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Welcome to Kindergarten
The Ashlawn Kindergarten team would like to welcome you to Ashlawn Elementary School.
Mrs. Butler
Welcome to Kindergarten at Ashlawn! I am so happy to have you in my class this year. I have been teaching for many years and this is my 10th year teaching kindergarten at Ashlawn. This summer I spent my vacation in Maine with my husband, Mr. Butler, my two sons, Jack (Sophmore at WVU) and Ben (Junior at W-L) and our dog, Stella. I love sailing, reading and taking trips to the ice cream store. I’m so excited to get to know you, introduce our assistant teacher, Ms. Abida to you and share my favorite book series, Charlie the Ranch Dog, with you. I love Ashlawn and the amazing Kindergarten team and I know you will, too!
Patti Demsky
Instructional Assistant
Patricia.Demsky@apsva.us
Mary Ettelt
mary.ettelt2@apsva.us
Hi there! My name is Mary Ettelt, and I am thrilled to be joining the kindergarten team this year at Ashlawn. This is my 8th year of teaching in APS, with six of those years teaching in kindergarten. I am originally from the Chicago area, but have lived in Beijing, China and Naples, Italy. I live in Arlington with my husband and our three boys. In my free time I enjoy reading, gardening, photography and exercising. Most importantly, I love teaching, and kindergarten is my true love! I am looking forward to working with you this year to nurture your child’s love of learning and to help them blossom into true students.
Ms. Luna
luna.garciapereyra@aps.va.us
Hello! I am Ms. Luna and this will be my first year at Ashlawn and I couldn’t be more excited! Before joining the Ashlawn family, I taught in the District of Columbia for 3 years. I was born and raised in Mexico City and grew up loving the mountains and the outdoors. I am very passionate about education and making sure that students and families feel like a part of our community. Some fun facts about myself: I am a big Real Madrid fan, I love mystery books and one of my favorite TV shows is Modern Family.
Lauren Walsh
lauren.walsh@apsva.us
Hi, Everyone! I’m Ms. Walsh and this is my 15th year teaching kindergarten at Ashlawn. Before moving to Arlington, I grew up in Northville, Michigan and studied Elementary Education at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Not long after I started teaching, I completed my Master’s Degree in Reading Education from the University of Virginia. One of the best parts of teaching kindergarten is watching the our students grow and change over the course of the year. I love to see the progress that our children make academically, socially, and emotionally. My favorite part about teaching at Ashlawn is our Global Citizenship Project. I love that we focus on raising children that are passionate about making their school, community, and world a better place. Since 2009, when I first moved here, I knew Ashlawn was a special place. I love our community and I am so grateful to be here!