Meet Mrs. Gestrich
Hello! Welcome to another school year! I hope you all enjoyed a fun-filled summer. I am so excited to be your child’s fifth grade teacher.
This is my sixth year at Mill Pond School; my husband and I moved to Grafton from Boston four years ago with our now six-year-old son, Cooper. Our younger son Logan was born a little over a year ago. My first teaching job was with 5th graders at the Kealakehe Elementary School on the Big Island of Hawaii. I later returned to my home state of Massachusetts to get my master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Before my start at Mill Pond, I worked at the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, providing professional development to educators from struggling schools. I enjoyed my work at the ESE, but it has been great being back in the classroom, doing what I love. Westborough has been an exceptionally welcoming community and I feel very lucky to be working with the families here.
When I'm not teaching, I love to hike with my family and our dog, Izzy, read, swim, cheer on the Red Sox, and travel. I am so looking forward to getting to know my new fifth grade friends and to spending a great year with all of you.
This is my sixth year at Mill Pond School; my husband and I moved to Grafton from Boston four years ago with our now six-year-old son, Cooper. Our younger son Logan was born a little over a year ago. My first teaching job was with 5th graders at the Kealakehe Elementary School on the Big Island of Hawaii. I later returned to my home state of Massachusetts to get my master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Before my start at Mill Pond, I worked at the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, providing professional development to educators from struggling schools. I enjoyed my work at the ESE, but it has been great being back in the classroom, doing what I love. Westborough has been an exceptionally welcoming community and I feel very lucky to be working with the families here.
When I'm not teaching, I love to hike with my family and our dog, Izzy, read, swim, cheer on the Red Sox, and travel. I am so looking forward to getting to know my new fifth grade friends and to spending a great year with all of you.