Welcome to 3rd grade

We are excited to have you back and start this new school year. You are all growing up so fast. This third grade is full of new adventures, discoveries and challenges. This school year we are happy to announce 3rd grade will have four classes! Each child will work with two different teachers, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Mrs Boula will be teaching Englissh will be parented with sra. Murillo who will teach Spanish, Math. social studies and science and Ms. Starder will aslo teach English and her partner will be sra. Cabrerizo will be in charge of Math, Social Studies, Science and Spanish..

Do you want to know a bit more about your teachers?

• Mrs Boula (English Language Arts and Social Studies and Science): Originally from New York where she received a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education as well as Master’s Degree in Reading. She was a teacher in North Carolina for several years and moved to Winchester in 2017. Her husband, 4 kids and herself love sports, the lake, and spending time together as a family. She is looking forward to meeting all the students and exploring the world through reading and writing.

• Mrs. Murillo comes from Honduras, from a Port named Puerto Cortes North of Honduras. This is her first year at FDES as a third grade teacher. She graduated in 2014 from UPN university of Honduras and she has been a math, science and Spanish teacher for nineteen years. She is ready to share her knowledge ,her culture and have fun with math and Spanish in the classroom.

• Ms. Strader (English Language Arts): Ms. Strader grew up in New York and moved to Pittsburgh at the age of 10. She graduated from Clarion University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor's Degree in both Early Childhood Education and Special Education. She taught 21 years at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Strasburg, VA; her first 10 were in K-5 special education and the last 11 were in 3rd grade regular ed. Ms. Strader has 2 sons and they enjoy traveling and learning about new cultures. Ms. Strader is very excited for this opportunity to work at Frederick Douglass Elementary and be a part of the panda family.

• Sra Cabrerizo (Math and Spanish): Mrs. Cabrerizo comes from Spain, from a town near Barcelona. This is her third year at FDES all as a 3rd grade teacher. She graduated in 2009 from UAB University (Barcelona) and she is certified in CLIL (Content Language Integrated Learning). She has been a teacher for fifteen years and she has previously worked as a volunteer in different jobs with children and also as a basketball coach. She has taught in five different schools, starting her experience as a kindergarten teacher in England, UK. This year she will be teaching Math and Spanish. She is more than ready to continue sharing her passion for Math, and love for her language and culture while discovering that world that surrounds us.

Our goal this year is to inspire a love of learning in every student and to support their growth and success through engaging and enriching educational experiences. We love to see children growing and working towards their dreams and objectives. Families play a crucial role in this journey so we hope we can collaborate and work together to ensure this growth. We encourage you to consider downloading the "Talking Points- Families" app which WPS will be using to communicate with parents. Please let us know any concerns, questions, wishes or thoughts. We can't wait to meet you all and start this new adventure together!