We celebrated Veteran's Day with a special program on November 11. We had a special guest speaker. Sergeant Fowler is the father of a Highland first grader. He has served our country in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He spoke to students during Highland Elementary's Veteran's Day Program. Also during the program, a small number of students read thank you letters they had written to veterans. We also enjoyed listening to several patriotic songs sung by Highland fifth graders. This was a very special day at Highland.
Here is our very own Julie reading the letter she wrote to the veterans:
On Tuesday, we had a visitor in our school who brought some "creepy and crawly" animals to show us. We learned all about snakes, lizards, salamanders, tarantulas, scorpions, beetles, and more.
Here's the science guy holding a tarantula and showing us on the big screen.
Here he is showing us the "slits" in a beetle. This is how the beetle breathes.
I am originally from southwestern Indiana where I graduated from the University of Evansville with a degree in Elementary Education. I taught Kindergarten and first grade in Indiana before moving to Glasgow. My husband is a Glasgow native, hence my move to the great state of Kentucky. After moving to Kentucky, I taught Kindergarten in Warren County. This is my fourth year teaching Kindergarten at Highland.
My husband and I were married in June 2009. I am blessed with a 12 year old step-daughter and a 6 month old son. We have two dogs and two cats.
I am so excited to be working with your child this year. I look forward to watching them grow!