Southern Union State Community College, Associate Degree in Science

Undergraduate: Auburn University, B.S. Early Childhood Education

Graduate: University of West Alabama, M.Ed. Early Childhood Education / Graduated with Distinction / Member of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society / Nominated for Blue Key Honor Society

Teaching Experience:

Pine Level Elementary - Kindergarten Teacher, 2010-2013

Pine Level Elementary - First-Grade Teacher, 2013-2021

Pine Level Elementary - Kindergarten Teacher, 2021-Present

About Me:  I have been married since 2012 and I have two children (Kohner - 9 and Brooks - 6). We live in Millbrook and we have three dogs (Ollie, Gypsy and Niko). In my spare time, I am with family or I can usually be found at the ballpark. I LOVE being a boy mama!

Teaching early learners is such a rewarding profession. I love having this opportunity to help set a child's foundation for all of the years to come and watch students learn how to share, work together, solve problems, write, spell and read. I feel blessed to work with our students each day and could not imagine doing anything else. I am passionate about conscious parenting and conscious discipline and dedicated to my students' social and emotional growth to see them succeed.

Mark Your Calendar

Dec. 18- 1/2 Day for students

Dec. 19-Jan.1- Christmas Break

Jan. 2-3 Teacher work days-No School

Jan. 6- School resumes

Parental Involvement

Your child will be bringing books home a couple of days a week. Please read the book to your child, write the book on the reading log and return the book inside the bag the next day. Reading to your child is very important.  Your child will enjoy it and it will encourage him/her to want to become a reader! When reading log is completed, please take out and place in front pocket of binder.  A new log will be placed in binder and your child will go to the treat box!!

Have your child work on the following:

• write first & last name 3 times
• identify 2D shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, hexagon)
• count to 50
• identify & write numbers 0-20
• read & write high frequency words:  a, the, and, go, I, see, has, you, he, of, as, we, me, am, have, is, his, do

High-Frequency Words

Your child will be required to learn and be tested on 31 high-frequency words this year.  He/she will have to read, spell and write all 31 words by the end of the year. You will know which words we are working on by reading the weekly newsletter.

The daily binder is a great resource to use!

The daily binder has a reading log so that you can write down any books that you read to your child or that he/she reads to you.  Your child should bring home a paper book every week.  He/she should be able to read the book to you.  Be sure to set time aside each night to read to or listen to your child read.  

Per Mrs. Harry – when possible, try to schedule appointments for your child in the afternoon.  If your child checks out after 11:30, he/she will be marked present for the day.

Kindergarten Resources:

Please review and practice all resources in your child’s daily binder.

Read with or to your child at least 10 minutes a day

You will need to know my email. It is Kayla.franklin@acboe.net. 

 STARFALL https://www.starfall.com

 ABCYA https://www.abcya.com/grades/k

                               Treasure Box

I use a class treasure box to encourage and reward good behavior.  I am asking your help in keeping our class treasure box stocked.  If you are able to send in items (party favors, stickers, bubbles, fun sized candy), it would be greatly appreciated! J