Meet our new student!

We would like to give a warm welcome to our new student Michael! Michael has come to us from Taiwan and he is so excited to join our class! All of the students have been so gracious and welcoming and he has even told me that he is happy here! That is exciting news! Because Michael is from Taiwan his parents have spoken with me about hosting a second grade Culture Fair and I think that would be a great idea! He will be bringing in foods, wearing traditional Taiwanese clothing, and singing us a song he learned. I encourage all of you to also encourage your kids to embrace their heritage and share it with the class! I will be sending home more information about the Culture Fair and letting you know the dates and volunteers needed! But whenever you come in and see Michael wandering around feel free to say hi! because he loves to greet you with a smile!

Meet the Teacher!

Welcome to the school year to all my 2nd graders and Parents! I wanted to start out this semester by giving you all some information about me! So here we go....

Ms. Potts and a student from Guatemala

Ms. Potts' Mom and Brother

Ms. Potts with her dad and brother

Ms. Potts as a baby!

                  

                                                                                                        

My name is Taylor Potts, but most of you know me as Ms. Potts. I graduated from Taylor University’s education department and now proudly support my degree in Elementary Education and a license in TESOL. While at school I student taught in the inner city schools in Indianapolis and also taught for awhile in Guatemala. This is my 4th year teaching here at Powers, and I must say I enjoy working in the atmosphere that is here. The word family comes to mind when I think about my experience with faculty, staff, and students here at Powers. Another type of family I think of is my Guatemalan family. On my summer’s off I go over to Guatemala and teach English to kids in orphanages. Not only do I love teaching your children here, but I want to spread the joy to those students in Guatemala. I have often found that your kids are the ones that continually inspire me to go to Guatemala and teach. They like to have the pen pals to talk to, and it is adorable when they ask me to take letters and toys to the kids there. So I hope this helps you get to know me a little better, and feel free to email me or contact me! I can not wait to see what wonderful things are going to (continue) to happen this year! God Bless!