This is my seventh year teaching Second Grade at St. Thomas School. 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 six 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 one granddaughter and four grandsons. Our three
oldest grandchildren attend
St. Thomas
School. Jessica is in 8th
grade, Artie is in 3rd
grade, and Kevin attends the
Little Saints Pre-K program. They also have a one year old baby
brother at home. Our fourth grandson is Michael, who is 20 months
old and belongs to our daughter Jessy. They live in Los Angeles.
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.
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