Hello! My name is Natalie Coones (Soon to be Natalie Reece). I am excited to say I will be getting married this November to my best friend, Thomas. This will be my 7th year of teaching. I previously taught in a different district teaching pre-kindergarten for 3 years. This is my fourth year teaching first grade at Rudolph Gordon.

I graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education from The University of South Carolina in 2014. After I graduated college, I decided to travel and explore different parts of the country. I lived in Wyoming and Colorado for a year working on a ranch and as a children’s ski instructor. I recently finished my master's degree in literacy at Furman University.

Working with children and teaching them to love reading has always been my passion. I am so excited to start this new school year with this great bunch of first graders!