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NAME:
Mrs. Thornton
SCHOOL:
Grisham Middle School
CLASS:
7th and 8th Grade Math
SCHOOL PHONE:
512-428-2688
Mrs. Thornton was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. She attended
Texas A&M-University on a tennis scholarship and graduated with honors with
a B.S. in Kinesiology and a minor in mathematics.
Upon graduation, Mrs. Thornton accepted a coaching and teaching position
with Flour Bluff I.S.D. in Corpus Christi where she taught high school
geometry and served as the head junior high tennis coach for 2 years.
After marrying her husband, Matthew, they moved to Los Angeles, California
where Mrs. Thornton taught 7th Grade Pre-Algebra and coached tennis, cross
country, and track and field for Placerita Junior High School in Newhall,
California. While teaching, she also earned her Master of Arts Degree from
California State University Northridge in Secondary Mathematics Education,
again graduating with highest honors.
Mrs. Thornton is very excited to begin her 7th year of teaching as a member
of the Grisham Middle School staff and looks forward to sharing her passion
for teaching with her new students.
Mrs. Thornton believes that math is a valuable lifelong tool that is
important for all students. It is her goal to make math interesting, fun,
challenging, and rewarding.
In addition, she also hopes to encourage her students to continue to build
on their strengths, improve on their weaknesses, and to be caring and
compassionate citizens in the community.
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