Meet the Teacher
Hello! My name is Mrs. Kelly.
My husband
and I have been married for 22 years and we have two sons, ages 17 and 12.
The oldest attends Alleman and the youngest attends 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. I have spent most of my teaching career teaching
second grade and while I loved teaching second grade, I was ready
for a change. This will be my fourth year of teaching sixth
grade math and reading. I LOVE it!
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)
Favorite color: yellow
Favorite drink: diet Pepsi
Favorite books: To Kill
a Mockingbird, Unbroken and The Hunger Games
Favorite children's books: The Ramona Quimby
series by Beverly Cleary (I read the entire series each year to
my second grade 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.
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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