Meet Mrs. Munter
Welcome to kindergarten. My name is Mrs. Joan Munter. I teach an extended
day kindergarten class and teach music to all four sections of kindergarten
in our building.
My life is happy and full because I wear several "hats". I am a wife, a
mother, a grandma, a teacher, a youth leader, a minister and a friend. I
love every part of my life.
I graduated from Graceland University, in Lamoni, Iowa. My teaching career
began in 1969, in Decatur County, Iowa. The next year my husband and I
moved to Salem, and I began teaching at Hawthorn School the year it opened.
When we had our first child, I wanted to stay at home with him. After three
children, I returned to teaching when the youngest was in first grade in
1990. I have been in kindergarten ever since.
My favorite things about teaching in my present position are watching my
students begin to LOVE reading, and the chance to teach them about different
cultures around the world. Our enrichment program includes four rotations -
art, cultural diversity, games, and music. We learn new languages and play
instruments native to each culture. I find out new things about our world
every day and it is so exciting.
Someone said, "When you find what you really want to do, you don't have to
work any more". That is the way I feel about my time with my
kindergarteners.