Welcome!

Hello! I am so excited to have your child in my class this year, and I will be spending a lot of time getting to know him or her. I can’t wait to find out what really makes them excited, and also what makes them want to run screaming in the opposite direction. As I am getting to know them, I thought you might be interested to know about me.

My full name is Jennifer Mary Witschy, and I have been happily married for two and a half years. My husband, Ian, is an accountant in an architecture firm. Our house is in East Hartford, where we live with our two cats, Kelsey and Darcy. I am the oldest of three children, and our parents raised us to be kind, compassionate people. My family is extremely important to me. I grew up in Marlborough, CT, which is a small town with only one stoplight. My neighbor was a farmer, and there were times his cows got loose and found a cool drink by slurping from the pool water in my backyard. After graduating from East Catholic High School I headed to Central Connecticut State University. There I majored in Elementary Education and Mathematics and graduated in 2004. I am currently working on completing my Master’s Degree in Educational Technology at CCSU. In 2005 I began teaching 5th grade in Newington, and hope to stay here for many years to come!