GVP Science Teacher Introduction

Hello, I am Anna Kelly. I've been a licensed MN elementary teacher since June 2019. This is my 4th year of teaching. 

I started working for the Northfield school district in 2008, in Early Ventures. I left Early Ventures in 2013 to become an Americorps Math Corps tutor here at Greenvale. I was a math tutor for 2 years. During that time, I also started leading after-school clubs. In 2016, I started working in the media center; I handled book checkout and some technology support. Also at this time, I also started taking classes towards a degree in Elementary Education; I graduated from Bemidji State University in May 2019. I briefly worked at the High School media center from March to June 2021.

I taught 2nd grade during the 2021-2022 school year. For the 2022-2023 school year, I taught 5th grade. Last year, I started teaching Science.

I am still leading after-school clubs (for 3rd-5th graders) through Community School. This year, my plan is to have Doodle Club on Wednesdays (this is the 11th year for this club) and STEM Club on Thursdays. I will have the 3Doodler Club for an hour each on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, for 4th grade and up (due to the heat produced by the 3D pens, I cannot have younger students). 

I am from the Philippines and migrated to the US in 2002. I've lived in Northfield since then. I speak Tagalog (one of the hundreds of languages in my country of 7,000+ islands). I know a few Spanish words, but not nearly enough to carry a conversation. I will keep learning.

When I am not busy at work, I am typically at home with my husband and our dog, Cocoa. He is a 8-year old (mostly) Pitbull mix who is afraid of many things. He is a rescue and a work in progress.

I also have many hobbies, mostly in the area of arts and crafts. I grew up idolizing Leonardo da Vinci and thought I would be a painter. I still draw (mostly on the iPad these days), crochet, do origami, use a laser cutter, and practice calligraphy (although I am not a pro at this). I do occasionally play some (single player) games on my computer as well.