Mrs. Walsh & Mrs. Bristow

Welcome to Room 31! 

About Mrs. Walsh:

I have been teaching preschool for 16 years. The last 10 years have been at Madison. I graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in Early Childhood Education. Last year I received my ELL Approval. This year I am teaching with Mrs. Bristow and have learned so much from her expertise.  

About Mrs. Bristow: 

 This is my 2nd year teaching at Madison and my 6th year teaching!  I have a Bachelor's Degree from The Univeristy of Iowa (Go Hawkeyes!) in Elementary Education and Masters Degree in Special Education from Northeastern IL University.  I love co-teaching with Mrs. Walsh and continue to learn daily! 

Interesting facts about Mrs. Bristow:

Our Philosophy

We believe that children are able and eager learners! Here at TOPS we support our student's needs for multi-sensory learning, meaningful activities and are advocates for the importance of play, as we focus on literacy. Throughtout play children develop imaginations, learn to collaborate, problem solve, share, negotiate, identify feelings of themselves and others. Children learn to formulate questions, test theories and become commanders of their own world.  We understand that for many of our students this is their first school experience. We want our students to  know they are in a safe and nuturing environment. Our classroom is filled with developmentally appropriate activities that will enrich their learning while they are here. Through our daily hands-on activities and play-based approach we hope to positively influence each student and to instill a love of learning as they begin their educational journey.

• Arrival
• Circle Time
• Centers
• Snack
• Outside/Large Motor
• Dismissal

 Our schedule provides daily opportunities for growth in all developmental areas--gross and fine motor, speech and language, social/emotional, and thinking skills.