Dear Kindergarten Students:

          I am excited to be your Kindergarten teacher at Lake Crest for the 2009-2101 school year!  I reside in Charleston, Il. with my husband, Jerry, and yellow lab, Molly.  Jerry is currently teaching classes at the Charleston Christian Academy.  i have four children, two grandchildren, and our third grandchild due in December.  Our son, Chad, of Evansville, Ind. works for the ATF.  His daughter, Monica, is a sophomore at Mattoon High School.  Cory is a manager for Pfizer Pharmaceutical Co. and resides in Denver, Colo.  Our daughters, Misti and Megan both live in the Indianapolis area.  Misti and her husband, Brennan, live downtown, and are expecting their first baby in December.  Megan, and her husband, Pete, live in Greenwood with their daughter, Finley Grace, six months, and their 2 dogs, Branson and Deuce.  I am looking forward to a great year in Kindergarten!  My goal is to make each child's first learning experiences here at Lake Crest positive ones.  I hope to make ezch new day an enjoyable learning atmosphere, condusive to meeting each child's individual needs, socially, emotionally, as well as academically.  Please feel free to contact me if questions or concerns arise. 

 Thank you!

On Friday, May 22, the eighth grade class visited the kindergarten room.

In September, the eighth graders wrote and illustrated their own children stories.

On Friday, they read their original stories to the kindergarteners, received feedback, and then listened to the kindergarteners read their favorite stories to them.

Students then took turns drawing and coloring portraits of one another.

The time spent together was a success and not a time to soon be forgotten. Both eighth graders and kindergarteners look forward to seeing their "buddies" around next year.

I am excited to be your Kindergarten teacher at Lake Crest for the 2008-2009 school year!

I reside in Charleston, IL. with my husband, Jerry, and yellow lab, Molly.  Jerry is currently teaching high school classes at the Charleston Christian Academy.

I have 4 children and 1 grandchild.  Chad , of Evansville, IN works for the ATF.  His daughter, Monica, is a freshman at Mattoon High School.  Cory is a manager for Pfizer Pharmaceutical Co. and resident of Denver, CO.  Our twin daughters, Misti and Megan, are both married and teaching in the Indianapolis area.

I am looking forward to a great year in Kindergarten!  My goal is to make each child's first learning experiences here at Lake Crest positive ones.  I hope to make each new day an enjoyable learning atmosphere conducive to meeting each child's individual needs, social, emotional as well as academic.