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My family includes many cats and dogs, my students, former students and future students.
And my children, Sarah and Lauren.  Sarah is a journalist and Lauren is a maternity nurse. They are the impetus behind my enrolling in the  Holy Family program!

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I like to read. I wish that I had time to read for pleasure. John Irving is my favorite author. I heard him speak once and was overwhelmed by his description of his writing process. My other favorite author is Kate DiCamillo. Pictured below is Edward Tulane of "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane." He visited our classroom and caught up with the classroom bunny. Please promise me that you will read this book. One of my students called it EPIC and I agree!

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I was a reluctant school reader.  I recall my 2nd grade teacher telling my mother that I was struggling and could not read.  The teacher had NO idea that I could read, just not for her! As a teacher in the emotional support realm, I have applied many, many techniques to encourage reading in the classroom.  We have read to mice, bunnies, mirrors and custodians.

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I fell in love with The Beatles on February 16th, 1964 when they appeared on Ed Sullivan. Since then I collect Beatles memorabilia.  This patch is from the former Liverpool Institute, the high school where several Beatles attended.  It is now the Liverpool Performing Arts School, founded by Paul McCartney. The patch says, "Not for ourselves, but for the whole world were we born." In the ES classroom, we give up a piece of our hearts and souls, trying to heal and encourage our students.