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Peabody Spotlight: 3rd grade teacher Anna Hardin

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Name: Anna Hardin

 

Position: 3rd grade teacher

 

Years at Peabody: 2nd year

 

Years teaching: 3rd year

 

College or Grad School: University of Memphis

 

Family: I don’t have any children, but I am a proud aunt.

 

What are your hobbies? If I have spare time, I like to cook and make Pinterest crafts!

 

What is your favorite elementary school memory? My favorite memory of elementary school is going to the fall festival and winning a cake on the cake walk!

 

What is your hope for your Peabody students? I hope they are able to move to the fourth grade as independent readers and multiplication masterminds.  I also hope that they learn the skills needed to accomplish their dreams in life.

 

What is your favorite Memphis outing? My favorite thing to do in Memphis is listen to good music and eat amazing food.

 

Do you need anything for your classroom? I am in need of scissors, multi-color copy paper, construction paper (all colors), and volunteers to help with fry word testing. 🙂

 

What is one thing a parent can do to partner with you in educating their child?  Constant communication with me and reviewing skills at home with their child will help tremendously.

 

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Peabody Spotlight: 4th Grade Teacher Dominique Mendoza

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Position: 4th Grade Science/Social Studies Teacher

Years at Peabody: 1

Years teaching: 1

College or Grad School:  Undergrad- Belmont Abbey College, Grad- Christian Brothers University

Family: It’s just me and my husband, Adrian Mendoza. My family lives in North Carolina. My In-laws live in Texas. 

What are your hobbies? Taking pictures, reading, spending time with friends, people watching, searching Pinterest for lots of good teaching ideas.

What is your favorite elementary school memory? In 4th grade we spent a semester studying how to be a professional. We went on a day-long field trip to “Enterprise City,” which was a fictional town. We spent the whole day doing our jobs and experiencing what it takes to run a city. 

What is your hope for your Peabody students? For them to believe in themselves wholeheartedly. To have the conviction that with hard work we are capable of achieving any dream!

What is your favorite Memphis outing? Overton Park – I love to take walks and people watch.

Do you need anything for your classroom? highlighters, colored copy paper, spiral notebooks or composition notebooks. 

What is one thing a parent can do to partner with you in educating their child? Read the assigned pages with your students for homework and help them think about the questions. This helps my students internalize and review what has been taught in class.

 

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Peabody Spotlight: 4th Grade Teacher Dominique Mendoza

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Position: 4th Grade Science/Social Studies Teacher

Years at Peabody: 1

Years teaching: 1

College or Grad School: Undergrad- Belmont Abbey College, Grad- Christian Brothers University

Family: Its just me and my husband, Adrian Mendoza. My family lives in North Carolina. My In-laws live in Texas. 

What are your hobbies? Taking pictures, reading, spending time with friends, people watching, searching pinterest for lots of good teaching ideas.

What is your favorite elementary school memory? In 4th grade we spent a semester studying how to be a professional. We went on a day-long field trip to “Enterprise City,” which is a fictional town. We spent the whole day doing our jobs and experiencing what it takes to run a city. 

What is your hope for your Peabody students? For them to believe in themselves wholeheartedly. To have the conviction that with hard work we are capable of achieving any dream!

What is your favorite Memphis outing? Overton Park – I love to take walks and people watch.

Do you need anything for your classroom? highlighters, colored copy paper, spiral notebooks or composition notebooks. 

What is one thing a parent can do to partner with you in educating their child? Read the assigned pages with your students for homework and help them think about the questions. This helps my students internalize and review what has been taught in class.

 

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