Dear Family,

I hope you enjoyed meeting with your child's teacher at Back to School Night! It's so great to get all our families together! I really enjoy seeing everyone.

I also love seeing the new dragon protecting our school! In case you haven't had a chance to check it out yet, it's on the wall of the first and second grade building. I want to extend a HUGE thank you to artist Zio Ziegler for this amazing mural, and for donating his time and talent to our school! You can read more about Zio in this issue of the Pony.

Another new addition to our school this year are the following members of our support staff. I'm excited to welcome them to the Edna community:

Megan Flom, School Psychologist. Megan's life began in the Oakland hills, and after living in Texas and Minnesota, she says moving back to the Bay Area feels like "coming home."

She earned her doctoral degree in School Psychology from Texas Woman's University. Megan is also a certified Montessori teacher with educational background in autism, play therapy, crisis prevention and intervention, positive behavior management, transdisciplinary assessment teams, staff training and parent support.

Kristin Kuykendall, Speech Pathologist. Kristin completed her undergraduate degree at Oklahoma State University and received her master's degree in speech-language pathology from the University of Oklahoma. Kristin has been working with school-age children in the Bay Area since 2006. She has experience in evaluating and treating a variety of speech and language disorders, including apraxia of speech, autism spectrum disorders, fluency, articulation and specific language delay.

When Kristin's not working she enjoys reading, yoga, hiking and traveling.

John Haskell, P.E. Teacher. John comes to us from Old Mill School where he taught P.E. instructor for four years. He hopes to help Edna Maguire students gain confidence and discipline in P.E. as they develop healthy living habits.

Originally from Fresno, John fell in love with the hills and greenery of Marin while attending college in the Bay Area. He now lives in Novato with his wife, Maria, and dog, Mocha .

Finally, I'd like to leave you with a friendly reminder to be courteous to our neighbors when you park to drop off or pick up your child. The Scott Valley area has been especially inundated with Edna folks parking during these times. Please, please use your best Edna Maguire manners when parking in our surrounding neighborhoods! And consider using car line instead--it's fast, easy and convenient!

Warm Regards,

Lisa Zimmer

Posted by Dorothy Odonnell on September 19