About Our Class Mrs. Barnhart is in her 21st year of teaching. Mrs. Donahue is close behind with 19 years to her credit. But they aren’t old. Really. Mrs. Carol is their right hand. The class would not run the same without her.
 
 
What we want for kids... Of course our goal is to have our students excel in all academic areas. We work hard to enrich their skills through an active and engaging curriculum with lots of fun and games included. What cannot be measured by a standardized test or marking a box on a skill sheet is our desire for these children to be good citizens, friends, and learners. We want them to know their classmates names, take turns, tell a cohesive story, be responsible, and be kind to others. With new expectations of our youngest students arriving monthly, this is a tall order. We are passionate about looking at the “WHOLE” child and not simply focusing on skill sets. We want children to come to school happy and excited and leave feeling competent, smart and knowing that they belong. This is our goal. Kris, Susan and Carol   Mrs. Barnhart is in K-2 on Mondays, Tuesdays and 1/2 of Wednesdays   Mrs. Donahue is in K-2 on 1/2 of Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.   Mrs. Carol is in K-2 every day!   Susan Barnhart Mrs. Barnhart has a BS and Masters in Elementary Education with a Minor in Early Childhood Education. She has endorsements in English as a Second Language and Reading. She is married and has three sons-ages 20, 16, and 13. She enjoys reading, scrapbooking and spending time with family and friends. Kris Donahue Mrs. Donahue has a BS in Elementary Education with a Minor in Social Studies. She has endorsements in English as a Second Language and Early Childhood Education. She is married with two daughters-ages 15 and 11. She enjoys chocolate, reading, chocolate, movies, chocolate, and spending time with her family and friends. Oh, and chocolate. Carol Robertson Mrs. Carol has been an Educational Assistant for 8 years. She also has experience working in the office of a local pediatrician. She is married with 3 grown daughters and a teenaged son. She enjoys reading, walking, and spending time with, or looking at pictures of, her new grand-daughter.  Monday P.E. 1:35-2:20 Wear tennis shoes. Tuesday Governor Bent Library Day 1:35-2:10 Erna Ferguson Public Library-every other Tuesday 9:30- 1 1:00 Wednesday Early Dismissal at 12:30 Thursday Computer Lab 1:35-2:10 Friday Art 2:30-3:35 Daily 8:50-3:38 M.T.Th. F. 8:50-12:30 W.  • Share everything. • Play fair. • Don't hit people. • Put things back where you found them. • Clean up your own mess. • Don't take things that aren't yours. • Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody. • Wash your hands before you eat. • Flush. • Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you. • Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some. • Take a nap every afternoon. • When you go out in the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands and stick together. • Be aware of wonder. Remember the little seed in the Styrofoam cup: the roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that. • Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the Styrofoam cup - they all die. So do we. • And then remember the Dick-and-Jane books and the first word you learned - the biggest word of all - LOOK. Shhhh Geniuses at work!