Hi! My name is Mrs. Rachel Martin and this is my 15th year teaching in Matteson School District 162. I have a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s degree in reading and 30 credit hours in educational technology. I love teaching kindergarten and I look forward to partnering with the parents and students to have a fantastic school year!

Thanks for all of your support!

Mrs. Martin 

Dear families,

     My name is Raven Stepter, I am a Kindergarten Special Education teacher at the Matteson School. This is my second year as a teacher, I graduated from Northern Illinois University in the Spring of 2020. I majored in early childhood and special education. I have an ESL endorsement, which means that I am qualified to work with children whose primary language isn’t English. I am qualified to work with children with special needs up to 2nd grade. I am looking forward to working with your wonderful children.

     I decided to pursue a career in early childhood education, because as a young child I had a teacher that believed in me. This made me love learning and challenges! I would like to be the reason children look forward to coming to school and learning. I would like to teach the children to be the best versions of themselves! I will be supporting them academically but also emotionally, as I understand that life can be very difficult for some. The students in our class will learn to be brave, creative, kind, and hard working. I will be working closely with Ms. Martin to provide students with the necessary supports to ensure success!

     I will be sure to make myself available to families as needed since this years’ experience will be very different, since I’m coming in a little late. I hope that we the parents and teachers can work together to provide the children with the best learning experience possible. I will be available by phone, by email, or you can leave a message with Ms. Martin. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns. This will be a great learning experience for all of us! I just want to stress that I am on your team! I am here for you and your kiddos. We will get through this school year together.

We are your student's teachers.  We love teaching kindergarten! Our mission as teachers is to help children discover the joy of learning, and to help each child deveop a strong belief in his or her own ablility.    As we welcome our students into the classroom one of our focuses is attendance.  We are striving for perfect attendance everyday. Our motto is: Everyone on time Everday!! We want all of our students to have the BEST kindergarten experience they can.

Mrs. Martin and Ms. Boyle