Mrs. Biggins

 

 

This is my fifth year teaching Second Grade at St. Thomas.  I love teaching and I feel very fortunate to be here. I strongly believe in Catholic education and I know that God guided me to St. Thomas School five years ago.   

In June, 2003, my husband, Joe, and I relocated to Illinois after living in the San Francisco Bay Area for 21 years. While in California, I taught Kindergarten, Second Grade, and Junior High for the Oakland Diocese. 

My husband and I were born and raised in Illinois so relocating to Illinois was actually coming home. Our hearts are now in both Illinois and California. Our two older children, Joe and Jessy, live and work in the Los Angeles area. Our youngest daughter, Stephanie, and her husband moved to Illinois in April, 2003. Joe and I knew that we couldn’t be separated from our grandchildren so we came, too. 

We now have four grandchildren: Our three Illinois grandchildren are Jessica 11, Artie 6, and Kevin 2 1/2. Our newest grandchild is Michael, who was born 9 weeks premature on December 13, 2007. Taking care of Michael is the hardest job our daughter has ever had, but he is thriving and eventually he will sleep for a few hours at a time! 

My philosophy in education is to follow the curriculum guidelines in academic areas in such a manner that children want to learn and can be successful in the classroom. This may be through working in Literacy Stations, writing answers on their whiteboards, or playing a game, etc.

As your child’s teacher, I promise you that I will always treat your child with love and respect; just as I wanted my children to be treated and how I now want my grandchildren to be treated.