WTKJ News: Mrs. Wright's Class

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Mrs. Wright's Class

Happy 100 Week! Your kids are 100 days smarter and have successfully made it through 100 days of kindergarten. We will have a great time celebrating that this week in class. If you have not signed up to read, please do so! All of the kinder classes have set a goal of reading 100 books this week and we NEED your help. We will also be doing a 100 snack on Friday. If you have not brought in your donation for that, please do so ASAP or contact me if you have questions or concerns. In addition to celebrating 100 days of kindergarten this week we will be reading winter stories, learning about Martin Luther King Jr. and will be working with initial sounds and rhyming words. We will be busy!

Second quarter report cards went home in early January. The kids are doing super and I am sure that was reflected on the grades that you saw. Should you have questions about your child's grades or would like to chat about their progress, I am always available to do so. Scholastic Book Orders went home last week and will be due tomorrow. If you are interested in picking up some Valentine stories or leveled readers for your child, go to www.scholastic.com and order today!

Looking ahead we have our monthly PTO meeting tomorrow, class picture day on Thursday and a Valentine Party in the works. More information about the Valentine celebration will be going home soon. We will have a party in class on Monday, February 14th so if you are available to come...Save the Date!

Thanks for your continued support. I hope to see all of you in class this week to read!

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!