My name is Ronda Paoletti, and the students call me Mrs. P. I grew up in Ohio, but have lived in many different states. As well as being a music teacher (this is my 13^th year teaching in music education), I am also a professional singer, voice and piano teacher, as well as a music teacher. I love to sing and I have sung in many operas and won some awesome vocal competitions. My favorite composer is Mozart and my favorite aria to listen to is “Nessun Dorma” by Puccini. I enjoy reading, traveling, and teaching voice and piano lessons. I am married, have two children and four cats. (Yes, you read that correctly. I said four cats. Each one was rescued from a bad situation. We love animals in my family.) My whole family is very musical! Both of my children sing, and my husband is a choir director, voice teacher, and professional singer as well. I'm very excited about teaching music at Mission West Elementary and can't wait to start an after-school choir for fourth and fifth grade students!