Happy Summer Lopez!
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| Mr. Trujillo and Mr. Jones cleaning and fixing! |
Have you been sharpening your saws since school ended? Mrs. Farnell and I have been getting things ready for next school year in the Lopez office. We are making schedules, ordering supplies, and getting our ducks in a row.
Our custodians, Mr. Jones and Mr. Trujillo, have been cleaning the school from top to bottom! They move all of the furniture in every room so the carpets can be scrubbed.
We also received new laptop computers for 4th grade students. PSD upgraded the computers across the district. The netbooks were well used by our students, so it is great to have a refreshed supply.
Have you been over to LINC Library yet? If you haven't come over, you have missed out on great sessions. Make it a point to stop by on Tuesdays. Any school-aged child in Fort Collins is welcome sign up for the reading program and also attend free presentations every week (therapy dogs, beekeeping, yoga, Irish dancing, sign language, karate, and more). After 5 books have been read, they bring in their reading record and receive a prize (we offer prizes for up to 20 books).
• Lopez's library will be open 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays June 2 - July 9.
• Presentations begin at 10:00am.
I'll keep posting information throughout the summer about new staff and great things happening at Lopez. Feel free to leave me a comment or question about something you'd like to know about Lopez.
Enjoy!
Dr. Traci Gile
New Staff
For much of the spring, I was busy hiring new staff. We had four retirements this school year and a few other positions to fill. Here are two of our new staff members!Full Day Kindergarten teacher- Raquel Shusta
This position was previously held by Melissa VanDerSluys. Melissa will be moving to 2nd grade next year, and Raquel will take Melissa's place. Raquel was previously the Early Childhood teacher at Lopez Elementary.
About Mrs. Shusta...
Educational and Professional Background:
I am so excited to
be the new all-day kindergarten teacher at Lopez. I went to school at UNC where I received an
undergraduate degree in Human Rehabilitation Services and a MA in Early
Childhood Special Education. I started
my teaching career 11 years ago at Bal Swan Children’s Center in Broomfield,
and then went on to teach at Sanborn Elementary in Longmont. After that, I moved into the Poudre School
District teaching at Riffenburgh my first year and Lopez for the last 2
years. I am thrilled to start my new
chapter in teaching and continue my career at Lopez!
Personal Interests & Hobbies:
Speech-Language Pathologist- Krista Lavigne
Jacky Eaton (Cammiso) previously held this position. Mrs. Eaton will continue in PSD and work mostly at the MS and HS levels.
About Mrs. Lavigne...
Educational and Professional Background:I am excited to be working at Lopez Elementary as their Speech Language Pathologist this coming year. I have spent the past 9 years in the Loveland school district and am looking forward to coming over to Poudre School District. I hold an endorsement for Special Education in the area of Communication Disorders and have been working in the school setting for the past 16 years. While I have been living in Fort Collins for the past ten years, I am originally from Iowa. I earned my B.S. in Communication Disorders from Iowa State University and earned my M.A. in Communication Disorders from California State University Fullerton.
Personal Interests & Hobbies:
I love spending time with my husband and our and our three children.When I am not running around with all of my children's activities I enjoy running, hiking, and martial arts.
