Third Grade
Stephanie Clifford
Education:
B.S. - Southern College
M.Ed. - Loma Linda University
Educational Experience:
I taught for nineteen years in a private school
system. My experience there was in grades K-4 and 7-9. I have taught for
fourteen years in Cobb County in grades 3 and 4.
Favorite Educational Quote or Philosophy:
Different strokes for different folks
Interesting Fact About Me:
I love to play in the dirt and make things
grow!
Amy Cox/Cathy
Rowe
Education:
B.A. in Elementary Education from Michigan State University
M.Ed. in Elementary Education from Georgia State University
Ed.S. in Early Childhood Education from West Georgia University
Educational Experience:
8 years in kindergarten
1 year in first grade
2 years in second grade
21 years in third grade
2 years in special education with behavior disorders
Favorite Educational Quote or Philosophy:
1. Hakuna Matata—It means no worries for the rest of your days. This is something to which I aspire, but alas have not yet achieved.
2. The ultimate purpose of education is to produce individuals who strive for excellence for themselves, their peers, and their community. The well-rounded individual, the total individual, is one in whom the higher ideals of life have been instilled. In this way, students enter the rest of their lives with the valuable lesson that they can make a difference.
Interesting Fact About Me:
While I was teaching children who were locked up in jail, there was a shoot-out and one of the students tried to kill me.
Wendy Embry
Education:
B.S. ECE – Kennesaw State University and M.Ed. ECE – Piedmont College
Educational Experience:
23 wonderful and exciting years of teaching and more to come! I taught in Albany, Georgia and moved to Atlanta a very long time ago. I taught at the “Old Kennesaw School” in downtown Kennesaw and then moved to Lewis to help open a new school. I have also lived in this great community for the last 19 years!
Favorite Educational Quote or Philosophy:
“If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.” William Arthur Wood
“ We can only see with open eyes. We can only listen with open ears. We can only think with open minds.” unknown
“A TEACHER”S CREED”
Look beyond each student’s face:
Try to get in touch with the feelings and the special dreams that mean so very much...
Add a gift of kindness to each lesson you impart; Listen to the ones you teach, and listen with your heart...
Be a teacher who inspires their respect and loyalty;
Be the kind of person you want them to grow to be....
Unknown
Interesting Facts About Me:
I have taught at Lewis since it opened and have watched the many positive changes that continue to happen. My husband and I have been married for 31 years and we have the most adorable “red-headed and determined” two year old granddaughter. My son tells me I spoil her but that’s what “Grandmothers do!” My daughter just married over the summer and is pursuing a teacher career. I also enjoy sailing, hiking, camping, and teaching!
Education:
BS in education at East Carolina University, N C
M.Ed, in reading at East Carolina University, NC
Leadership in education at Lincoln Memorial University, TN
Teacher Support Specialist
Certified to teach
· early childhood education P-5th
· Middle Grades 4-8 Language Arts
· Middle Grades 4-8 Social Science
· Reading Specialist P-12th
· Educational Leadership P-12th
Educational Experience:
North Carolina - 5 years:
· 1st grade – 1 year
· 4th grade – 4 years
Georgia - 10 years:
· 1st grade – 1 year Park Street
· 5th grade – 1 year Part Street
· Title I – 1 year Sanders
· 4th grade – 2 years Sanders
· 5th grade – 4 years Lewis
· 3rd grade – current at Lewis
Favorite Educational Quote or Philosophy:
“I touch the future, I teach” by Christa McAuliffe, educator
Interesting Fact About Me:
As a child I attended 8 different schools.
Education:
B.S. Early Childhood Education from Kennesaw State University
Educational Experience:
Third Grade at Lewis Elementary
Favorite Educational Quote or Philosphy:
'If I can't learn the way you teach, can you teach the way I learn?
Interesting Fact About Me:
I have a daughter who is 30 and one who is 11!
Mala Pepper/Christina
Thomson
Education:
B.S in Elementary Education from Kennesaw State College 1995
Reading Endorsement from The University of West Georgia 2006
Currently working toward Reading Masters
Educational Experience:
3rd Grade at P.B. Ritch Elementary in Paulding County for 3 years
3rd Grade at Lewis Elementary for 2 years
Favorite Educational Quote or Philosophy:
Interesting Fact About Me:
I lived in Australia for two months. I spent a summer there while in college.
Education:
B.S. in Education from Troy State University
Educational Experience:
3rd grade for one year at Fort Rucker Elementary at Fort Rucker Army Post
5th grade for 2 years at Varner Elementary in Cobb County School District
5th grade fpr 2 years at Lewis
Favorite Educational Quote or Philosophy:
"Through the history of civilization, the concept of education has remained stable.
Colors fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but education endures. Societies that succeed respect their teachers, and the teachers respect themselves."
Interesting Fact About Me:
I love teaching children to play tennis and swim!
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree – Georgia Southern University
Teaching Certification – Mercer University
Master’s Degree – Kennesaw State University
Educational Experience:
This will be my 9th year in teaching. I taught 6th grade in Douglasville, GA for one year, and I have been at Lewis for 9 years. This will be my second year teaching 3rd grade.
Favorite Educational Quote or Philosophy:
“You’ll always miss any shot that you don’t take” Unknown Author (probably a basketball coach)
Interesting Fact About Me:
I served two years in the United States Navy. I am team teaching with Mrs. Craven this year. She was my third grade teacher!! I went to Eastvalley Elementary School then…
Melissa Smith