Rose Garden Elementary

Introducing...✨Ms. Voumard, Kindergarten Teacher! ✨ Here's a message from Ms. V herself:

"Hi everyone! I am Ms. Voumard! This will be my first year at Rose Garden Elementary, my fourth year teaching, and my third year teaching Kindergarten!

I am always going on walks with my dog or laying by the pool! I absolutely love salt and vinegar chips, ice cream sandwiches and building Legos! A fun fact about me is that I have played tennis for 23 years and love it!

I am so excited about working at Rose Garden and continuing my career in this amazing district!"

💬Let's welcome Ms. Voumard to SCUC and to Rose Garden in the comments below 👇!

🦉 Our Rose Garden family is growing! We are so excited to introduce another incredible educator joining our team this year...Ms. Alexis Hirshberg, Kindergarten Teacher!✨

Here's a little hello from Ms. Hirshberg:

"Hello everyone! A fun fact about me is I have wanted to be a teacher since before *I* was in Kindergarten, so I am thrilled to start my teaching journey here at Rose Garden as a Kindergarten teacher! A little bit about me is I enjoy playing tennis and running, I have two dogs, and I am very family oriented! I cannot wait to meet my new students and build positive relationships!"

👇 Please help us welcome Ms. Hirshberg to the Garden! 🌹 What’s one piece of advice or encouragement you have for her as she starts her teaching journey this year? Leave it in the comments!

🌟Staff Spotlight! Please help us welcome another new Owl...Ms. Megan Hudgins! 🌟

Here's a little hello from Ms. Hudgins herself:

"Hi! I'm Ms. Hudgins and I will be teaching Kindergarten this year for the FIRST time! I'm so excited to try something new and start my adventure in Kinder! Before that I was teaching 8 years in 2nd grade, my heart for sure resides with the littles! I have a golden retriever and a GSP named Ghost and Re*****on and I love to read, hike, and bake (I bake the BEST cookies ever! If I wasn't a teacher, I would be a baker!) I'm excited to grow connections with the RGE family and students!"

Leave a comment below to say hi--and extra points if you share a recipe for Ms. Hudgins to try!

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Let's welcome our new owl 🌟Mrs. Kari Haynes, Special Education Inclusion Teacher!🌟

Here is a quick message from Mrs. Haynes:

"My name is Kari Haynes, and I am very excited to join the Rose Garden Elementary Family as a Special Education Inclusion Teacher. I earned my degree from the University of North Texas and have been teaching Special Education for the past 13 years in a self-contained classroom setting.

Outside of school, I enjoy spending time with my family. I have a son who is 29 and a daughter who is 25. Most recently, my daughter got married, which was such an exciting time for our family! I also enjoy watching romance and comedy movies, and I recently started learning to paint with watercolors. And of course, I love chocolate....I firmly believe it should be one of the four recommended food groups!

I love to watch children learn and grow both academically and emotionally. It is so rewarding to see students become proud of themselves and gain confidence in their abilities. I look forward to making this a great year!"

Show some love! Leave an owl 🦉 or your favorite emoji in the comments to greet Mrs. Haynes!

From 5 years to 35 years, our Rose Garden staff members are true legends! 🦉💚

Whether in the classroom, keeping our school shining, or supporting our kids behind the scenes, this week we celebrated our amazing team for their dedicated service to SCUC ISD. 🌟

Thank you for making a difference in the lives of our students every single day and choosing to do so here in SCUC!

👇 Leave a 💚 or a message of gratitude in the comments to celebrate them! 👇

We had the absolute best time welcoming our amazing teachers back on campus Monday and Tuesday! From laughing together and learning new strategies to building strong bonds across our teams, every moment was dedicated to gearing up for an unforgettable year ahead.

Stronger connections within our team mean even stronger connections with our Owls! We can't wait to see our students soar!

💚 Give it up for another new Owl! 🦉

Join us in extending a huge Rose Garden welcome to...✨Mrs. Kelly Martinez, Math Interventionist!✨

Here's a message from Mrs. Martinez:

"My name is Kelly Martinez! I have had the privilege of working with students as an elementary classroom teacher for the past 24 years (20 of those have been right here in SCUCISD!). I am so excited to be joining the Rose Garden family as the campus Math Interventionist! Helping students achieve their goals, as well as believing in themselves, is my passion!

My two FAVORITE things in the world are my two boys. I have a senior, Aiden, and a freshman, Liam, in high school this year (and no, I’m not ok 😭!!!!) Currently, all of my “favorite” things evolve around their passions (baseball and marching band). I LOVE watching them both strive to do their best on and off the field! When I do get a moment to myself, I love to take my dog, Gizmo, on walks at the park!

👇 Help us welcome Mrs. Martinez to the RGE Family! Have a piece of advice or encouragement for her? Leave it in the comments!

We have some new Owls to welcome to the Rose Garden Family! Over the next few days we will be introducing our new staff members. Please welcome us in joining them to the team!

First up, we welcome Mrs. Stephanie Piris! Here's a little message from Ms. Piris:

"Hello! This will be my 8th year teaching, and I’m so excited to be teaching first grade again! I have had the joy of teaching students from Pre-K through second grade in both Virginia and Texas. I earned my bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Grand Canyon University.

Outside of the classroom, I’m married to my high school sweetheart, and together we have two wonderful boys and two dogs. I enjoy cooking, cleaning and organizing, and relaxing with a good documentary. My favorite treats are Reese’s, Nerds, and an ice-cold soda!

I am most excited to meet my new group of students, build meaningful relationships, and create learning experiences and memories they will never forget."

Happy Monday! As our incredible teachers walk back through the doors to kick off a brand new school year today, we want to shine a massive spotlight on the heart of our campus leadership: our Principal Mrs. Smoot and Assistant Principals Robyn Pryor and Elvira Garcia.

Leading a school is a heavy lift. It means managing endless logistics, advocating for staff, ensuring safety, and holding the heart of our school culture together (often long before the sun comes up and well after the building goes quiet).

Behind every successful school year is a leadership team working tirelessly behind the scenes so our teachers and students can shine. Today, as we officially welcome our staff back, we want to say thank you to our Principal and APs for their grit, their grace, and their relentless devotion to our school community. We couldn't ask for a better team leading the charge into this amazing school year!

Join us in our appreciation by dropping a kind note for our admin team in the comments below. 👇💚🦉

Our teachers are dedicated and driven, and we can prove it! It may be summer, but they are already prepping for an incredible year! This week, every single team on our campus gave up part of their summer break to come together to dive into their state standards and guidelines, identify exactly what our students will need to know and be able to do to master the content, and began mapping out intentional lessons for this first semester. We are so lucky to have such an amazing staff!

We want to give a few shoutouts to:
⭐️all the new to Rose Garden teachers who jumped in with passion before their official start dates!
⭐️our two dedicated Instructional Coaches, Mrs. Smitch and Mrs. Amador, who facilitated, guided, and worked side by side with teams to make this happen!
⭐️our district Pre-K Coordinator, Heather Camelio, who came on her day off to support Pre-K in their work!