Meet the Teacher
Hello! My name is Mrs. Kelly.
This is my twentieth year of teaching second grade and my nineteenth
year at Seton Catholic School. (Where does the time go?) My husband
and I have been married for 18 years and we have two sons, ages 13 and 8.
They both attend Seton. We have a dog named Sydney Beatrice.
I graduated from Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois
with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education. Then in 1997
I earned a Master's of Science in Education degree from Western Illinois
University. In my free time I enjoy spending time with my family,
watching my boys in their activities, walking, going to the movies, reading
books and working on our classroom
web site. I feel very lucky to work
at Seton with such an amazing staff of teachers and a wonderful administration.
(Mrs. Kelly in 2nd grade)
What I remember most about second grade is
learning to write cursive. My teacher, Mrs. Shelor gave our
blue paper ribbons if we had "first place" writing that day!
I also remember loving second grade and my teacher very much! It's a
wonderful age!
Favorite color: yellow
Favorite drink: diet Pepsi
and diet Lipton green tea with citrus
Favorite book: To Kill
a Mockingbird
Favorite children's books: The Ramona Quimby
series by Beverly Cleary (I read the entire series each year to
my class. I was first introduced to Ramona by one of my elementary school
teachers and LOVED it when she read them to our class!), Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume and The Christmas
Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski
Favorite teams: Chicago
Cubs & Chicago Bears and any team my sons are on.
Ways
I like to spend my free time: Being with my family,
reading, working on our classroom website, riding my bike
and going out to dinner and a movie with my husband
Here I am in second grade!
I am in the middle of the group in the brown shirt.
A
Teacher's Prayer
Lord
in heaven, help me never to forget the beauty in a little
child. Never let me
forget the wonder and trust and yearning in their
bright, twinkling eyes. Help me to
remember that I am shaping the lives of tomorrow's
generation. And, though
I am unworthy of this precious charge, give me the
strength to be the best model scholar and the best
Christian example that I can possibly be.
Give me love
to overcome adversity. Give me patience to
overcome trials. Give me
wisdom to overcome my shortcomings. Give me faith to overcome dark hours. And,
as I find my rest tonight, help me to love my pupils and to
remember them in my prayers. Give me
strength to be equal to tomorrow's task, for I
depend on you alone, just as my pupils depend on me.
Amen
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This is our dog Sydney. She is a cutie, but she likes
to chew and bark a lot!


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