Hi! My name is Mrs. McKenna and I am very pleased to be your teacher this year!  I am thrilled to be a part of the West Irondequoit staff at Rogers Middle School. This will be my fifth year teaching at Rogers, and I am lucky to work with such wonderful students and staff each and every day!

    Fifth grade is a challenging year full of transitions. It is very different from fourth grade because you now have the opportunity to travel from class to class. If you are in my class for Core you will find that our class is very structured, which allows for positive and engaging learning activities to occur. If at any time throughout the school year you need any extra support please do not hesitate to ask! I look forward to a very exciting year together.

I was so fortunate to be able to have so many of my students celebrate my wedding with me in August of 2009!

..Just a little bit more

    I used to live in Fort Worth, Texas where I went to school until I was in the third grade. My grandparents, aunt and uncle, and cousins still live down there.

   

      Before becoming a teacher I was a cake decorator at Sam's Club for six years, and LOVED it! I enjoyed cake decorating because it was something that I had to work hard for.  Every day at work I would practice icing and decorating cakes until I had enough experience to create custom cake orders.  Making children and adults smile because of a cake I created was one of the most rewarding aspects of my job!

At the Sabres Game in Club Level Seating with Mr. McKenna

    Mr. McKenna and I also have a puppy who is now a year and a half years old.  His name is Shoka and he is an Australian Shepherd/ Border Collie.  Below is a picture when he was a puppy.

Here he is ready to play!

    I also enjoy spending my summers visiting different places. This summer I visited Boston, Massachusetts, Tampa, Florida, and we went back to Mexico to celebrate our anniversary.

Below is a picture of Mr. McKenna and I after we went on a duck boat tour in Boston

Our gorgeous view each day in Riviera Maya, Mexico

Enjoying a jungle ride on ATV's

For our honeymoon we went to Playa Mujeres in Mexico, which was beautiful! Just look at this view from our balcony.

 

The beautiful sunset in Mexico

 

I also enjoy taking vacations to Orlando, Florida!  Recently, we spent our whole vacation in Disney experiencing the different resorts down there.  We even spent a whole day at a place called, Discovery Cove.  There, we were able to swim and feed the dolphins and snorkel with sting rays and other exotic fish! 

  

Here we are with Natalie the dolphin we spent time with that morning

Natalie enjoyed kisses

This picture was taken at Epcot on the bridge overlooking France at the World Showcase

Magic Kingdom

     In the past few years I have also been to Aruba, St. Lucia, and New York City. I also spent some time at Stony Brook State Park on hiking trails.

Look closely and you can see the Statue of Liberty from the

top of the Empire State Building.




This is a view from Battery Park!


I had to take a picture with the apple in Times Square


 
 
Times Square at Night...Isn't it beautiful!