Hello, I am Mrs. Brans. I am thrilled to be teaching First Grade at Cetronia Elementary School. I began my teaching career as a Learning Support teacher at Sheridan Elementary School in the Allentown School District. I taught grades Kindergarten through Fifth Grade, but First Grade was always my favorite. I took four years off from teaching to be a stay at home mom to my kiddos, Hunter (15) and Isabella (13). I then taught Preschool and PreK at Faith Preschool for 6 years before moving to The Swain School where I taught PreK for two years. Then four years ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to work at Cetronia as a Title 1 Assistant working with students in K-2 from October to January. In, January, I had the privilege to teach First Grade at Jefferson Elementary in the Allentown School District. I am very excited to be back at Cetronia for my third year, because both of my children attended Cetronia and have now graduated to the middle school and high school. This is an amazing school with an excellent staff, teachers and supportive leadership.
In my spare time, I enjoy running/walking our yellow lab, Savannah, reading books on the beach, trying new recipes, riding our Harley with my husband and going to see musicals (locally and on Broadway). I really enjoy cheering for my children as they play soccer and run cross country. I also cheer for my husband, Martin, as he runs marathons and completes triathlon and Iron Man races. My family and I enjoy spending our time at the beach, traveling, hiking, watching sports, cooking, running races together and swimming in our pool.
I coached basketball for Lehigh County Special Olympics for over 20 years. Now I coach Girls on the Run for our 5th grade girls here at Cetronia.
I am super excited to be your child's teacher this year.