Food: pizza, Mexican food and unsweet tea

• Colors: purple and teal

2025-2026 School Supplies:

Please bring these to our Meet the Teacher:

☐ 4 boxes 24 crayons  

☐ 1 small plastic school box  

☐ 1 boxes facial tissue  

☐ 2 boxes “fat markers” (classic colors)  

☐ 8 skinny black dry-erase markers

☐ 4 fat black dry-erase markers  

☐ 1 paper towels (girls only)  

☐ 1 pair blunt scissors  

☐ 12 glue sticks, no scented glue 

☐ 1 box “skinny markers” (classic colors)

☐ 1 primary composition notebook (blank space for a picture above the lines) 

☐ 1 pkg. #2 yellow pencils (12-count) sharpened  

☐ 1 box gallon size storage bags (boys only)  

☐ Sidewalk Chalk (girls only)  

☐ 1 one inch binder with clear view pocket on front 

☐ Binder Dividers (5 tabs)

☐ 2 highlighters 

☐ 4 Play-Doh tubs (4 oz each)

☐ 2 container disinfectant wipes  

☐ 1 pair of over-the-head and ear 3.5mm headphones (no bluetooth)

☐ 1 package white lunch bags (boys only)

☐ Watercolor Paint Set

☐ 4x6 framed family picture to display in our room

Snack:

• Monthly Snack Tub Donation (see more information below)

Please come to meet the teacher with these things already done to make it easier on you!

• Label your child’s school box, scissors, notebook, binder and headphones with their name

• Dump one box of crayons into the plastic school box with the scissors taken out of their packaging 

• Label the 5 binder tabs in the following order: My Self, My WIGs, My Learning, My Leadership, and the 5th tab is My Celebrations

• Place the tabs in order in the binder rings

Specials Schedule:

Day 1: PE (Coach Miller)

Day 2: Art (Mrs. Winter)

Day 3: PE (Coach Miller)

Day 4: Music (Mr. Pryor)

Day 5: Computer (Mrs. Day)

We will also have Library every Tuesday. 

Please make sure to send your child in sneakers on P.E. days. We don't have time to change shoes during the day.   Thank you!