Hello. My name is Mrs. Weiss. I am so excited to be teaching first grade again this year at Grove Valley! This promises to be a great year of fun and learning.

I graduated from the University of Virginia in 1992 with a B.A. in History and American Studies and a Master's of Teaching degree. My experience in teaching children includes third, fifth, and sixth grades. I have also taught elementary art and English as a Second Language. I have completed three years of teaching first grade in Virginia. I taught one year of first grade at Prairie Vale and first grade last year at Grove Valley. Outside of the classroom I have been a Girl Scout leader, scrapbook instructor, and religious education teacher for grades 1-3.

I have been trained in the STEPs to Literacy reading method, have attended the Reading First Academy, and Reading with Meaning workshops. I am versed in AIMS methods of math and science, Marilyn Burns math strategies, and INVESTIGATIONS hands-on math. I have been trained in Responsive Classroom and Great Expectations this summer. I am so excited about all that the Oklahoma curriculum has to offer, and I can't wait to teach it again this year!

Over the years I have traveled extensively with my husband and three children. Destinations have included Florida, Virginia, Massachusetts, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Ohio, Texas, Nevada, Hawaii, Iceland, Germany, The Netherlands, Austria, and the Virgin Islands, with more to come.

I am looking forward to a wonderful year! We have so much learning to do!