NAME:
Mrs. Katzen
SCHOOL:
Lime Kiln Middle School
CLASS:
6th Grade Reading 1A, Reading Services
SCHOOL PHONE:
410-880-5988
This is my second year at LKMS and my 22nd year of teaching. I
have my bachelor's degree in special education, my master's degree in reading,
and a master's certificate in ESOL (teaching English
to speakers of other languages). I have taught middle school (6-8) reading
for the past seven years, here and at Murray Hill Middle school. Prior to
Murray Hill, I have worked in special education at the elementary level at
Clarksville Elementary, as well as various schools in P.G. County and
Baltimore City.
I am Lime Kiln Middle School's reading specialist and I teach a 6th grade
reading class during the 1A block. I look forward to working with many new
students and families this year.
I live north of the school, in Columbia, with my husband. My cute and
patently needy dogs who think the entire world revolves around them have moved
out with my eldest son to live in Baltimore city, where my son works as an
admissions specialist for Walden University. My younger son has spent the past
year in the Coast Guard and is currently stationed in Miami, Florida,
on a Coast Guard Cutter that patrols the Caribbean and southern United States.
It is very exciting to watch your children take on adult responsibilities!
My husband and I have been married for 14 years since July. We love to go to
movies (especially campy horror flicks), redecorate the house, go for walks,
and have over our friends and family for BBQ's. We share the same day and
year of birth, but Randy's month is April (yuck-tax day), while mine is in
November. Can you guess which day it is?
I don't have a cable connection anymore - I prefer to watch the television
shows I like from DVD's. My favorite programs are primarily HBO original shows and
animated series - The Simpsons, South Park, Futurama, and many others...
We also like to travel, though I have not been out of the United States yet.
We spent this summer in California, Washington state, and Oregon, with a quick
trip to the Maryland/Delaware beaches as well.
I love to read! I like adolescent fiction: realistic, historical, sci fi,
fantasy, graphic novels, horror and series novels. Some of my favorite
authors are Sharon Creech, Clive Barker, J.K. Rowling, and Edward Bloor. I
love non-fiction as well. In adult reading, I enjoy Elmore Leonard, Carl
Hiassen, Joe R. Landsdale, and many others. This summer I read another crop
of new books to share with you!
I hope you enjoy your time with me this year!
This year, my goal is for you to actively read in our class and all of your
classes. You can improve your active reading by making your thinking visible.
Analyze what you think while you read and use our class to become more active
while you read.
