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This is my twelfth year to teach.  I have taught fourth grade, second grade, 
and served for two years as the Literacy Coordinator for a K-6 campus. I am a 
Friendswood High School Graduate.  I then graduated from Sam Houston State 
University in Huntsville.  I am very excited to begin this year because of 
the wonderful experiences in past years.  I love children and truly enjoy 
working with them.  I have three children.  One is in 3rd grade here. One is 
in 5th grade at Westwood- Bales this year, and my youngest just turned four!

Teaching is what I have dreamed about for as long as I can remember.  I 
worked hard to earn my degree and obtain my Texas teaching certificate. I 
recently earned my Masters in Educational Administration and my 
Administrator's certification.  Outside of class I go to workshops, 
conferences, in-service meetings, and seminars.  I stay up-to-date in my 
professional knowledge through these activities as well as through reading 
professional journals and working with my fellow teachers.  I love to teach!

I also love to read, write, exercise, and work on scrapbooks.  I really love 
to watch football! The Dallas Cowboys are my favorite team as you can see if 
you visit my classroom in the Fall.  You might also notice all the Bronco 
fanfare; this is because I especially love watching my son play for 
Friendswood Broncos.  Watching my daughter compete in gymnastics meets is 
something I also enjoy doing. This year, my youngest will be starting 
baseball, so I can add that to my list of "things I LOVE to do!"

I am an Abydos Writing, formerly known as the New Jersey Writing Project in 
Texas, Trainer. I teach teachers how to teach writing in the classroom. I am 
also an Independent Literacy Consultant. I have done Literacy training in 
Alvin ISD, Aldine ISD, Danbury ISD, and even here in FISD.  I have had the 
privilege and honor of learning about literacy and the reading and writing 
processes from Dr. Joyce Armstrong Carroll, Edward Wilson, Mary Ellen 
Giacobbe, and Irene Fountas as well as members of her faculty at Lesley 
University in Boston.  I am a life-long learner!

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Mission

We are going to have a successful year full of learning, fun, and hard 
work.  In order for the children to achieve the greatest amount of success, 
we must work together as a team.

I desire for students to derive long-term benefits from their time in my 
class by continuing to grow and develop.  I believe I will serve them best 
by teaching them: how to define a problem, how to decide what they need to 
solve it, how to find and evaluate new information, how to recognize their 
limits, how to be prepared for change and how to change.  I will be engaging 
the whole child throughout the year to meet their educational, social, and 
emotional needs.

In my classroom, I promote an atmosphere of safety, trust, and respect. I 
work hard to build a sense of community among my students, and I 
emphasize the idea of teamwork. I value cooperation and 
collaboration both in my classroom and as I work with my peers and my 
students' parents and caregivers.  
I believe that great things can happen when we work together!

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