What is your education?  

I hold a B.A Degree in Education

How many years have you been at SMA?  

I have been here for 13 and a half years.

What is your working/teaching experience beyond SMA?   

What would you name as a memorable classroom/curriculum experience you have experienced?  

I have created a Geo-Designs curriculum for a Fine Arts Elective. It's a popular elective with students.  I enjoy watching the students immerse themselves into a project. I am always impressed with their geometric/artistic results. 

What is something about yourself to share with the SMA community that we might not already know?  

I enjoy gardening and watching baseball.

News:                

Events:

• April 12, Faculty In-Service - No Classes 

• April 16 - 17, TerraNova Testing

• April 21, Grade 4 students will serve as Docents at History Colorado

• April 23, 11:00 - 11:30 AM, Kindergarten Performance, HS Forum

• April 26, 8:10 - 9:10 AM, Assembly, Kindergarten Performance

• May 1, 8:10 AM, May Crowning

• May 2, 3rd Grade Pioneer Day

• May 2, 3:00 - 4:30 PM, Cub Scout Pack Meeting, LS Room 5 

• May 3, 8:10  - 9:10 AM, Assembly, Pioneers

• May 8, 9:00 - 11:30 AM, JK & K Field Day

• May 10, 8:10 - 9:10 AM, Assembly, 2nd Grade Musical "Bugz"

• May 10, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Primary Mother's Day Lunch

• May 10, 6:00 PM, Kids Night Out 

News:

• 6th, 7th and 8th grade students will take the TerraNova standardized tests on the mornings of April 23 and April 24. These tests measure achievement in reading, language and mathematics.  Please encourage your son or daughter to eat a hearty breakfast.  A healthy mid-morning snack will be provided by Academy Parents.  If your child has had educational testing that indicates the need for a testing accommodation, please contact Donna Sullivan at 303.762.8300 x 215 or dsullivan@smanet.org before April 19.   

• The MS students and faculty that traveled to Peru in March had an amazing trip! From service projects and river rafting to weaving and visiting Machu Picchu, students and teacher shared many wonderful experiences.  Please click here to read their blog and see photos from the trip. 

• SMA 6th grader Alexandra Gray was selected from a field of 5,000 worldwide entrants to compete in the international ballet competition Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP).  Alexandra will be among 350 finalists invited to attend New York City YAGP Finals at Lincoln Center April 12-19.  Congratulations Alexandra! 

• SMA is offering the Get It In Writing Essay Booster Course this summer for 7th & 8th graders.  Please click here for more information and to register.

Events:

• April 12, Faculty In-Service - No Classes 

• April 23-24, TerraNova Testing

• May 9, 11:40 AM - 12:10 PM, May Crowning

• May 10, Olympic Day 

News:    

• The Junior class participated in its first ever Innovation Day in March.  The event was inspired by Google's corporate philosophy which states that in order to foster creativity, employees should spend 20% of their time at work learning independently about any topic of their choosing.  Ms. Vroomunn brought that philosophy back from a Google conference to implement at SMA, and we were all dazzled by the results.  Juniors chose topics that ran the gamut from the Chemistry of Cake-Baking to Creating a Rube Goldberg Machine; from Women's Rights in China to Nutrition of School Lunches.  Students spent the morning independently researching topics and then presented their final products to eager peers, teachers and parents in the afternoon.  Whether girls learned how to jump a dead battery in a car or how to run circuits through fruits and vegetables, they made SMA's First Junior Innovation Day a wild success!

• Tri-M Music Honor Society raised money at a recent bake sale to donate to the Colorado Public Radio's Annual Instrument Drive, which donated instruments to low income schools in Colorado to provide opportunities for students to play an instrument in band and orchestra.  Also, Tri-M has a ongoing Cans at Concerts project, where everyone is encouraged to bring  a can of food to SMA concerts to be donated to a local food bank.  Next concert is May 13!     

• This summer SMA is offering the Get It In Writing Essay Booster Course to all 9th through 12th graders.  Please click here for more information and to register.

Events:

• April 12, Faculty In-Service - No Classes

• April 18 - 20, 6:30 PM, HS Musical Snoopy, Forum

• April 20, 1:30 PM, HS Musical Snoopy, Forum  

• April 24, Ring Ceremony, Field Day & Run for Hunger

• April 25, Senior Retreat Day

• May 2, 9:55 Am, May Crowning

• May 3, 9:30 AM, Senior Award Ceremony

• May 3, 8:00 PM, Last Dance

• We are still accepting applications for select grades for the 2013-2014 school year.  Please contact the admissions office at 303.762.8300 for more information.