About the Teacher

Welcome Ms. Engelke's Classroom

Welcome to our 1st grade class! I would like to welcome you and your child to the first grade! There are many exciting activities planned for the students in the 2022-2023 school year. I’m a Kean University graduate who loves teaching each and every one of your children. I am excited to be at Oak Tree Rd School #29!

I am a mom of 3 awesome kids. Jake is a senior in college at St Joe's University and Lainie is a junior in college at The University of South Carolina. My youngest Luke is a freshman at Duke University. I have two dogs Blu and Bear which I adore and are both from rescues. I love to read, watch sports and go to the beach!

The start of the school year will be new at all of us. We got this! I will start slow and get our feet on the ground with only a few sites like Class Dojo, Google Classroom, and Clever. Class Dojo is my form of communication with parents. It helps me respond quickly.

I hope that your experience, as well as your child’s, is nothing but enjoyable and enlightening. I want everyone to be able to walk out of their room and be proud of themselves and think of this year, 1st grade, as the best year yet. We can only reach this goal if we work together. I'm willing to do anything and everything to make this year fun and successful, but I need your help and support. I'm eager to work as a "teacher and parent team" to help make your child's overall learning experience a positive and challenging one! Remember, the educational process begins at home. To help build on that education, we need a "helping hand" from home- that hand belongs to you! I can always be reached at debra.engelke@woodbridge.k12.nj.us

I can't wait to meet you!

Debbie Engelke

debra.engelke@woodbridge.k12.nj.us