Hi there!
I bet by now you have checked the class list up at school and you found out that you, the luckiest kid in the world, have ME as a teacher for 4th grade. :) Congratulations! We're going to have an awesome year.
My name is Mrs. Kvenild (it's pronounced QUEN-uld. Imagine that the "V" is a "W" and it kind of makes sense!) I have been teaching at Murdock for 5 years, and before that, I was a teacher in Maryland and in New York, where I'm from.
I am married (my husband is a manager at Wells Fargo by the new Whole Foods - you should stop in and say hi!) and I have a two-and-a-half-year-old daughter named Juliette. We have two dogs- a pug named Sophie (old) and a golden retriever named Aggie (puppy!). I own a photography business called Up & Away Photography (your family TOTALLY needs some family photos done this year!) and I really, really, REALLY like taking pictures and editing them to works of art. I also enjoy reading, and I like to watch reality TV shows like American Idol.
I'm not going to lie to you - this year is going to be tough. You're going to have to work hard, and put your best effort into your work. You're going to need to be neat, and organized, and study for tests. You're going to have more homework than you've had before, and you're going to have to remember that to me, learning comes first and I want you to go to college, be rich and famous, and buy me a convertible because I was your favorite teacher ever. :)
Seriously, though - even though 4th grade is tough, we're also going to have a ton of fun. I love music, and videos, and silliness. I like to play games, and make jokes, and work in teams. I like to smile, and laugh, and add excitement whenever we can to our lessons.
So. Are you ready? :)
I hope to meet you next week at Meet & Greet! I would love for you to send me an e-mail (whether you're a kid or a Mom or Dad) to tell me you've read this, and to tell me what you think and maybe even a little bit about yourself! My email address is kristi.kvenild@cobbk12.org
I can't wait to see you!
