- Creek View Elementary
- Meet the Teacher

Phone: 205-685-6100
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Bachelor's Degree:K-6 Elementary Education, Jacksonville State University Master's Degree:K-12 Teaching English as a Second Language, University of Alabama at Birmingham National Board Certified Teacher: Childhood Generalist
Mrs. April Atkins
Hi I'm April Atkins and teaching is my jam! I am a third grade teacher at Creek View Elementary and I love every minute of it. This passion I have for teaching began back when I was about eight years old. I had the most wonderful third-grade teacher who instilled in me a love for school and learning! From that year on I never looked back. I knew teaching was what I wanted to do and after 16 years I'm still just as passionate about it as I was when I first began.
I grew up in Boaz, Alabama. Upon graduating high school I attended Jacksonville State University where I learned earned my Bachelors degree in Elementary Education. After graduating from Jacksonville State I married my husband, Jeff Atkins, and moved to Helena Alabama. However, my teaching career began in Birmingham city schools where I taught second grade at CJ Going Elementary. After teaching for Birmingham City Schools one year I was offered a third-grade position at Helena Intermediate School. I taught third grade at HIS for four years while earning my masters degree in ESL. After your four years, I took opportunity to teach in the computer lab. My other love is technology and this was an opportunity I could not pass up. Even though I love teaching in the computer lab I could feel the classroom calling me back to it. I went back to third grade and taught there another four years. During this time I also went through an extremely reflective process to earn my National Board Certification for Education. When Alabaster made the choice to become a city school system another opportunity arose. I was offered a position at Creek View Elementary teaching third grade! I jumped at the chance to be a part of such a fantastic school system. I am now in my fourth year of working at Creek View. It is always my goal as a teacher to make sure the kids love coming to school. I believe all kids learn when they're excited, motivated, and they know that they are loved. It is my job to infuse fun with awesome learning every day!
MY FAVORITES
SHOPPING: Amazon (I buy TONS of things for the classroom at Amazon!!!)
FOOD: Chinese/Japanese
SNACK: Baked Cinnamon Pastries
DRINK: Coffee with Hazelnut Creamer
RESTAURANT: Mizu Hibachi
BOOK: Buddy, Stone Fox, Wonder
SHOPPING: Amazon (I buy TONS of things for the classroom at Amazon!!!)
SEASON: Summer
SPORT: Competitive Cheerleading/Alabama Football
ACTIVITY: Camping
VACATION: Disney World
ANIMAL: Dogs/Cats