Meet+Mrs.+Sawkiewicz

Mrs. Heather Sawkiewicz First Grade Teacher Scotts Ridge Elementary 6601 Apex Barbeque Rd Apex, North Carolina 27502 E-mail: hsawkiewicz@wcpss.net

SRE Principal- Ms. Mel Leach SRE Phone- (919) 694-0300

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About Mrs. Sawkiewicz I’m so excited to get to know all the first grade families this year! We have an exciting year ahead of us! I wanted to take a minute to let you know a little bit about me…

I received my degree in Early Childhood Education from Ohio Wesleyan University. After graduating in 2002, I took a year to substitute teach in Illinois (where my family lived at the time) and to travel. I enjoyed getting experience in many different types of classrooms from Kindergarten through 5th grade. I had a great opportunity to travel to Reggio Emilia, Italy, to learn about their early childhood schools in February of 2003. I took a couple extra weeks and traveled to other parts of Italy, Switzerland, France, and England. It was a great experience!

I then moved back to Ohio and taught PreK for a year. In 2004, I began my career in first grade! I taught at an inner city school in Columbus, Ohio. I taught first grade for 2 years and then second grade for 2 years. In 2008, I left the inner city to try my hand at educational publishing. Another great experience! I worked for McGraw-Hill on their Elementary Math program (hence my love of math!). But I loved teaching too much.... I couldn't give it up completely. I continued to tutor a few students in the evenings and weekends. I also got my Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction in Literacy at Ashland University.

In 2010, my husband (my fiancé at the time-Mike) was transferred to Agawam, Massachusetts. So, Mike, my two dogs, and I picked up and left Ohio after being there for almost 12 years. Shortly after moving, we got married and I got a job teaching first grade. I taught in Ludlow, MA for four years. During that time, I became a mom! I now have two (very busy) boys. Casey is 4 and Owen just turned 1.

In August of 2014 (Owen was only 6 weeks old), we packed up our house and we moved to Raleigh to be closer to my parents and sister. I have enjoyed the year at home with my boys getting to know the area. We love going to the museums and parks! We have definitely found our home and are ready to settle down.

I’m very excited to be teaching first grade this year at Scotts Ridge Elementary!