Education: BA UC Santa Barbara / MAUC Irvine

Years teaching at Bryant: 14 years (all in kindergarten!) A great thing about working at Bryant is the community - students, parents and staff! I love coming to work each day and it’s because of the kids, families, and my colleagues.

A reason I teach kindergarten is: The EXCITEMENT and FUN! I love being silly with the kids and making sure they are jazzed about school/learning each day. I love to see how students grow in a year of kindergarten. One year of kindergarten is about 16% of their life and it is so rewarding to see what happens between September and June. They walk in as preschoolers and leave as first graders.

Something I enjoy about kindergarten is: The flexibility. I have a plan each day, and sometimes the students, well, have other plans/needs that are more important.

A piece of advice I offer to help students and families adjust to kindergarten is: Go to bed early! We’re going to have a lot of fun and it’s going to be exhausting for a while as everyone adjusts. Ask questions - that’s why we’re here.