Greetings!
I believe that a “love for learning” is essential to the success of the student and my goal as an educator is to model a wide-eyed eagerness to learn as many new and wonderful things as possible, within the Christian worldview.
Smiles, Paul Jenks
Students at Palisades are blessed with many opportunities to develop their musical abilities and strengthen their academics!
More and more research confirms the link between music and academic success. The students at Palisades are so fortunate to have regular music starting in kindergarten! Our kids sing and they learn to play recorders, hand bells, and ukuleles… in the early elementary years. Starting in fifth grade, each student is taught how to play a band instrument! Our older kids participate in band, pep band, choir, and praise team.
Want to know more about how much playing music benefits your brain? Below is a short little TEDEd video about the “fireworks” going off in your brain when you are playing an instrument.
When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. What’s going on? Anita Collins explains the fireworks that go off in musicians’ brains when they play, and examines some of the long-term positive effects of this mental workout.
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**E-day(s)
School Closures and E-Day(s) PCA will have E-days, when school has been cancelled due to weather conditions. Many teachers will send packets home ahead of possible closure days. These should be completed on days when school has been cancelled due to inclement weather. See your classroom teachers for more details. Teachers may also send assignments and information via…
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1st Grade
Name: Heather Benado Role: Grade 1Contact: E-mailCredentials: Degree in Elementary Education at Walla Walla University. I am a Walla Walla University graduate with my B.S. in Elementary Education, and a minor in Early Childhood Education. My first teaching position was spent in a multi-grade level classroom of 3-5th graders in the Seattle area from 2000-2002. I moved out of…
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2nd Grade
Name: Denee Rogers Role: Grade 2Contact: E-mailCredentials: Degree in Elementary Education and History at Walla Walla University. Greetings! I am both thrilled and honored to have been entrusted with the important task of educating the second graders of Palisades Christian Academy. I look forward to the many adventures that we will have in our classroom this coming school year and…
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3rd Grade
Name: Sadie Gonzalez Role: Grade 3 HomeroomContact: E-mail Credentials: B.S. in Elementary Education and a Minor in Spanish from Walla Walla University Hello everyone! I am so blessed to be so close to family and friends and for having being given the honor of educating your 3rd graders this year! So following is me in a nutshell. I…
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4th Grade
Name: Kara Wait Role: Grade 4Contact: karaw@pcasda.orgCredentials: B.A. in Elementary Education with a minor in English from Southern Adventist University I graduated from Southern Adventist University in May of 2019, and this is my first ever teaching placement! I am incredibly blessed to be here, and it was ALL God’s fault. J While I was student…