Ms. Naylor is a 3rd grade teacher at Mapleton Elementary.  She enjoys doing puzzles, collecting children's books, and reading.  Her favorite children's book is "The True Confession of Charlotte Doyle" by Avi.  She grew up in a family of six in Mapleton, and she has one son.  Her favorite vacation was to Mexico, where she slept on the beach, and she would love to go to any tropical island.  She enjoys working at the school because she works with a lot of friends, and it is fun to teach at the elementary school that she went to as a kid.

Mrs. Harward came in to read a book about chickens to Mrs. Barth's 2nd grade class.  They have baby chicks hatching in class this week.  The first one hatched today, and the class is very excited!

Mrs. Lowe is an instructional coach at Mapleton Elementary.  She enjoys sewing, interior decorating, playing with her grandkids, and reading.  Her favorite children's book is "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen.  She has five children, with four of them married and the youngest in high school.  Two of her daughters are also teachers.  Her favorite vacation is wherever her kids are, and she would love to travel to Israel.  She enjoys working at the school because the teachers are fantastic and the kids are wonderful too!

Mrs. Abbott is a 1st grade teacher at Mapleton Elementary.  She enjoys doing yard work, exercising, baking, and watching movies.  Her favorite children's book is "Heckedy Peg" by Audrey Wood.  Her family loves the outdoors, and they love to fish and hunt and spend time together.  Her favorite vacation was to Belize, and she would love to travel to Africa.  She enjoys working at the school because it is her second family and her home away from home.

Mrs. Barth is a 2nd grade teacher at Mapleton Elementary.  She enjoys hiking, playing with her baby, and reading.  Her favorite children's book is "The Best Little Monkeys in the World" by Natalie Standiford.  She and her husband have one little boy.  She is from Oklahoma and her Husband is from New York.  Her favorite vacation was to Marquette, Michigan, and she would love to travel to New Zealand.  She enjoys working at the school because she loves her students and the other teachers.

Mrs. Barth's 2nd Grade class had Mrs. Woolford from Central Bank come and teach about saving money. She even brought each student a small piggy bank!

Mrs. Burraston is a skill building technician at Mapleton Elementary.  She enjoys gardening, playing with her kids, and reading.  Her favorite children's book is "How Full is Your Bucket" by Tom Rath & Mary Reckmeyer.  She has a great husband, a daughter that is 10 and a son that is 7.  Her favorite vacation was to her aunt's cabin, and she would love to travel to the Jungle.  She enjoys working at the school because she loves the kids.

Mrs. Eastman is a special education technician at Mapleton Elementary.  She enjoys hiking, skiing, camping, sewing, playing guitar and reading.  Her favorite children's book is "The Little Engine that Could" by Waty Piper.  She has four children and 11 almost 12 grandchildren that enjoy playing games and camping together.  Her favorite vacation was to New York, and she would love to travel to Europe.  She likes working at the school because she loves the kids.

Mrs. Crandall is our skill building technician at Mapleton Elementary.  She enjoys gardening, spending time with her grandkids and reading.  Her favorite children's books are the "Berenstain Bears" by Stand and Jan Berenstain.  She has one Son and one Daughter, and eight grandchildren.  Her favorite vacation was to Alaska, and she would love to travel to Australia.  She loves working with the faculty and students at the school.

The sun came out to celebrate Arbor Day in Mapleton City.  The Mapleton Elementary 3rd grade drew posters with the theme Trees Are Terrific for our health and happiness.  The school winner is Abrielle Ball in Mrs. Naylor's class. Orpha Dee Johnson, the oldest continuous resident of Mapleton, Hal Black , and Mr. Haines a Native American Flute maker told the students the terrific qualities of trees.  The students helped plant a beauiful flowering cherry tree.  The tree committee presented Abrielle, Mrs. Day and Mrs. Johnson a tree necklace.