Ms. Blackford

Hello, Sandy Valley students and families! Can you believe that this is my 23rd  year of teaching? I can't! It feels like just the other day that I did my student teaching in fourth grade at Waynesburg. Since that time I have had the pleasure of working with Sandy Valley students and families as an Intervention Specialist in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade and for the last 11 years I have been in 5th teaching Social Studies and Language Arts.  This year I am excited to continue teaching Language Arts.  During my free time I teach piano lessons and spend time outside running, hiking, biking and gardening.  I am fortunate to have family and friends who live out of state, which is great because I also love to travel!  When I'm having a quiet morning at home I enjoy a good cup of coffee and baking yummy treats!