Hello Seventh & Eighth Graders,  

     I hope that each one of you had an enjoyable, relaxing summer break. I know I did.  I am so excited to be your teacher this year.

     Let me tell you a little bit about myself.  I will be beginning my 30th year of teaching this year. Wow! That’s hard for me to believe.   I have taught middle school English every single year, either 7th or 8th grade and sometimes both.  I  have truly enjoyed my career as a teacher.

     I graduated college from Blue Mountain College in Ripley, Mississippi, and I received my Masters Degree from the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama. 

       I am married, and my husband’s name is Tony.  We have one daughter, Whitney.   She is married to Zach.  Many people think that Whitney and I look a lot alike. She is a sweet girl!   I have two cats, Mattie & Peetie. Mattie is three years old and Peetie turned twenty on July 4.  No kidding!!!! (That makes her 100 years old in human years.)  I love dogs too. In fact, I used to have two Yorkshire terriers.

I am a huge Memphis Tiger fan and love to watch them play football and basketball.

I hope you enjoy reading!  We will be reading at least three class novels this year. You will also be learning lots of grammar skills which will help you become even better writers than you already are!

English and reading are my favorite subjects, and I hope by the end of the school year, you will love them as much as I do.

My goal this year is for you to do the best you can do and have the best school year ever!