NAME:
Jenny Bennett
SCHOOL:
Riverside Elementary
CLASS:
5th grade
SCHOOL PHONE:
(985)863-3141
This is my 12th year teaching. I taught 2nd grade my first year and the
remainder of my years I have been in 4th grade (with one semester of Pre-K in
between). This is my first year in 5th grade and I am so excited!
I grew up in Slidell. After graduating from Slidell High, I moved to
Lafayette and attended UL (I still call it USL). After graduating from USL,
I married my husband, and soon thereafter returned to Slidell. We moved to
Pearl River about 4 years ago and absolutely love it!
I have two children, Maggie-10 and Gretchen-9. I enjoy being able to teach
at
the same school they attend.
Both of my girls are involved in competition dancing, so that is what we
spend most of our time doing-practicing and traveling.
As a family we also enjoy 4-wheel riding, camping, playing sports, and
traveling.
My goal as a teacher is to put a smile on a child's face because they
finally realize "THEY GOT IT!!!" I saw a quote years ago and try to teach by
it. Although this is not the exact quote, it conveys the message well-If a
child cannot learn in the way you are teaching, then you need to teach in the
way he CAN learn. Each child is unique and deserves to be treated that way.
Every opinion in my class counts. Social skills as well as academic skills
are taught in my classroom everyday. If we don't teach our children to treat
others with respect, they will never respect themselves.
I learn from them everyday, just as they learn from me. I hope that every
child leaves my class with at least one experience that he/she will use later
in life.