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I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself.  My name is Amy Johnson and I will be teaching fifth grade math this school year.  This is a new endeavor for me and I’m very excited.

        To give you a glimpse of who I am, I would like to share a little about myself.  I graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education in May 1997.  In the fall of 1998, I was employed by Enid Public Schools where I spent six of my nine years of teaching.  The other three years were spent at St. Joseph Catholic School.  This is my third year at Deer Creek Elementary!

        My family consists of my husband, Adam, and three children, Jordan, Isabel and Garrick.  Adam is a Field Controller for Great White Energy.  Jordan will be a sophomore, Isabel will be in the fifth grade and Garrick will be in the second grade.  All three of my kids are Deer Creek Antlers! 

        In my spare time I enjoy attending my children’s activities, reading and playing tennis.  I also thoroughly enjoy learning.  This summer I attended a conference and became a SMART trainer and I am also a coordinator for the Deer Creek Mentoring Program.

        Your child is coming to my classroom as a unique individual with different experiences, interests, backgrounds, learning styles, and dreams for the future.  In order to create a learning environment, which draws on the strengths of diversity and individuality I will turn to my Professional Code of Ethics. 

My Vision is to be:

·        An understanding and caring person

·        To set high standards for myself as well as my students

·        To help each student to achieve their goals

·        To listen and act with a caring spirit that reflects love, kindness, gentleness, goodness, patience and joy.

         I am looking forward to an outstanding school year!  Please feel free to come by and introduce yourself as we begin the 2009 – 2010 journey!