Welcome to fifth grade! 

 

I absolutely love teaching.   I am blessed to have a job at an amazing school and district.

 

I moved to Mount Vernon in 1989 and began teaching in 1995.  I have been a classroom teacher for twenty-eight years. I taught two years in Heath, Ohio. Eight years I taught third grade at Dan Emmett Elementary. The last eighteen years I have taught fifth grade here at East Elementary.  I know how fortunate I am to work with an amazing group of educators here at East and hope to always continue the East School tradition of educating the whole person.

 

I received my first degree from Cincinnati Bible College in Business. Later, I acquired a Bachelor degree in Education from Mt. Vernon Nazarene University.  Recently I pursued and received a Master's degree in Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction from Walden University.

 

My husband, Don and I live in Mount Vernon.  He is now retired from AEP.  I have three sons who are East School graduates.  My eldest son, his wife, and my grandson,  live in Tennessee  He is is a meteorologist in the Air Force.  My middle son lives in the Lexington, ohio.  My youngest son is also in the Air Force in Montana.  

Along with teaching, I love to read, walk, bike, travel, garden, and spend time with the family.  I am an avid Ohio State fan.  OH. . . . .  

 

Fifth grade is such an important  year.  The academic content becomes more rigorous and students are preparing to transition to the middle school.  It is also a fun year with hands-on science experiments, developing their writing voice, studying the Western Hemisphere, extending math learning of decimals, fractions, number sense, and fifth grade camp in the spring.  It is a very exciting year that I am privileged to guide students through.