August 12, 2012
I just want to extend a sincere welcome to both my students and
parents for this upcoming year. I am extremely excited to get the opportunity to
work with you and get to know you on an individual basis. I just wanted to let
you know a little about myself. I have taught first grade for twelve years. I
absolutely love this age of students for they are so eager to learn and are
still excited to come to school! I have been married for 13 years and have two wonderful sons,
Brayden who is almost 8, and Brody, who is almost 5. We have a beautiful baby girl
named Brooklyn who was born last September and is the joy of our lives!
My husband works for the Phoenix Fire Department and loves to come
in to share his experiences with my students! I was born and raised in
Hillsboro Oregon, and moved to Phoenix for college. I graduated from
Southwestern College, got married and am now happily living in the valley of the
sun (where it doesn’t rain on a daily basis!)
I grew up in a family of teachers, so I feel in some ways teaching is
second nature to me! My goal is to provide and environment that is safe and
conducive for learning. I am very structured in my teaching, but also flexible,
because I do work with first graders and that is just life!:) I set high
expectations for both my students and myself, but ultimately I want my students
to enjoy learning and be actively engaged as much as possible. I love to teach
reading and my small reading groups are my absolute favorite time of the day.
This is where I get to know each student individually.
Now that I’ve babbled for an entire page, I am thrilled to be at
Canyon Springs and I look forward to what this year has to
bring!
Your Partner in Education,
Karen Mans
I just want to extend a sincere welcome to both my students and
parents for this upcoming year. I am extremely excited to get the opportunity to
work with you and get to know you on an individual basis. I just wanted to let
you know a little about myself. I have taught first grade for twelve years. I
absolutely love this age of students for they are so eager to learn and are
still excited to come to school! I have been married for 13 years and have two wonderful sons,
Brayden who is almost 8, and Brody, who is almost 5. We have a beautiful baby girl
named Brooklyn who was born last September and is the joy of our lives!
My husband works for the Phoenix Fire Department and loves to come
in to share his experiences with my students! I was born and raised in
Hillsboro Oregon, and moved to Phoenix for college. I graduated from
Southwestern College, got married and am now happily living in the valley of the
sun (where it doesn’t rain on a daily basis!)
I grew up in a family of teachers, so I feel in some ways teaching is
second nature to me! My goal is to provide and environment that is safe and
conducive for learning. I am very structured in my teaching, but also flexible,
because I do work with first graders and that is just life!:) I set high
expectations for both my students and myself, but ultimately I want my students
to enjoy learning and be actively engaged as much as possible. I love to teach
reading and my small reading groups are my absolute favorite time of the day.
This is where I get to know each student individually.
Now that I’ve babbled for an entire page, I am thrilled to be at
Canyon Springs and I look forward to what this year has to
bring!
Your Partner in Education,
Karen Mans