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

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