Welcome to 4th Grade

To my fourth grade students,
I hope you had a wonderful summer, whether you went on an exhilarating vacation, stayed home watching Netflix till the wee hours of the night, played video games till your thumbs went numb, or released your inner vampire and never went outside to see the light of day. Either way, I’m excited to meet you. I’m going to spare you all the details for now and just tell you it’s going to be a year like no other.  Fourth grade is quite the roller coaster, but don't worry I'm hanging on to you.  
To the parents of my fourth grade students,
You might be more nervous than your kids about fourth grade. I’m not going to lie fourth grade is the scariest ride at the carnival. However, they are not going straight into the lion’s den. They are walking into my classroom where I will be teaching everything under the moon and sun with a time ticking timeline that has me on my toes. Nevertheless, the best part is that somehow between here and there I hope to capture their imagination, inspire them to believe in themselves, and most importantly have fun learning.
 
 
About me
My name is Yvette Moreno, this will be my 18th year teaching. I have completed 8 years at Canterbury Elementary where I had the honor of being the chess coach for five years. I also taught ten years at PSJA where I was honored with District Teacher of the Year for 2011-2012.
I’m married and have three kiddos that drive me crazy, but I love them to death especially when they wash the dishes. When I’m not being a teacher, a wife, a mom, a chef at “Moreno’s Café” aka my house, I am a WRITER and hope that one day I can invite my students to my book signing at Barns & Noble.