Meet Ms. Guffey

 
        Hello!  My name is Ms. Laura Guffey.  This is my third year teaching fourth grade, and I am very excited to be a crocodile at Sycamore Creek!  I love fourth grade, because I think 9 and 10 year olds are very smart and ready to take charge of their own learning.  I also love the terrific literature at this grade level, working with multiple digit numbers for multiplication and division, and learning about our wonderful state of North Carolina!  I know you are going to love fourth grade too!
        
        I graduated from N. C. State what seems like a million years ago and worked for several years until I had my first child.  Then I spent the next 15 years taking care of my family, which includes my three children, Stephanie (17), Mary (14), and William (10).  I always loved volunteering with children in educational settings, so I went back to college (N. C. Central) to get my teaching license.  Now, my son and I are both Sycamore Creek crocs!
 
        When I'm not at school, I like to spend a lot of time with my family.  In addition to my children, I have three brothers and three sisters.  I'm lucky that several of them, along with my mom, live right around Raleigh!  During my quiet times, I love to read, read, read, and take walks.