WTKJ News: Mrs. Wright's Class

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Mrs. Wright's Class

This upcoming week will be busy! Monday will start off with a substitute teacher, Mrs. Banner. The kids are familiar with her, since she has been a sub for Mrs. King, so I am sure things will go well. I told the kids I would be out so there should be no surprises. As I return on Tuesday the conference schedules will begin. This will be a busy 4 days as I meet with each of you...all 40. If there happens to be an issue with scheduling last minute and you are not able to attend the conference, please let me know ASAP. I have confirmed times with all of you so I anticipate a great turnout. I look forward to discussing your child's progress thus far.

Last week we introduced letters H & L. The more letters we add the smarter these little ones get. This week we will spend time reviewing all the letters learned during our first quarter of school. They are catching on and soaking it all in. Keep up the great work. We are still working with numbers 0-10. This week we will continue to focus on numbers 6-10, please continue to reinforce these skills at home. We have wrapped up our apple unit and will begin learning about pumpkins and bats for the month of October. We will also have a Harvest Party to celebrate our learning on Friday, October 29th. I will need some parent help so please let me know if you will be available that day and are interested in assisting. More info regarding donations and the day's activities will come home after break.

I look forward to meeting with you this week at conferences. See you soon-

Trisha Wright

Kelly Trowbridge

Welcome to Kindergarten! My name is Kelly Trowbridge and I was born and raised in Tempe, Arizona. I graduated from Northern Arizona University with a degree in Elementary Education in 2006, a Masters degree in Early Childhood Education in 2008, and a Masters degree in Elementary Education with a Reading Endorsement in 2009. This will be my fourth year of teaching at Simonton. Teaching is my passion and I cannot imagine doing anything else. I am very excited and enthusiastic about getting the opportunity in helping your child start or continue his or her educational career.

Joline King

Welcome Kindergarten at Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary School. We are so excited to be your partner in educating your child. My name is Joline King and this is my twenty-second year teaching, my ninth for the J.O. Combs District. I am a fourth generation Arizonian and have made the East Valley my home with husband, three children and our beloved dogs Salvador and Jones for the past twenty-three years. I graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Early Childhood after completing an Associate’s Degree from Eastern Arizona College. I also have a Master's Degree in Adult Education and Distance Learning. My children, both at home and at school are my greatest joy! I have three children that are mostly grown: Matthew 25, Jennifer 21 and Bryant 19. We also added a daughter-in-law to our family this past spring. Her name is Kristin and she is married to Matthew. I look forward to a great year full of fun and lots of learning.

Kristy Johnson

Hi, my name is Kristy Johnson. I am an Arizona native and have lived in Queen Creek for almost 6 years. This is my third year at Simonton Elementary. For the first two years I worked in the SPED resource room as a paraprofessional. I worked with all grade levels but kindergarten always felt like home. I am looking forward to working with all the students. We will work on reinforcing cirriculumn as well as participating in school specials. My goal is to make learning fun for kindergarten. All aboard the Kinder Express!