Kathy Hampton Teacher of the Month
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December 11, 2013 |
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By Principal Steven Morton
 Every
student looks forward to second grade at Naples
Elementary and misses it when they graduate –
and for good reason. Kathy Hampton has been
teaching for 22 years – with the majority of
those at Naples School.
She is the consummate professional, and is still
challenging herself to get better each day.
She is Boundary County School District 101's
October Certified Employee of the Month.
In her class children experience a wide range of
events and happenings.
Students adopt a beanie baby and journal the
adventures, bringing tears at years end. Not to
mention the Grand Mother’s Day Tea for students
and their mothers.
The holidays include the yearly food collection
for the food bank, the penny collection for a
family's Secret Santa, and the annual
gingerbread house building at Christmas. Not to
mention the amazing Thanksgiving Feast that
Pilgrims and Indians put on for their families
with stories of old.
Do you like to dance? Students in second grade
learn while dancing with Mrs. Hampton in the
lead. She never stops dancing, especially if it
is the Beach Boys!
Want a new skill? Mrs. Hampton teaches HATS
classes about crocheting and yoga and can even
help you bake an apple pie.
Do you like animals? Each second grade student
will raise a mealy worm into a moth while
graphing its growth. Daily use of the smart
board brings up science information and daily
pictures of animals and unusual events. All this
while you hear squeaking from the room as the
guinea pigs want to be held.
The hallway is filled with poems, riddles,
stories and pictures that the second grade hangs
often. This includes the kindness board that is
filled with second grade helpers who are being
taught the value of assisting others and
recognizing those who help them.
Second grade anyone? It is never too late to
have a wonderful second grade.
Kathy welcomes all! |
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