All about your Teachers

Mrs. Kelly Holden

and

Mrs. Melissa Marlowe 

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.  Email is usually the quickest way to contact me. I will return your email by the end of the day. We do not have a chance during the day to check/respond to emails. You can call the classroom to leave a message on our voicemail. Calls do not come directly to the classroom during the day while we are teaching.

School Phone: 864-578-1231 ext. 111

Email: kelly.holden@spartanburg2.k12.sc.us

 All about Mrs. Holden

I am certified to teach Early Childhood, Elementary Education and Gifted and Talented Education. I earned my Bachelors of Arts in Education from the University of South Carolina Upstate. I also earned my Masters of Arts in Education from Furman University in Early Childhood. I taught First Grade and Kindergarten for several years in Greenville County before transferring to District 2 to teach Kindergarten. This will be my third year teaching Kindergarten at BSES.

I am currently working on my Masters plus 30 taking Graduate courses at Upstate. I am very interested in technology and have implemented many new things to my curriculum such as podcasts, blogs, and photostories. These are things that I have learned from courses offered through the Spartanburg Writing Project. I currently serve on their leadership team.

 My Mission and Philosophy for the Classroom

I believe that childhood is a unique and valuable stage in one's life. My principle responsibility is to create an environment that fosters children's social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. I am committed to the support of children's education; respecting each child as an individual with unique qualities, abilities, and talents; and helping children to cooperatively learn to live, play, and work in a safe and nurturing environment!

 My Right Hand

I could not do what I do without the assistance of Mrs. Melissa Marlowe. She is my right hand and I am grateful for her. This will be our third year together. Melissa is married to Caleb and they have one dog named Lucy. Melissa was a student here at BSES from Kindergarten to the fourth grade. Her mother is also a teacher here at BSES, Mrs. Tinsley teaches first grade. Melissa is currently working on her degree in Early Childhood. When she is not working in the classroom with me, she is tutoring students in the after school program here at BSES.

 An interview with Mrs. Holden