Our School Theme this year is:
First grade is such a BIG year for your child. I can't wait to be a partner with you as we help your child to grow spiritually and academically.
Here are some ways for us to connect before school starts...
This year I am doing a ZOOM Meet and Greet for each family. Please go to the link and sign up for a ZOOM time. This will be a time for us to get to know each other. This is for your first grader and their family.
Please click on the link and fill out the short form so that I can get to know your child.
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FIRST GRADE will be having a Parent Orientation Night this will take the place of the Parent's Back to School Night for First Grade!
PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND:
Thursday, August 10th -
Parent Orientation Night for ELP, Preschool, Kindergarten AND First Grade Parents-
6:00-6:45pm and/or 7:00-7:45pm - Parents only please; join us in your child's classroom for either session. You do not need to sign up for a specific time, just come on in.
I look forward to meeting you and sharing with you a lot of information about first grade. This is a very important night. Feel free to email me to set up a time if you need to speak individually with me.
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| MONDAY, AUGUST 14 2:00-7:00 |
I look forward to seeing parents and kids on
MONDAY, AUGUST 15 at ZION'S OPEN HOUSE!
Please sign up and spend 15 minutes with me during the Open House time. I find it helps if I only have one or two first graders and families in the room at a time.
At Open House your child will meet me, see our classroom, bring their supplies to school,
and get their school picture.
(so please wear your school uniform for the picture)
Family Picture Needed
Please email me a family picture before the Orientation on August 10. Thank you!
If you are a new family to Zion I would like to welcome you to our Zion family. Please feel free to ask me any questions you may have!
My email is: abernhardt@zionharvester.org
I hope you enjoy the last bit of summer and are ready for school!
See you at the ZOOM MEET AND GREET, PARENT ORIENTATION NIGHT AND OPEN HOUSE.
Enjoy learning a little bit about me as I look forward to getting to know you and your child!
Amy Bernhardt
abernhardt@zionharvester.org
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Hi, I have been teaching on and off for 29 years. I taught for 3 years then took 10 years off while my three girls were young. I have taught many grades including 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st, and PDO. This is my 14th year in First Grade. I love First Grade and all the exploring, learning, growing, and fun we get to have!
I actually attended Zion 1-8, graduated from Lutheran High St. Charles, and earned a BA in Elementary Education at Concordia, Chicago. I have a minor in Biology and I love to teach Science. Although, I could teach reading all day. I love helping students become better readers and watch them begin to love reading. I also love art and teach students to appreciate art as well as master different techniques.
My passion is teaching and I love what I do. I want my students to know the love of Jesus and I try to share that love with them every second that they are in my room. I see each child as a special creation of God and try to treat them in a way that I would want my own daughters to be treated. I try to have fun in my classroom and I want my students have fun as they learn and to have a thirst for knowledge.
I grew up here in St. Charles and I am blessed to have my parents, sister and her family, and in-laws all living close by. My sister is Mrs. Hoehner, she is also a teacher at Chapel of the Cross in St. Peters.
My husband, Jon, is the principal at Lutheran High School, St. Charles. I have three daughters. Hannah, my oldest, is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and lives in Evansville, Indiana. Grace, teaches preschool at Christ Community Lutheran School in Webster Gardens, MO Maddie is my youngest and she in the graduate program at Concordia Wisconsin, she is doing her clinical this school year and will graduate in May with her doctorate in Occupational Therapy.
In my free time I enjoy my family being together, volunteering at the Bethlehem After School Care Program, baking and cooking, and playing with my dog Moseley.
