Lori Carlson

I love being a teacher and very much appreciate the opportunity I have to prepare Heavenly Father’s children to fulfill the special mission each one of them has. I try to help each of my students strive to do the very best they can and care about their own spiritual and academic success as much as I do. I include Heavenly Father’s principles in my class through the lessons that I teach and the rules and procedures we follow. I like to keep an organized classroom with structure where the kids can feel comfortable and at ease. At the same time, I love to make things fun and exciting with interactive lessons where the kids can enjoy themselves and be involved. I have taught at Ensign for 4 going on 5 years and have loved every minute of it!

Julie Thomas

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Suzanne Owen

Heather Larsen

My name is Heather Larsen and I’ve been teaching since 2009. I’ve taught a few different grades at both Ensign and Jordan School District. This year I am extremely excited to be teaching 5th grade at Ensign! I have completed my Bachelors in Elementary Education, my Masters in Curriculum Instruction and Design, Literacy certifications, as well as my ESL endorsement.

I absolutely love teaching! I believe that when given the correct tools every student can be successful in school. My goal as a teacher is to help each student get what they need to be successful and love learning. In my class it’s not just my class it’s OUR class and we are a family, we work together, learn together, celebrate each other’s successes, and take care of each other. I want every student to know they are loved and wanted at school. Learning is fun in our class, I design my lessons and classroom with the goal of making every student excited to come to school and want to be there every day.

For behavior management I use positive reinforcement to manage behavior expectations I have set with the students. I keep an open line of communication with every parent so if an issue does occur, we can work together to quickly resolve the issue.