I'm excited to start my 17th year of teaching, 13th year at Spring Meadows!  I started at Spring Meadows teaching 5th grade.  I spent 8 years in 5th grade and this is my 3rd year in 4th grade.  I am teaching Math and Science to all monolingual 4th grade. I officially made the decision to become a teacher in high school when I joined a program that allowed me to spend an hour a day in a 3rd grade classroom, close to my high school.  I always knew I wanted to be a teacher, all the way back to 2nd grade, because of the impact my 2nd grade teacher had on me.  I was able to find her and contact her, while I was in college, to thank her for inspiring me to become a teacher.  I hope that I can have the same impact on some of my kids throughout my teaching career!