NAME:
Heather Gilbert
SCHOOL:
Patsy Sommer Elementary
CLASS:
First Grade A115
SCHOOL PHONE:
704-0626
Hi! My name is Heather Gilbert. I am so excited to be your child's first grade
teacher this year. I grew up here in Austin and attended RRISD schools from
kindergarten through graduation. My family still lives here and I love being
so close to them. I have three younger sisters. Meredith is a sophomore at
Texas A&M and Christy Lynn and Colleen are twelve-year-old identical twins who
are in seventh grade at Canyon Vista. They have all been great helps to me
setting up the classroom this year (especially my mom)! I also have two
adorable and lively Pembroke Welsh Corgi puppies named Cricket and Rigby Mae.
They keep me company and are always happy to see me when I get home :).
I went to Texas A&M University and received my Bachelors of Science degree in
Interdisciplinary Studies. I am certified in Early Childhood-4th Grade and
English as a Second Language. I loved being an Aggie!
Last year, I taught kindergarten at Cactus Ranch Elementary. I absolutely love
teaching children reading, writing, math and science! It is so much fun to see
them grow as learners. I feel that it is very important to provide my students
with a challenging and fun learning environment. My goal is for your child to
love coming to school everyday and grow exponentially as a reader and writer!
Please feel free to contact me at anytime. I am looking forward to a wonderful
year here.
During the first week of school, we will work together to create a class
mission statement. We will ask ourselves, "Why are we in first grade?", "What
do we want to be good at?", and "How will we do this?" to help us organize our
thoughts.
We will also create a social contract that we will all sign. This will cover:
how we should treat each other in the classroom, how we want the teacher to
treat us, and how we think the teacher wants to be treated.
We will also have first grade expectations that we will have posted in our
classroom.
**Once we have created these, they will be posted here for you to see!**