Ellis Elementary

I am currently in my 15th year of teaching in the Denver Public Schools.  I have taught eight years of kindergarten and seven years looping with my students from first grade to second grade.   This is my 12th year at Ellis.  I am an ELA-E teacher trained to help students with a second language acquire English.  This year I'm very excited about working on a Service-Learning Project with my class.  We are collaborating with a group called Earth Force and will be deciding on an issue that will involve the class in an environmental issue so that they can be involved in community action and problem solving.  I am one of the Character Education leaders at our school, a DCTA Association Representative, a member of the Collaborative School Committee, Professional Development Committee, and offer an after school Knitting Club for beginning and advanced knitters.  I really enjoy the diversity that the Ellis students bring to our school. 
My favorite book is Gone With the Wind by Margaraet Mitchell and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.  I also enjoy reading novels and biographies.