Southern Union State Community College, Associate Degree in Science

Undergraduate: Auburn University, B.S. Early Childhood Education

Graduate: University of West Alabama, M.Ed. Early Childhood Education / Graduated with Distinction / Member of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society / Nominated for Blue Key Honor Society

Teaching Experience:

Pine Level Elementary - Kindergarten teacher, 2010-2013

Pine Level Elementary - First-Grade teacher, 2013-2021

Pine Level Elementary - Kindergarten teacher, 2021-Present

About Me:  I have been married since 2012 and have two boys (Kohner - 9 and Brooks - 6). We have two dogs & live in Millbrook, Alabama. I love teaching early learners and it is such a rewarding profession. I love having this opportunity to help set a child's foundation for all of the years to come and watch students learn how to share, work together, solve problems and read. I feel so blessed to work with our students each day and could not imagine doing anything else. I am passionate about conscious parenting and conscious discipline and dedicated to my students' social and emotional growth to see them succeed.

Mark Your Calendar

Nov. 11-Veteran's Day- No School

Nov. 13-Progress Reports go home

Nov. 25-29- Thanksgiving Break

Dec. 18- 1/2 Day for students

Dec. 19-Jan.1- Christmas Break

Jan. 2-3 Teacher work days-No School

Jan. 6- School resumes

Parental Involvement

Have your child work on the following every evening:

• write first name 3 times
• identify 2D shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, hexagon)
• count to 50
• identify & write numbers 0-10
• read & write high frequency words:  a, the, and, go, I, see, has, you, he, of, as, we, me, am, have, is, his

  The daily binder is a great resource to use!

Reading Log

The daily binder has a reading log so that you can write down any books that you read to your child or that he/she reads to you.  Your child should bring home a paper book every week.  He/she should be able to read the book to you.  Be sure to set time aside each night to read to or listen to your child read.  Be sure to remind your child to tell me when the log is full so that he/she can receive a new one and visit the treasure box.

Per Mrs. Harry – when possible, try to schedule appointments for your child in the afternoon.  If your child checks out after 11:30, he/she will be marked present for the day.

Kindergarten Resources:

Please review and practice all resources in your child’s daily binder.

Read with or to your child at least 10 minutes a day

You will need to know my email. It is Kayla.franklin@acboe.net. 

 STARFALL https://www.starfall.com

 ABCYA https://www.abcya.com/grades/k

                               Treasure Box

I use a class treasure box to encourage and reward good behavior.  I am asking your help in keeping our class treasure box stocked.  If you are able to send in items (party favors, stickers, bubbles, fun sized candy), it would be greatly appreciated! J