Richmond Heights Christian School

My name is Lynn Altmayer. I am a graduate of National Louis

University in Evanston, IL. with a degree in Elementary Education K-

9. I am also certified in Special Education for Learning Disabilities

and Behaviorally Handicapped. I have taught for 18 years outside of

Ohio in the K – 2 areas as well as in Special Education.

I previously taught at Willo-Hill Christian and Painseville Christian

Academy in Ohio. This is my second year at RHCS

In kindergarten I enjoy teaching with a hands on approach. I use

"touch math" to help students remember numbers and to begin basic

addition and subtractions. I also use number poems in math. I use

music and movement daily to reinforce what we have learned from the

Bible. We learn our letters and sounds and learn to but basic sounds

together to form words. We also learn many important skills such as

rhyming, patterning, sequencing and counting.

We started our year with a fun activity of making and baking a large

gingerbread man. We then went to music only to find he had run

away. We searched the school for him and found him hiding in our

classroom. We ate him.

Special interests and emphasis this year will be on community

helpers and animals. We will visit the Fire Station, Police Station and

the Zoo. Parent involvement is encouraged to help us learn through

art, cooking and science. We are the "Cosmic Kindergartners" which

emphasizes God's creation of the whole universe/solar system and

us.

I enjoy sewing, gardening, drawing, singing, playing the piano and

walking/jogging. I have a married daughter and one granddaughter. I

also have a 21 year old and 12 year old daughter. My husband is a

nuclear engineer working at Westinghouse in PA currently.