Elizabeth Walker- Interim 1st Grade Teacher

Elizabeth Walker will take over for Ms. Muttillo when she goes out in September to have her baby!

Ms. Walker brings tremendous service experiences to our school, serving as a Young Life Missionary to Tanzania, working in the National Ability Center's adaptive recreation program, and volunteering and teaching students with Autism at the Lionheart School in Atlanta, GA.

She also supervised the After School Program at Chase Street Elementary while working on her undergrade degree at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA

Her teaching coordinator and supervising teacher describe her as organized, committed, and

a person with a natural love of and talent for teaching. She was hand-picked by Ms. Muttillo and reminded us all of Ms. Muttillo.

Katherine Johnson- Our New 4th Grade Teacher

Katherine Johnson is our new 4th grade Teacher. She has been teaching 4th Grade for the last four years in Virginia and in Greensboro, NC.

Ms. Johnson has used interactive whiteboards in her classroom and is known for her innovative and engaging teaching style.

Max Pope, her principal at Pilot Elementary in Greensboro says, "Katherine is a tremendous teacher and even better person. She goes the extra mile to challenge her students and is a great communicator with parents. She is a motivator and students absolutely love being in her class."

Abbie Wright-Our New Kindergarten Teacher

Abbie Wright is our new Kindergarten teacher. She comes to us from Winston Salem, NC where she was the Honda Beginning Teacher of the Year for Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools. Ms. Wright has been teaching in Winston Salem for two years and most recently taught a Boys Only First Grade Class. Abbie also led the initiative to bring Promethean Interactive Boards to Winston Salem and is a Promethean Trainer for the Forsyth County Schools. When we talked with Abbie's Principal, Mr. Koch, he had this to say, "Abbie is a real superstar! She is well prepared and a leader with a can-do attitude!"

Kimberly Benson-Our New Fifth Grade Teacher

Kimberly Benson is our new 5th grade teacher.

She is a three year veteran from Morikami Park

IB Elementary, an award winning elementary school in Delray Beach, Florida where she was

their Beginning Teacher of the Year.

Ms. Benson led many activities at Morikami, most notably

establishing an award winning Earth Club and recycling

project that sent Crayons to Haiti, shoes to Africa and South

America, recycled cell phones to trade for gift cards for the

troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and recycled a variety of

materials to help reduce pollution and reuse containers and

paper.

Ms. Benson impressed us with her tremendous portfolio of student projects and knowledge of the IB curriculum.

Renee Elfe, the principal at Morikami describes Kimberly this way, "Ms. Benson is a bundle of energy and her class is active, inviting, and a real center of inquiry for children. I chose her to be my child's teacher because she is so active in making learning come alive. You are getting one of our finest!"

Jenna Carey - Our New Second Grade Teacher

We will be profiling one of our New Teachers every few days on this Blogpage.

Jenna Carey joins us from Arizona, where she taught First Grade for two years. Prior to that she taught in Maine. When our interview team talked with Jenna, they were amazed at how much she looked like Amy Scheffel. They were even more amazed with the tremendous commitment to children and teaching expertise that she brought to the table. Her principals raved about her ability to reach every child, her strong instructional skills and desire to learn new things, her strength as a communicator with parents, and her commitment to her children! Ms. Carey will teach 2nd grade.