Mrs. G's Bees

Mrs. G - Teacher

Hi, my name is Alisha Greif, but everyone knows me as Mrs. G. Our PPCD/ECSE class is Mrs. G’s Bees and we are so happy to BEE here! I live in Manchaca, TX with my husband Brad and our 13 month old daughter Ava. She keeps us quite busy and has really enjoyed visiting people on my virtual meetings.

I have known I wanted to be a teacher since I was 5 years old and have worked in numerous daycare, camp and babysitting settings. I attended the University of Texas in Austin where I received my Bachelors Degree in Education. Before that I attended Patton Elementary, O’Henry and Covington Middle Schools, and Austin High right here in AISD. After graduating I was a permanent substitute teacher for 7 years at Sunset Valley Elementary until I accepted a position as the PPCD Teacher. This is where I met my amazing TA Ms. Elaine! We worked together at Sunset Valley in the PPCD room for 3 years and were able to move together with our students when they moved our whole unit over to Joslin Elementary. We have happily been at Joslin going on our 4^th year now. I love Joslin and hope to continue to be able to watch our students learn and grow.

Ms. Elaine - TA

Hello, my name is Elaine Carty, but most people call me Ms. Elaine. I have been with AISD for 26 years. I started out as a cafeteria monitor at Sunset Valley Elementary School where all three of my children attended. In 1996, Sunset Valley opened an on campus daycare/early childhood learning center where I worked until it closed in 2009. Since then, I have worked in special education. I enjoy getting to know the unique personalities of each student I work with and helping them feel safe, accepted and grow in confidence as they transition in each phase of school life.

I came to Joslin with Mrs. G four years ago as our unit was moved from Sunset Valley when they became a dual language school. In my spare time, I treasure time with my grown children and precious friends. I enjoy traveling, listening to live music and reading/writing. I am an avid Basketball fan and my team is the Dallas Mavericks and also an avid Football fan with my team being the Green Bay Packers