Mrs. Schroeder's Shining Stars: All about Me!!

Hello everyone!! I hope you have been enjoying our pictures over the last couple of weeks!! In a couple of weeks we will be starting our “Rock star of the Week”. Your child will each have a week when their pictures will be on display and they will tell us all about themselves!! I love seeing all of the pictures! This week I shared my pictures and favorite book. Therefore, I thought I would take this opportunity to tell you a little about myself. I was born and raised in Syracuse, Nebraska, a small town about 30 minutes East of Lincoln. I graduated high school in 2002 and came up to college at UNL. I always knew I wanted to be a teacher…I even played it every day when I was little!! I know a lot of my kindergarten friends do this as well!! I graduated college in December of 2006 and became a long-term substitute at Holmes Elementary. In May of 2007 I married my high school sweetheart AND we had our first “baby”, a dog, named Basher. He sounds tough, but really he is just a 7- pound fur ball!! In the fall I started my first job at Holmes Elementary teaching kindergarten!! I was SO excited to FINALLY have my own classroom. After 2 years at Holmes I moved to Meadow Lane and taught kindergarten. I have loved this school and all of the staff and am so lucky to get the chance to work here. In March of 2012, my husband Aaron, and I welcomed our first child, Jackson. I have to say being a mom is so rewarding….and tiring!! I have so much respect for stay-at-home moms! The last 2-years I have been working on my masters through UNL and the Primarily Math program. This program was the hardest and most rewarding thing I have ever done!! My husband and I took a dream vacation with my family to Hawaii last winter and I have to say I want to go back every day!! Although, I did miss Jackson! In about 5 weeks (September 29th or earlier!!) we will welcome a second child, a baby girl! I am getting so excited to meet her and I know Jackson and Aaron are as well. Basher may be another story though!! I spend my spare time hanging out with Aaron, Jack, and Basher. We love to go on walks and go swimming at the YMCA. We have also recently been doing some major remodeling on our house which can be a bit stressful with a toddler AND pregnancy!! I want to thank you for letting me have the chance to get to work with your kiddos every single day!! I have attached some pictures of my family!!

Love-Mrs. Schroeder