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The Armstrong family lived in Seattle and
Alaska before moving to Redmond, and Ms. Armstrong currently lives
in Kirkland and my brother and his wife live in Bothell. Ms.
Armstrong looking for a new bunny to adopt, you can see her first
loveable class mascot
here! Ms. Armstrong has 20 years of kindergarten
experience in the L.W.S.D. with 11 of the years being in ADK. She
has taught at Redmond, Alcott & Mead (where I worked with Mr.
Newport). She currently teach ADK at McAuliffe Elementary and am
also an Instructional Technology trainer for the LWSD.
"This summer I had the privilege of leading a group of 42 5th and
6th grade Student Ambassadors to Australia. People to People Student
Ambassador program was started 50 years ago by President D.
Eisenhower with the goal of promoting peace through understanding
These outstanding students along with 5 teachers toured the eastern
coast from Sydney to Airlie Beach/Great Barrier Reef learning about
history, culture, education, government and geography. Highlights
included visiting Steve Irwin’s Zoo, snorkeling in the GRB, swimming
in the 2007 Olympic pool and making many new friendships. Each
summer approximately 300,000 students travel across the world to
learn about other cultures. Many famous people have been associated
with People to People including Walt Disney who created the “It’s a
Small World” attraction after his participation in the People to
People conference. “I have long believed, as have many before me,
that peaceful relations between nations require mutual respect
between individuals.” – President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
When Ms. Armstrong is not traveling, she also enjoys skiing, gardening &
card making.
When asked what excites her most about Rosa Parks Elementary Ms. Armstrong said, "I
enjoy the
opportunity to join the innovative staff. The arts are a
natural foundation for education. Art develops imagination,
creativity, expression of self and therefore self-confidence. Young
children learn to read pictures before words, so through art
children begin to travel the road of literacy and understanding. I
want to help provide the stepping stones to lifelong learning with
the colleagues, parents and students at Rosa Parks
Elementary school." |
