What Students & Families Can Expect in the Upper Grade Classroom
Welcome to our classroom family! This is a place where every student is known, valued, encouraged, and challenged to become the very best version of themselves — academically, socially, and spiritually. We strive to reflect Christ through kindness, respect, responsibility, and a heart for serving others.
Students can expect engaging lessons, meaningful projects, hands-on learning, and a classroom where curiosity, creativity, and growth are celebrated. I believe every student is capable of success, and I encourage them to work hard, persevere through challenges, and take pride in giving their very best.
Families can expect open communication, encouragement, and a true partnership in their child’s education. Students are expected to complete assignments on time, meet project deadlines, come prepared each day, and take ownership of their learning.
As a community, we’ll build a classroom where students are inspired to learn, encouraged to grow, and equipped to make a positive difference in the world.
Mrs. Cindy Kowski
I have a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and I love teaching in an Adventist environment. Bay Knoll School is like home to me and I strive for my students to feel at home during their hours here at school.
I am Cindy Kowski and I have been working/teaching at Bay Knoll School for over 15 years. I always wanted to be a teacher and was so excited when the opportunity arose so many years ago to reopen up the Pre K/K class at Bay Knoll School. Since then, I have moved from teaching in the Kindergarten class to teaching the upper grade classroom.
Class Resources
2026-27 School Supply List:
- (1) Personal water bottle (Name should be on the water bottle)
- (1) Camping chair with bag (labeled for name) for outside class reading and discussion
- (6) Boxes of tissues
- (2) Pack of dry-erase markers for class
- (1) Pack of personal dry-erase markers
- (2) packs of cleaning Lysol/Clorox wipes
- (2) Packs of white copy paper
- (1) Pack of colored card stock
- (2) Packs of mechanical pencils and lead (personal – label with your name)
- (2) Highlighters
- (3) Erasers – hi-polymer (white)
- (1) Pack Sharpies (any color)
- (1) Pack Post-its
- (6) Big glue sticks
- (2) Pack miniature hot glue sticks
- (1) Mini hot glue gun
- (1) Scientific calculator (7th/8th only)
- (2) Boxes of acrylic markers
- (7) 1 subject notebook – any colors (please get spiral notebooks)
- (1) Big pair of scissors (for individual projects/use)
- (1) Mini stapler (Optional)
- (3) Pack of Scotch tape
- (1) Large* sketchbook (Kivar, Black) or Watson Guptill Sketchbooks or $10 to teacher to order on Amazon (5th grade students or new 6th/7th/8th grade students will need this)