Teachers

We have all been looking forward to summer and school being out. The kids, because they get to be lazy and not do homework, me, because I get to be lazy and not bug them about doing homework! But I know the kids will miss seeing familiar faces every day, even their teachers! Their faces have become quite familiar to us since all three of my kids, that are in school, were lucky enough to have the same teachers two years in a row! Amanda was in a 4/5 combo last year and had the opportunity to be in Mr. Martinez class for her 4th and 5th grade year. I remember how nervous she was the first day of fourth grade because not only was Mr. Martinez a new face to her, he was new to our school so no one knew anything about him, except that he was the only "boy" teacher at our school! He turned out to be fantastic! We now feel very fortunate that Amanda has been in his classroom for two years. He is now one of the most requested teachers at the school! He will be teaching a 4/5 combo again next year and Samantha already has her fingers crossed that she gets him!

Amanda and Mr. Martinez

Samantha cried when she found out that she did not get the teacher that she wanted for second grade, and now that just seems hard to believe, because she just loves Mrs. Bevill! Mrs. Bevill had Samantha in second grade and then had the opportunity to "loop" up with her second grade class and teach third grade the next year. We think the world of her and she thinks the world of Samantha. We have discussed many times how the Samantha she gets at school is not always the same Samantha we get at home. At our first parent teacher conference we had with her I had to stop her part way through and make sure she had the right Samantha's folder in front of her (there happened to be another Samantha in the class!) because she just went on and on about how kind and sweet and helpful she was! In fact this year at the end of the year each teacher gave out an award to one female student and one male student that exemplified all the character traits our school emphasizes (kindness, respect, fairness, etc...), and Mrs. Bevill chose Samantha! I love anyone that loves my Samantha and Mrs. Bevill certainly did!

Samantha and Mrs. Bevill


Neither of my girls went to a formal two year preschool program, Connor was the first and it has been a great experience. He went to the preschool right at the girls elementary school, so it was very convenient for me and so perfect for Connor! We found out very quickly that his highest aspiration was to be the class clown! NO one could have handled him better than Mrs. Martin, she was very firm with him, but also very loving. And, how could I not love a woman who loves Disneyland as much( and possibly more) than I do! She said once that if she couldn't be a preschool teacher she would work at Disneyland. ( four generations of her family have worked there, and that is where she met her husband!) Connors classroom next year will be right next door to his preschool and we look forward to popping into Mrs. Martin's classroom once and awhile for one of her "Hugaroos!"

Connor and Mrs. Martin