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Ms. Toni Hotzfield

Hi! Thank you for visiting OUR classroom page! My name is Ms. Toni Hotzfield and I am so excited to be a part of the Palos West School Community! I am very eager to be working with you and your child this year! I wanted to take a brief moment and introduce myself to you. It is interesting how life’s experiences take you to new adventures and experiences! Upon completing my Bachelors from Saint Xavier University, my “dream job” was to teach Kindergarten. My first teaching adventure began in 1992 in Chicago Ridge, IL as a Kindergarten teacher. I continued as a Kindergarten teacher in School District 109. My knowledge of curriculum and Best Practices grew as did my interest in upper grades. While pursuing my first Masters in Educational Administration from Governors State University, my professional career changed as well. I wanted to teach older children along with challenge myself to grow as an educator so; I added teaching grades 3 and 4 as well as a 3^rd/4^th multiage class to my “dream job” list. I began my career here in Palos School District 118 in 2007 teaching 5^th grade. This year, I will be teaching 4^th grade as well as sponsoring Student Council. I am excited to be teaching 4^th grade again and especially eager to be working with you this year!

Currently, my love for knowledge continues as I am pursuing a Masters in Reading from Saint Xavier University. I am looking forward to completing this degree in August of 2011. I am learning many new strategies to implement into my classroom.

I hope this gives you a little background about me. I believe in being an active member in my school community. I have an open door policy and am excited to be working with you this year! Please feel free to stop in and introduce yourself! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to write a note or e-mail me at thotzfield@palos118.org.

I am looking forward to a great year full of learning adventures and discoveries!

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