Saturday, August 18, 2012


Hello Fabulous First Grader,



Can you believe it’s almost time to come back to school? I am so excited about everything we will be learning this year!   The thing I most excited about, however, is to be your teacher!  It’s going to be a year filled with a lot of learning and many fun adventures.  I am thrilled that I will get to know all about you very soon!  I’m going to tell you a few things about myself.

When I was in first grade, just like you, I moved from HonoluluHawaii to Idaho CityIdaho.  After I graduated from Boise HighI went to Lewis and Clark College in PortlandOregon and received a degree in Child Psychology and a Master's in Elementary Education.  Fun stuff!   I taught for 12 years in Washington State.   My family and I moved to Boise 11 years ago.  This is my 19th year teaching! Wow-za!

Speaking of my family, I love my kiddos!   I have a son named Connor who is going into the 9th grade.  I also have two amazing daughters, Hannah and Emma.   Hannah is going into the 5th grade and is so much fun!   Emma is going to be a second grader!  I was her teacher last year and I'm going to miss her!

Here are a few of my favorites:
Favorite Color:  Pink
Favorite Season:  Fall
Favorite Food:   Fruit (ohand chocolate:) )
Favorite Sport:  Baseball
Favorite Animal:  Puppies!
Favorite Hobby:  Reading about teaching

I hope that gives you a little bit of an idea about who I am!

Like I said before, I am so excited to get to know you.   We will be learning all about each other during the first few weeks of school. 

If you went to our awesome school last year, you may remember me if you were a morning kindergartner since my door was right by your line.     You may also have heard that we learn French.   We do!   I was lucky enough to be an exchange student in France in both high school and college for a total of two years so I love to share my love of the language with you!   Our first word we will learn is “Bonjour”!  See if you can figure out what that means and tell me on the first day.

If you or your parents have ANY questions, please feel free to write to me and ask!   I love getting e-mails from the my students and their parents. My e-mail address is cchochrek@northstarcharter.org


It's Me.  Mrs. C!!


See you soon,
Mrs. C