NAME:
Mrs. Nomura
SCHOOL:
Deer Creek Prairie Vale Elementary
CLASS:
First Grade
SCHOOL PHONE:
It seems as if I have always known I was going to be a teacher. As a child
growing up in Edmond, Oklahoma, I spent much of my time with my grandparents
who lived in the same neighborhood as my family. My grandmother taught first
grade for forty-three years in Edmond. Many of my earliest childhood memories
are time spent with her getting ready for school. She was my hero, and I
wanted to be a teacher just like her.
After graduating from Edmond High School, I attended Oklahoma Baptist
University. In the twenty seven years I have taught, I've been fortunate to
have a variety of teaching experiences. Some of my most memorable and
rewarding experiences in teaching were those that offered the greatest
challenges, such as working in an inner-city school in Indiana and a one room
school house in Arkansas. I have been fortunate to teach in two very
progressive school systems, Owasso and Deer Creek.
Looking back on my life, my greatest rewards have come from parenting my
children, John and Jennifer, and teaching. John received his Ph.D in School
Psychology from O.S.U and is employed with a large school district in
Houston, Texas. He and his wife, Mariah, have my granddaughters, Maisie and
Heidi. Jennifer is a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University and an RN. She
and her husband, Stewart, have my grandchildren, Anna and Eli.
I feel God prepared me for the profession of teaching from a very early age.
I was fortunate to have wonderful role models and a family who encouraged me
with each step. Teaching is a precious gift, something that can never be
taken away. My grandmother loved teaching and loved her children. She always
told me, "Mona, take time to know your children, then teaching will be
easier." I want to welcome you to my classroom!
We have several class mottos we use in our class ot help us work together and
do our best. We strive to be team players.
Our class motto for how we do our work is: "Anything worth doing is worth
doing your best!"
Our class reading motto is: "The more you read the more you grow!"
Our class mission for the day is: "Be nice, work hard!"
We also have a word we use in our class ever day as much as possible. We
define it every morning. Our class word is, "Integrity." We define
integrity as being strong enough to do what is right even though it may be
difficult.