Meet Ms. Ryan

About Me

I am excited to introduce myself as your 5th grade teacher. This will be my 13th year here at Longfellow (Wow!). After working for many years in Finance, I made a career change to Teaching and graduated with a Master of Arts in Education from National-Louis University in 2010. I have since had the pleasure to work with 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th graders here in Oak Park at both Longfellow and Mann Elementary Schools.

I attended 5th grade in Miami, FL, where I mainly grew up. I currently live in Oak Park with my husband and two sons when they are home from college. My youngest is a Freshman at the University of Illinois Chicago majoring in Physics and my oldest is a Senior at the University of Missouri majoring in Computer Science. I love to swim (long ago I was a competitive swimmer at The Ohio State University) and enjoy reading, gardening and traveling in my spare time. 

I had a very "chill" summer. I read several books, put new plants in the ground in our backyard, swam laps at Ridgeland Pool, and watched the Olympics. I also went on a couple of trips with my family to Key West, Miami, Michigan and Missouri.

I am excited to learn about your summer adventures and to get to know each one of you. Let's get ready to learn while having fun during your 5th grade year at Longfellow!



⬅️ My 5th Grade School Picture 😊