Someone you should know . . .

          My name is Carolyn Thomas. I teach second grade at St. Maria Goretti School. It will be my fourth year teaching second grade.  It will be my sixth year in my teaching career. I graduated with a BA in Elementary Education from Illinois State University. I am attending Northeastern Illinois University for my MA in Early Childhood Special Education. My teaching philosophy is each child learns differently. So I need to address each child’s learning style in the classroom to achieve a successful school year.  I am inspired by my mother. She has been a teacher for over twenty years. She is always trying to be creative and different each school year. She still loves to teach. I want to be like her after teaching for twenty years. Something exciting this year in second grade is our school unit is “Come to the Water”. Second grade will be doing a unit on the ocean.  Also our unit with third and fourth grade is Medieval Times. We will be doing group lessons, activities, and field trips!