We are thrilled to announce our wonderful first grade team, Kathy Hanson and Kristal Simon!

Kathy Hanson

Kathy has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Northwest Nazarene University and a Master’s degree in Teaching from George Fox University. Kathy has 5 years of teaching experience where she taught 2nd grade in Nampa, ID. Through her lifelong love of learning, she found creating a community of care invaluable for her students. Her class is a TEAM and they have fun learning how to work together! Kathy loves spending time with her family, especially her ten amazing grandchildren, cooking, reading, and traveling.

Kristal Simon

Kristal earned a bachelor’s, then a bilingual (Spanish) teaching credential, at California State University, Stanislaus. She has 5 years experience teaching half day reading with first, third, fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth grades. She taught full-day kindergarten and first grade combination class for the past three years. She loves to get children excited about reading. She especially loves seeing the “AHA!” moments after a child has been working hard to understand something. When not at school, she loves to explore, especially the outdoors, and learn about different cultures. She also loves cooking, playing the piano, reading, and spending time with her family and dog.