Mrs. Anne Smith

6B- Religion Class

Train the young in the way they should go; even when old, they will not swerve from it.

(PV 22:6)

About Mrs. Smith

I grew up in York, Pa and was a member of St. Joseph Church throughout my childhood years. I graduated from Penn State with a degree in French education. I eventually became an ESL teacher and worked at Central York School District for 15 years with very diverse groups of learners from all around the globe. My husband and I raised our family of six children, and we are now are the proud grandparents of five! Throughout all of these years, I have had the wonderful blessing of teaching Religious Education at St. Patrick Church in York. Last year, I made the huge switch to Catholic Education and it has been a complete joy and wonderful change in my life.

My Beliefs

As a religion teacher, I hope to help each student understand the Catholic faith more fully and to increase their hunger for closeness to God.

I believe that students should be able to relate classroom lessons to their own lives.
I believe that students should be challenged with interesting and rigorous instruction.
I believe that students should feels safe and valued in my classroom.
I believe each student is unique and wonderfully made, with learning strengths. They are all capable of learning and loving God. We will work together to make all children successful learners.
I show my students respect and I expect their respect in return. This creates a great learning atmosphere.

My Passions

My pride and joy: My six children and 5 grandchildren
My favorite past time: Spending time doing anything with family (and most recently- travel!)
My hobbies: Gardening, calligraphy, photography and reading
My favorite subject: Religion
My favorite saints: Saint Anne and St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
My favorite place: home
My favorite holiday: Thanksgiving

anne.smith@sjy.org 2945 Kingston Rd., York PA 17402 717.755-1797