Welcome!
I am Mrs. Martinez and I am so excited to be a part of Hunter GT/AIG Magnet Elementary.
I am especially thrilled to be part of the Kindergarten team! It is going to be a terrific year full of learning and new adventures and I am looking forward to what the year has in store for us. I want to learn ALL about you, but first I want to tell you a little about myself.
I was born in New York but have lived in Raleigh for more than 26 years. I have taught all ages from birth through 5th grade, but my favorite age to work with is Kindergarten!
I hold degrees in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Psychology and have my doctorate in Curriculum & Instruction from Carolina (Go HEELS!).
In addition, I am National Board certified, certified for Academically & Intellectually Gifted Education, and Teaching Reading certified, a Seesaw Ambassador and a Google Certified Educator.
I am married to my high school sweetheart, Jason Martinez who is an attorney in downtown Raleigh. We have four awesome boys who are all Hunter Alumni. Our oldest son, CJ, has played professional baseball in Prague, Czech Republic and is currently coaching baseball at Belmont Abbey College. His wife. Madison (my first girl!), is an agent with Bankers Life. Michael is a graduate of Becker College in Worcester, MA where he studies Interactive Media Design. He is currently working in production at both ABC 11 News and Esports production for NECC. Jack a graduate student a RISD studying Industrial Design. He earned a degree from NSCU (Yes, house divided!) in Mechanical Engineering and Spanish. Tommy is a Junior at University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA where he is majoring in marketing and playing baseball. Our fur babies are our Great Labradane, Diesel Joe and our Chocolate Labrador, Bentley.
We are going to have an AWESOME YEAR!
A few of my favorite things:
Favorite Color: pink (With 4 boys I need pink in my life!)
Favorite Season: Summer
Favorite Food: Mexican/Sushi
Favorite Restaurants: Anything new! Also, Chick-Fil-A, BarTaco, The Station, Sitti, Gravy, Barcelona....so many to choose from!
Favorite Treats: Coffee, Chocolate
Favorite Sport: Baseball
Favorite Animal: Owl (A symbol of wisdom , knowledge & learning!)
Favorite Hobbies: Interior Design, Photography, Scrapbooking & Traveling
I am Mrs. Martinez and I am so excited to be a part of Hunter GT/AIG Magnet Elementary.
I am especially thrilled to be part of the Kindergarten team! It is going to be a terrific year full of learning and new adventures and I am looking forward to what the year has in store for us. I want to learn ALL about you, but first I want to tell you a little about myself.
I was born in New York but have lived in Raleigh for more than 26 years. I have taught all ages from birth through 5th grade, but my favorite age to work with is Kindergarten!
I hold degrees in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Psychology and have my doctorate in Curriculum & Instruction from Carolina (Go HEELS!).
In addition, I am National Board certified, certified for Academically & Intellectually Gifted Education, and Teaching Reading certified, a Seesaw Ambassador and a Google Certified Educator.
I am married to my high school sweetheart, Jason Martinez who is an attorney in downtown Raleigh. We have four awesome boys who are all Hunter Alumni. Our oldest son, CJ, has played professional baseball in Prague, Czech Republic and is currently coaching baseball at Belmont Abbey College. His wife. Madison (my first girl!), is an agent with Bankers Life. Michael is a graduate of Becker College in Worcester, MA where he studies Interactive Media Design. He is currently working in production at both ABC 11 News and Esports production for NECC. Jack a graduate student a RISD studying Industrial Design. He earned a degree from NSCU (Yes, house divided!) in Mechanical Engineering and Spanish. Tommy is a Junior at University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA where he is majoring in marketing and playing baseball. Our fur babies are our Great Labradane, Diesel Joe and our Chocolate Labrador, Bentley.
We are going to have an AWESOME YEAR!
A few of my favorite things:
Favorite Color: pink (With 4 boys I need pink in my life!)
Favorite Season: Summer
Favorite Food: Mexican/Sushi
Favorite Restaurants: Anything new! Also, Chick-Fil-A, BarTaco, The Station, Sitti, Gravy, Barcelona....so many to choose from!
Favorite Treats: Coffee, Chocolate
Favorite Sport: Baseball
Favorite Animal: Owl (A symbol of wisdom , knowledge & learning!)
Favorite Hobbies: Interior Design, Photography, Scrapbooking & Traveling