KINDRA

Yay for my friend, Kindra Reid!

Kindra was in my "TAH" (Teaching American History)

class in the district from 2011-2012.

We were in the "Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute"

in July of 2012.

We became great friends, because we had foot problems.

One of our teachers, Linda, drove her and I when

there was long places to walk.

I sat next to her at the math Common Core inservice

in April of 2013.  

I already had my appointment to talk to Trudy in the District Office

about retirement.  Kindra had just had heel surgery, and had

stitches.  I heard a snap, and she groaned, "noooooo."

Her stitches had come undone.

That's when I whispered to her, "I'm done!"

That's when I knew!  I didn't want to have a ton of foot surgeries

like she had, and not heal properly because you are

always teaching.

But then, I was about 25 years older than her.

Kindra was the very first person to know that I was

absolutely going to retire!

She teaches 5th grade at Harvest, with my former principal, Karl Bowman.

Alpine UniServ‏@AlpineUniserv

Congrats to Kindra Reid from Harvest elementary for being the AEA Teacher of the year.

TEACHER WALL

 I HAD A DREAM

THAT WHEN I RETIRED, I WOULD SOMEHOW

DISPLAY ITEMS FROM MY DESK

AND FROM AROUND MY ROOM.
(DOESN'T EVERY TEACHER DO THIS?)

THIS IS THE FINISHED PRODUCT.

I HAVE 3 MAGNET BOARDS, A SHADOW BOX THAT ASHLEY MADE

FROM ITEMS THAT WERE ON MY DESK,

PLAQUES AND CERTIFICATES.
THE MAGNETS STARTED OUT QUITE SIMPLY.
I HAD A FEW THAT I HAD COLLECTED, AND WERE ON MY
FRIDGE AT HOME.
WHEN I MOVED TO MY NEW CONDO, I DECIDED TO TAKE THE
MAGNETS TO SCHOOL, AND PUT THEM ON MY LITTLE
FRIDGE IN MY CLASSROOM.
IT FILLED THE FRONT OF THE FRIDGE.
I STARTED REALLY TRAVELING.
NYC, 7 HISTORY TRIPS, 2 CRUISES, ROSE PARADE.
THE COLLECTION GREW TO THE 2 SIDES.
STUDENTS STARTED BRINGING MAGNETS FROM THEIR TRIPS.
THEY KIND OF GOT A LITTLE COMPETITIVE!
ONE MOTHER TOLD ME RECENTLY, THAT EVERYWHERE THEY WENT
ON THEIR TRIP, THEY HAD TO FIND A "MISS MITCHELL MAGNET!"
AFTER THE FRIDGE, THE FRONT OF MY DESK WAS FILLED,
THEN THE BIG DESK NEXT TO IT!!!

 I LOVE THIS SHADOW BOX!
ASHLEY MADE IT FOR ME FOR MY BIRTHDAY.
MY FAVORITE IS THE LITTLE BELL ON THE TOP SHELF.
MY GRANDMA GAVE IT TO ME.  SHE SAID,
"EVERY TEACHER NEEDS TO HAVE A LITTLE BELL ON THEIR DESK!"
I HAD IT FOR 33 YEARS!

 ON TOP OF MY "TEACHER OF THE YEAR" PLAQUE,

WAS MY AEA REP SIGN...VERY FITTING, SINCE

I WAS A REP FOR MY LAST 25 YEARS, AND 2 YEARS

IN THE MID 1980S.

MY 2 PLAQUES ARE MY

TEACHER OF THE YEAR

AND

THE PLAQUE THAT WAS OUTSIDE OF MY CLASSROOM DOOR.

  

I HAD A TON OF CERTIFICATES OVER THE YEARS.

I CHOSE 2 TO REPRESENT...

ALPINE DISTRICT'S 

SPIRIT OF ALPINE

AND

MY 56 HOUR 

COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG TEACHER INSTITUTE.

THE OTHER CERTIFICATES ARE IN A BOOK.

I HAVE 6 PLAQUES FOR BEING NAMED 7 TIMES TO

WHO'S WHO AMONG AMERICA'S TEACHERS

THEY ARE DISPLAYED ON MY LONG SHELF IN MY CLOSET.

THE REASON I DON'T HAVE 7, IS BECAUSE ONE YEAR I WAS

NOMINATED TWICE IN THE SAME YEAR.

THESE ARE MY MOST FAVORITE AWARDS!

YOU HAVE TO BE NOMINATED BY A FORMER STUDENT WHO IS IN

WHO'S WHO AMONG AMERICA'S 

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

   

I LOVE THIS PLAQUE!

WHEN MY MOM WAS TEACHING, SHE HAD A

WOODEN PLAQUE THAT SAID

MRS. MITCHELL

IT SET ON HER CHALK TRAY.

I WANTED ONE, TOO.

SO...I ASKED JACK BROWN, 6TH GRADE TEACHER,

TO MAKE ME ONE.

IT SET ON MY CHALK TRAY FOR 33 YEARS!

THANKS SO MUCH TO

KIM, CHRIS, & ASHLEY

FOR HELPING TO MAKE MY DREAM COME TRUE!

TEACHER OF THE YEAR . . . CONT.

THIS IS HOW MY "TEACHER OF THE YEAR"

APPEARED AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE!

TEACHER OF THE YEAR

I was humbled to be nominated

"Teacher of the Year" 

at

Alpine Elementary.

Whitney Wilson, our lunch manager, was the 

"Employee of the Year"

at Alpine Elementary.

Whitney and I are in the middle...in the blue shirts.

These were teachers and employees of the year

from the Lone Peak Cluster.

(All schools that feed into Lone Peak High School)

GREETED BY LONE PEAK CHEERLEADERS...FORMER STUDENTS

 BROOKLIN CHYNOWETH

 CEBRINA ATOR

 TAYLOR LUNDELL
(A LITTLE BLURRY)