Ms. Michelle

Hi!  I’m Ms. Michelle!

I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education from Brigham Young University.

I have taught preschool in my home since 2014!  I also have teaching experience in three different schools and in two different states where I taught first grade for 3 years.

I am a mother of 6 children ages 25 to 14.

I have lived in American Fork since 2000, and my family has loved it!  

I have worked with children aged 3-12 in my church for 18 years.

I love children and I love helping them learn!

My love for children and for teaching started when I was in high school and started teaching preschool-age children through the high school preschool. I quickly knew that I wanted to become a teacher. Between high school years, I held a summer preschool in my parents’ home. Once I graduated from high school, I went to Brigham Young University and received a degree in elementary education. After graduating, I had the privilege of teaching first grade in Utah for two years and in Michigan for one year. Once we started our family, I became a stay-at-home mom. I now have 6 children. I always had a dream to start my own preschool in my home and now that dream has come true!

I love being a teacher because I enjoy getting kids excited about learning. I want to make it fun for them. Children have so much enthusiasm when it comes to learning new things, and I want to be sure that they stay excited when it comes to learning things at school. I plan on letting kids be kids while still providing them with learning opportunities through play. While we will have a set routine, everyday will be full of activities different from the day before to keep the kids excited about what will come next. My classroom will have many different learning centers that help build reading, math, science, and art skills. Music will be a big part of our days as I believe that learning through music is very powerful! We will have daily literacy-based lessons and monthly themes to focus on.  Overall, we will have a lot of fun!

Ms. Ali

I am so excited to have Ms. Ali teaching in my preschool!

She is my younger sister.  She taught kindergarten for 7 years and has 3 years of experience teaching preschool at New Castle. 

She has 3 children, a 16 year old, and twins that are 14.  She is going to be a great addition to our preschool!