Room 18
Welcome!
Hello amazing students and parents. This site is intended to be a "one-stop-shop" for all the messages, information, and resources you will need this year in order to keep us all connected. If there is something you feel would be useful to add, or could be changed to work better, please don't hesitate to drop me a line. My contact information is located under the "I Need Help" tab above in the Menu bar, or you can access the page by clicking the image below:
Scroll down to find out a bit more about me. You can also access all the other very valuable pieces of information by clicking on the tabs in the menu bar above. Please explore and get familiar with this site. It will be a valuable place to get information throughout the year.
I can't wait to get to know all of you better and build a strong and supportive community. Let's go!
-Mr. T
About me
This is my fifth year as a part of the amazing 5th Grade team at Green Valley. Prior to this I have also taught 4th grade and spent a year as GV's science specialist.
Teaching is a second career for me. Prior to this I spent almost 15 years working in the theater. This is where I get my love of telling stories and learned the value of working as a team in order to create something great! Teaching, though, has always been in my bones - I come from a long line of educators - so when it came time for a career switch, going into the classroom seemed like the perfect choice. I am now in my 7th year, and could not be happier - I have truly found my passion.
When not teaching I am enjoying quality time with my daughter, who is a 4th grader this year. We love to enjoy the great California outdoors that is, when we aren't running all over for sports and activities! In those rare, quiet moments, there is nothing better for me than getting out a good book and reading an afternoon away. I hope to inspire my students to love learning about the world around them as much as I do - through experiences of their own, or in the never ending adventures of literature. My goal is to help to create lifelong learners.