"I've come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It's my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child's life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or de-humanized."

Dr. Haim Ginott

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all of your children to my classroom, children are my passion. I would also like to thank you all for entrusting your children to me for the year and promise that I will "respect" them, be "responsible" for them, and keep them "safe".