John Threet
Principal

A Few Facts About Mr. Threet

Where did you go to Elementary School?
I attended Castleberry Elementary School in Ft. Worth, Texas.
What was one of your favorite memories of elementary school?
One of my favorite memories of those days is our school choir.  We had two wonderful music teachers who just happened to be sisters, Mrs. Ayers and Mrs. Reed.  Mrs. Ayers was our third and fourth grade music teacher and Mrs. Reed was our fifth and sixth grade music teacher.  Choir practice was in the mornings before school.  There were about sixty students who participated in each choir.  Most of us also sang in our high school A Cappella choir at Castleberry Sr. High School years later.
Who or what influenced you to become a teacher?
My father was an elementary teacher and principal.  He became a principal when I was only three years old after eight years as a fifth and sixth grade teacher.  Our discussions at the supper table each night usually centered around his and our school experiences that day.  My older sister taught first grade for eight years.  When I first went to college, I was a business major, but I had a part time job working in a day care school with pre-school, kindergarten, first, and second grade students.  After two years, I realized I enjoyed working with children more than accounting so I changed my major to elementary education.
Where did you earn your degree and teacher's certificate?
 I received my undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin and my master's degree from Houston Baptist University.
How would you summarize your educational philosophy?
Education is the single-most important task in our society.  We are charged with leading students to a successful future.

Maria Valenzuela
Asst. Principal

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Tracey Wyatt
Magnet Coordinator

A Few Facts About Ms. Wyatt

I spent most of my elementary years in Europe. It was a special time for me. My favorite moments were spent traveling and skiing during my elementary years. I don't think any one person influenced me to become a teacher. I think it was a combination of growing up in an outstanding educational atmosphere and sharing some of the most life altering experiences with exceptional teachers. I received my degree from the GREAT state of Kansas! Education is the exposure of one to a series of coordinated experiences within his/her environment that constitutes a process of continuous learning. It is essential that the child's educational experience be meaningful and challenging at the time presented, but that it not exceed his/her rate of development or his/her interest level. The curriculum content and the methods of instruction should make provisions for the social, emotional, physical, and mental differences of the students. The teacher should be flexible and be responsive to the changing needs of her students. The teacher should encourage in each student, considering his age and ability, a respect for work, excellence in performance, and an appreciation of learning.

My favorite quote:

" life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away." - anonymous