Hello!!!!  I am so excited about this school year!  Some of you might be surprised to see that you are in my class AGAIN this year!  I am so happy to have the opportunity to “loop” to 5th grade with some of you and I am excited to get to know the rest of you.  I am the wife of a retired army officer and the mom to three great kiddos (Madison, 24, Davis, 20, and Jackson, 18).  We are empty nesters for the first time!  We live in Sumter and spend a lot of our time on Folly Beach near Charleston, where are two boys are attending the Citadel.  Our daughter graduated from the College of Charleston in June and now lives in Florida.  I have been teaching for 9 years and have moved all over the US during my husband’s 27 years of service.  I am passionate about building lasting relationships with my students and instilling a lifelong love of school and learning.  It’s going to be a great year!