Mrs. Boler Kindergarten Teacher

I am originally from Rochester, MN. I received my Bachelor’s of Science from Marquette University in 1984. I lived in Australia for fourteen years and then Portland, OR for seven years before arriving in Bradenton, FL. My daughter has attended MSAS since first grade and loves being in Mrs. Lyons’ class this year. I taught at MSAS last year. I was so excited when Mrs. Jolly asked me to teach Kindergarten this year. I feel I have found my niche and cannot tell you the satisfaction that comes with seeing a 5 year old learn to read and write for the first time. It is a true gift to be able to experience that with my students everyday.
 
Our classroom is very hands on and musical. Our daily routine includes songs that teach, the months of year, the days of the week, how to count from 1-20, or to 100 by 5’s and 10’s, all the short and long vowel sounds, and many more that change depending on our focus that day. You can see students working in small groups at different literacy centers or the whole group reading together using the interactive Smartboard. Five year olds play games on the Smartboard like it’s a giant computer screen. They can work out the technology instinctively and thrive on the excitement of piecing together their own pumpkin faces or listening to “The Gingerbread Man” story being read to them with the tap of their fingers on the Smartboard.

I feel privileged to be teaching the future gradutes of 2023!