Hi, my name is Suzie McGee and I am so excited to be your child’s first grade teacher this year! This is my 9th year teaching at Ballentine, I love it at BES! I also taught at Fuquay Varina Elementary for 8 years until I started my family in 2002. I taught kindergarten for 14 years and now I am so happy to be in first! I love being a part of the huge growth and learning that goes on in first grade. My mission as a teacher is to create a classroom environment where students feel safe, happy and ready to learn. It is important to me to get to know each child as an individual. This lets them know that they are valued and it better prepares me to teach them and meet their needs. Students in my classroom will collaborate with each other, engaging in conversations with their peers to enhance their learning and they will learn to listen to each other and value each other's thoughts and opinions. We will work together every day to communicate, collaborate, to be creative learners and critical thinkers. 

A little more about me; I am from Massachusetts and I earned my Bachelor's Degree in Education from Bridgewater State University in MA in 1995 and then in 2002 I earned my Master's Degree in Education with a certification in Reading from NC State University. Go Wolfpack!! I live in Fuquay Varina with my wonderful husband, 2 fabulous children, and a crazy cat who adopted us. I love it here in NC and I am excited to start a terrific year of learning and growing at Ballentine where we GLOW every day!