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Welcome to Kindergarten
The Ashlawn Kindergarten team would like to welcome you to Ashlawn Elementary School.
Mrs. Patricia 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 (Senior at W-L) and Ben (Freshman 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
Mrs. Isabelle Isakson Popovic
isabelle.isakson@apsva.us
This is my 7th year teaching kindergarten at Ashlawn. I live in Arlington with my husband, Jason, our 21 month old son Charlie, and our sweet dog, Sammy. I was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and moved to the area 9 years ago. In my spare time, I love to read, spend time outside, watch Gilmore Girls and The Summer I Turned Pretty and workout at Bash Boxing. I am an avid Georgia Bulldawg fan and love watching college football in the fall. I love all things Disney, including Disney dance parties in our classroom. I am so excited to be your kindergarten teacher this year and I can’t wait to meet you!
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!