About our Teachers   Our 3 year-old Teacher, Margie Woodman,   We would like to welcome Margie Woodman to Edgemont Preschool! Margie has joined the Edgemont Preschool team as our new teacher for the 3 year old program.  Margie is a qualified early childhood educator, with certification as a Child Development Supervisor. She brings over 20 years of experience with her.Margie believes in a 'life long learning' philosophy. She demonstrates this herself with ongoing course development. Margie’s goal in the classroom is to facilitate the learning process and instil a love of learning in the children. Margie ensures children experience the delight and sense of success that daily learning provides by working directly with them, as a partner in seeking answers to questions. She believes that every day spent with pre-school children is a privilege and a pleasure, and that their honesty, their acceptance of others and their ability and desire to learn new things is what inspires her to teach.     Our 4 year-old teacher, Cassandra Skoworodko (we call her Mrs. S.). Mrs. S has a degree in Applied Child Studies and a Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education. She has worked in a multitude of different settings with children over the past eight years, including last year with our preschool. She has a passion for children which is demonstrated in the classroom. She was able to settle in and establish a great rapport with all of her students with ease. Our 4 year old teacher as of April 2010, Shannon Poulsen. Shannon is pleased to be teaching the 4-year-old program at Edgemont Preschool.  She has over 16 years of teaching experience from Kindergarten through Grade 6.  Shannon has a Bachelor of Education Degree (B.Ed.) and a Master of Education Degree in Educational Leadership (M.Ed.).  She also has certification as a Child Development Supervisor.  The majority of her experience has been working with young children in the area of Early Literacy.  Shannon believes the preschool years are critical in establishing a positive and strong foundation for future learning and wishes to foster a love of learning within each child.  She greatly enjoys the natural curiosity and creativity that young children bring to the classroom.  Shannon is also committed to teacher growth and enjoys attending various professional development sessions.  She is looking forward to an exciting year at Edgemont Preschool. Our 3 year-old & 4 year-old Teaching Assistant, Brina Bennett We are happy to announce that our Teacher’s Aide Brina Bennett will be returning for her third consecutive year with our preschool. Brina has her Teacher’s Aide Diploma, as well as 8 years of experience coordinating and teaching a variety of programs for children of all ages. Brina has been a wonderful asset to both our 3 and 4 year old preschool programs. She is amazing with young children, which she makes evident everyday in the classroom. She is the familiar face for the children when they move from the 3 year old to the 4 year old program.