Welcome to our Fifth Grade Family!

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         I’m Dr. Kim Lester, a member of Wynnton Arts Academy's Fifth Grade Team.  I get to explore science,  social studies, and writing with your child this year.  I love being a member of the Wynnton Family. The fifth grade team is ready to make this a special year for our students. Together, we will create wonderful memories of an engaging and creative fifth grade year. 

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        I’ve been lucky enough to spend more than 25 years with students in classrooms in Florida and Georgia. I joined Wynnton in January of 2024 as a kindergarten teacher. Before that, I was the gifted resource teacher and a fifth grade teacher at Bryan County Elementary in the Savannah area. In 2019, I taught self-contained fifth grade at Rice Creek School in Savannah-Chatham County. Prior to that,  I spent 18 years teaching first through fifth grade students in several Muscogee County schools and gifted education at St. Elmo Center for the Gifted. My first few years in a classroom were spent in Waldo, Florida. 

 

          During my career I have had the honor of being named Muscogee County’s 2013 Teacher of the Year and a 2016 Top Ten Finalist in the Georgia State Teacher of the Year program. I am also a Harvard Fellow, an opportunity presented by the Muscogee Educational Excellence Foundation.  I have also taught the occasional graduate and undergraduate course at Columbus State University’s College of Education and Health Professions. 

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         My husband and I are celebrating 30 years together.  We love camping, geocaching, and traveling with our two daughters. Julia is the music director at Northside High school.  Danielle is a lacrosse player and a senior at Barton College. I share Remi the bearded dragon with my fifth graders. 

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       Please know my door is always open to you and your child.  Throughout my career, I’ve called students “my kids.” I sincerely believe in creating relationships that foster security, empathy, creativity and a true sense of self-worth for my kids.  We are a team and I wouldn’t have it any other way. 

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With much love,

Dr. Kim Lester