Mrs. Winters
SCHOOL:
St. Teresa of Avila School
CLASS:
Second Grade - Room 2B
SCHOOL PHONE:
513-471-4530 ext.238
Hi! I am Mrs. Winters. I am looking forward to meeting my new class for the
2009-2010 school year. We are going to have an exciting year!
I have been a Cincinnatian for most of my life (since I was 10). I went
through the Cincinnati Public School system (where I decided at the age of 11
that I was going to be a teacher ). After graduation I went to Morehead
State University. I got married the summer before my senior year
and transferred to U.C. I taught at St. Gertrude Academy until I had my
first child and then I became a full time mommy . When my husband became
permanently disabled, it was time for me to return to my career. I returned
to teaching full time, here at St. Teresa, in 1998.
My husband Rick and I have been married 30 years and have three beautiful
grown children: Jenni, Jason and Jessica, as well as the new men in the
family: Dave and Nathan. I also have three beautiful granddaughters: Jasmine
is 6, Skylar is 2 and Jillian was born March 23, 2009.
I am a devout Christian (Southern Baptist by faith) and enjoy sharing God's
love with my students. I also teach Sunday School, VBS (actually I am the
VBS director at our church), Bible studies...wherever God leads me.
In my "spare time" I love to read, scrapbook, work and play on my computer
and spend time with my family and friends.
Next to God and my family, teaching is my passion! The other thing people
would say about me is that I love to laugh!
God is good and I try to enjoy the life He has blessed me with.
I think second graders are at a wonderful age and we have a
great time together. If you could be a fly on the wall, you would often
find us laughing, sharing, singing (I think many children learn through
music)and enjoying learning!
We love to laugh while we learn!
MY FAVORITES
Season: Spring and summer (it is a tie)
Item to Collect: cute salt and pepper shakers and cookie jars, penguins and
snowmen.
Holiday: Christmas
Type of Food: Italian (well, actually my favorite food is chocolate!) I am
a carb lover - pasta and bread! I love the rolls at Texas Roadhouse!
Restaurant: Olive Garden or Texas Roadhouse
Sweet Treats: Yummy homemade cookies and other homemade treats are the
quickest way to my heart! Kit Kat bars, rich chocolate cake with
raspberries, strawberries!
Drink: Caffeine Free Diet Coke, ice cold bottled water
Children's Authors: Robert Munsch, Max Lucado
Flower: Carnation
Candle Scent: Cinnamon, vanilla, pina colada
Subject to Teach: Phonics, Math (I like them all!)
Vacation Spot: I hope to someday go to a beach where the sand is white and
the water is crystal clear. (We have not had much opportunity for travel but
I can dream!)
Song: How Great is Our God, I Loved Her First,
Music: Contemporary Christian
Bible Verse: Jeremiah 29:11 and Proverbs 3:5-6
It is my mission that our children grow academically, spiritually and
emotionally in a safe, loving environment.
It is my goal for the children to develop a deeper understanding of God's
unconditional love and to understand that God is always there for them...
their Forever Friend. I feel that I am an ambassador for God and want the
children to see God's love and care for them shining through me. My desire
is for them to know that I accept them and will care for them, no matter
what.
However, they will also learn that there are loving consequences for actions
and they are responsible for choices that they make.
I hope to encourage your children to develop a lifelong love of learning!
