Mrs. Lopez's Classroom

 

My name is Lia Lopez, and I will be your child's guide through learning this year. I am very excited to meet your family, and hope that we build a lasting partnership.  I'd like to tell you a little bit about myself. I am a California native, from San Jose in Northern California's Silicon Valley. I moved here in 2006 to be close to my (then) baby niece, Ava. I opened the school in 2006, as a member of the second grade team. I received both my bachelor's and master's degrees in education from San Jose State University. I am entering my 15th year of teaching. I have taught 2nd grade for the last 8 years, and I have also taught kindergarten, fifth, and Gifted and Talented. In San Jose, I was fortunate to teach at a school in the very district in which I grew up. After teaching there for 6 years, I was ready for a new adventure, and I moved to Colorado.

My husband, Raul, is also a Bay Area native, and he followed his heart (and me!) to Colorado in 2010. We have had a busy few years. After a long relationship spanning ups and downs and two states, we married in 2011, and had our daughter Mila in 2012. Mila has taught me a love I had never known before, and I'm hoping that it brings me a new understanding and love for my students as well. We are expecting the newest addition to our family, a baby boy, in early December. We just can't wait to meet him!

Teaching is my true passion. I love working with kids and families. Partnership and communication are at the core of my teaching philosophy- I hope we can build lasting relationships. I look forward to meeting you and your children, and sharing laughs and smiles as we grow together this year. Please do not hesitate to reach out! Here's to a great year!