Dear KG 1 Parents,
Hello! My name is Krista McCauley and I have the pleasure of being your child’s Kindergarten teacher this year. I would like to begin with a brief introduction of myself. I am from Tacoma, Washington which is located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. In May 2005, I received my Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Pacific Lutheran University, a small private university located right in my hometown. I obtained a reading certificate alongside my teaching degree, equipping me with specialized reading instructional techniques. From 2005-2013, I taught Full Day Kindergarten in Tacoma and relocated to Dubai two years ago, in order to join the GWA family. I am looking forward to an exciting year of working with you and assisting your child with reaching their full potential.
Let me also take this opportunity to introduce Ms. Jinky Barriga, our class’s teaching assistant, who will be working on supporting the children’s educational and social needs over the course of the year. Ms. Jinky is originally from the Philippines but has called Dubai home for the past 7 years. Ms. Jinky has been a member of the GWA Family for 4 years now serving in the after school care room and as a KG1 teaching assistant. She enjoys working with children of all ages.
In addition to Ms. Jinky, we will have an intern is our class until December, Ms. Natasha Strini. Ms. Natasha is South African and from Durban. Her husband, who is an Air Traffic Control Manager, and she came to Dubai in late 2006. She has always loved working with children and in her first year in the UAE she worked at a Nursery school, First Steps. Ms. Natasha’s only child, Cristiano started KG1 at GWA in 2014. It was then that she decided to study Early Years Education in Children with EYES, Dubai.
We believe that KG1 is a very special time in a child’s life; it’s a time of laughter, forming new friendships as well as laying the foundation for an enjoyable and successful educational career. Our KG1 units of inquiry are trans-disciplinary units where the children learn to use different approaches to inquire into a topic and solve problems. Our learning is student centered and will focus on encouraging your child to use higher order thinking when exploring new topics. Daily center time will be used to work on activities which focus on all areas of the curriculum.
Sincerely,
Krista McCauley (KG1 KM Teacher)
[email protected]
Jinky Barriga (KG1 KM Teaching Assistant)
Natasha Strini (KG1 KM Intern)
Hello! My name is Krista McCauley and I have the pleasure of being your child’s Kindergarten teacher this year. I would like to begin with a brief introduction of myself. I am from Tacoma, Washington which is located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. In May 2005, I received my Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Pacific Lutheran University, a small private university located right in my hometown. I obtained a reading certificate alongside my teaching degree, equipping me with specialized reading instructional techniques. From 2005-2013, I taught Full Day Kindergarten in Tacoma and relocated to Dubai two years ago, in order to join the GWA family. I am looking forward to an exciting year of working with you and assisting your child with reaching their full potential.
Let me also take this opportunity to introduce Ms. Jinky Barriga, our class’s teaching assistant, who will be working on supporting the children’s educational and social needs over the course of the year. Ms. Jinky is originally from the Philippines but has called Dubai home for the past 7 years. Ms. Jinky has been a member of the GWA Family for 4 years now serving in the after school care room and as a KG1 teaching assistant. She enjoys working with children of all ages.
In addition to Ms. Jinky, we will have an intern is our class until December, Ms. Natasha Strini. Ms. Natasha is South African and from Durban. Her husband, who is an Air Traffic Control Manager, and she came to Dubai in late 2006. She has always loved working with children and in her first year in the UAE she worked at a Nursery school, First Steps. Ms. Natasha’s only child, Cristiano started KG1 at GWA in 2014. It was then that she decided to study Early Years Education in Children with EYES, Dubai.
We believe that KG1 is a very special time in a child’s life; it’s a time of laughter, forming new friendships as well as laying the foundation for an enjoyable and successful educational career. Our KG1 units of inquiry are trans-disciplinary units where the children learn to use different approaches to inquire into a topic and solve problems. Our learning is student centered and will focus on encouraging your child to use higher order thinking when exploring new topics. Daily center time will be used to work on activities which focus on all areas of the curriculum.
Sincerely,
Krista McCauley (KG1 KM Teacher)
[email protected]
Jinky Barriga (KG1 KM Teaching Assistant)
Natasha Strini (KG1 KM Intern)