NAME:
KIM SIMMERMAN
SCHOOL:
BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH
CLASS:
6TH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS
SCHOOL PHONE:
563-4503
HI! MY NAME IS KIM SIMMERMAN. I LIVE NEAR CROWDER. MY HUSBAND'S NAME IS
BARRY. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN NAME B.J. AND JESSICA. I GO TO CHURCH AT
CROWDER BAPTIST CHURCH. I AM ALSO A MEMBER OF THE yOUTH COUNCIL AT OUR
CHURCH. I LOVE BEING AROUND CHILDREN WHETHER IT IS AT CHURCH OR SCHOOL.
I HAVE KNOWN SINCE I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD THAT I WOULD BE A TEACHER. MY
FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH SCHOOL WAS SUCH A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE THAT I KNEW THIS
WAS WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO WITH MY LIFE. I TEACH 6TH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS
AND REALLY LOVE PROMOTING THE ACCELERATED READING PROGRAM IN MY CLASSROOM. I
HAVE BEEN TEACHING HERE AT BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH FOR TWENTY-ONE YEARS. IN
THESE YEARS, I HAVE BEEN WORKED ON TITLE I SCRAPBOOK AND ON THE P.T.A.
BOARD. I PRESENTLY ORGANIZE THE SPELLING BEE EACH YEAR AND HELP WITH STUDENT
COUNCIL. IN 2002, I HAD THE HONOR OF BEING CHOSEN AS TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR
B.J.H.
.
MY GOAL IS FOR ALL MY STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL READERS AND WRITERS. I
TRULY BELIEVE THAT ALL CHILDREN CAN LEARN. I AS THE TEACHER MUST FIND THE
WAY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.