By Patty and Jim Coleman
I could not think of another teacher more deserving of Teacher of the Year than Mrs. Liz Kramer! She is an amazing 55 year old woman who has been living out her passion for teaching and her family above all else for 34 years. Our family has had the privilege of knowing Mrs. Kramer for over 10 years and met her the day our oldest daughter walked into her kindergarten room back in 2006. We had received a hand written welcome note earlier that summer introducing Meagan to her class and from day one, we were overjoyed with her approach with the children, her warm smile and her loving disposition. We felt an immediate connection and were so fortunate to have our daughter placed in the best kindergarten experience in Cave Creek!
Mrs. Kramer’s classroom was everything that you would ever want your child to experience. Everything from the classroom décor to the details in every bulletin board and a classroom library filled with hundreds of books which were all her favorites was something extremely special. It inspired every child and parent to want to participate and learn. The centers and hands on experiences with reading, math and science were exciting and fun for the kids. So much learning and growth each and every day with the kindness that every parent is looking for. We never worried once on how much she was learning and were so excited by the information that was shared each day and proudly displayed around the classroom.
The blessing for us as our family grew, is that we were lucky enough for our second and third child to both have Mrs. Kramer at Lone Mountain as they moved into kinder and first grades! Our experience couldn’t have been better at that time too. We were just as happy and continued to the love the time, efforts and creativity that Liz put into every lesson, song played and skills taught encouraging with her loving way. Our children excelled and learned so much with her as they wanted to make her proud. She truly inspires learning!
As I write this, I can say that this might be our last year in Mrs. Kramer’s classroom as our son Gavin was lucky enough to have Mrs. Kramer one more time in her current third grade classroom. We really feel that we are one of the lucky ones. All of our kids learned to read and write with Mrs. Kramer, and had a most wonderful time in their classes. With every STEM lesson and the encouragement and excitement in class our son never wants to miss school. He often says he hopes that Mrs. Kramer loops to fourth grade so he can have her again! I think that says it all.
Our family truly believes that Mrs. Kramer is such an asset to the Cave Creek School District and Lone Mountain is blessed to have such a team leader and resource to go to. We hope that Mrs. Kramer wins Teacher of the Year this Year…She is already Teacher of the Year in our book! We hope that she knows how much we love and admire her dedication to the kids! We feel that we have a friend for life and that we will always be a part of Mrs. Kramer’s family. Thank you for the opportunity to share our favorite years at Lone Mountain with you!
