5th Grade

Team!

Name: Lacey Randolph

Hometown: Longview, TX

Education/College: Texas A&M, Whoop!!

Places Taught: Katy ISD - Golbow Elementary, Franz Elementary, Exley Elementary

Subjects Taught: 4th grade math/science/SS; 4th grade self-contained; 5th grade math

Personal & Academic Achievements: being nominated for a teacher-of-the-year award by a former student

Hobbies: traveling, reading, shopping

Name: Michael Gorman    

Hometown: North Platte, NE    

Education/College: Briar Cliff University

Places Taught: Texas, Iowa, Oklahoma

Subjects Taught: 3^rd, 4^th, 5th

Personal & Academic Achievements: A student gave me a certificate awarding me as the “Greatest Teacher EVER!” So I’ve got that going for me.

Hobbies: Anything that brings a smile.

Personal Note: A minor J

  Kim McKinney

Hometown:    Oklahoma City

Education/College:    Oklahoma State University

Years in Teaching/Education:   20

Places Taught:    Alief ISD - 4yrs.  Katy ISD - 16 yrs.

Subjects Taught:  I've taught all subjects and all grades levels 1st-5th. Currently I teach 5th gr. science.

Personal & Academic Achievements:  To provide my students with  higher level/exciting science lessons and activities that help them to be successful now and in the future.

Hobbies:   Shopping, exercising and eating chips and queso!

Name:          Mara Kemp                                        

Hometown:   El Campo, Texas

Education/College: Masters of Education/TA&MU, SFAU, WCJC

Places Taught:       Midlothian ISD, Schmalz Elementary, & Exley

Subjects Taught:   5^th grade Reading, L.A., S.S., Sci., and  7^th & 8^th grade Theatre Arts

Personal & Academic Achievements:   

My favorite achievement of all time is kids who say they never liked reading before my class J

Becky Koesel reading training part III      2009

Lexile Reading Convention and Becky Koesel reading training part II        2008

Becky Koesel reading training part I, KRISS training, ESL certification         2007

Fund for Teachers Grant (traveled to Paris and Rome) , Gifted and Talented update  training       2006

This December will be my 15^th wedding anniversary!!!

Hobbies:      I enjoy reading, going to the movies, listening to music, and hanging out with family and friends.

Personal Note: I am very passionate about what I do and hope to instill some of my enthusiasm for learning in your children.  I take my work very seriously and spend much of my summers studying in various trainings/workshops to continually grow and improve my craft.  I am married with 2 boys (10/6) and love teaching kids to enjoy reading!

Name: Lora Hodges        

Hometown: Tulsa, OK

Education/College: B.A. in Mass Communications – Public Relations/Northeastern State University – Tahlequah, OK

Places Taught: Exley Elementary

Subjects Taught: Social Studies/Language

Personal & Academic Achievements: Graduated Summa Cum Laude from NSU in 2004, Sperry High School’s Valedictorian in 2000.

Hobbies: Reading, Shopping, Cooking