My name is Dianne Richardson. I will be your
child's Reading and Social Studies teacher this year. I am very excited about
our year together. This third grade year will be one of the most challenging in
your child's education as he or she adjust from primary grades to upper
elementary. The focus shifts from learning to read to reading to learn. I
believe that it is very important to your child's success for us to work
closely together. I thought it would be helpful for me to tell you a little
about myself.
I am 43 years old. My husband, Todd, and I were
high school sweethearts. We have been together for 24 years. My husband and his
family operate Shop Rite Supermarkets, a local grocery store chain. Todd and I
have two children. Alex is a graduate student at the University of
Tennessee. He is working towards earning his Doctorate in Philosophy. Chaz is
our youngest, at 20. They are both great kids. I am sure you will meet them as
our year together continues. We also have a pet named Pandora Jayne. She's a Blue
Tick/ Treeing Walker mix. She is convinced that she is a human.
I guess you could say that I am a hometown girl. I
grew up here in LaFayette. I went through the Walker County School system and
graduated from LHS in 1990. When I was in the first grade, I decided that I
wanted to be a teacher. I did a lot of babysitting, keeping score for baseball,
and became day camp counselor. By the time I graduated from high school, I had
definitely decided that teaching and working with children was what I wanted to
do.
This will be my 20th year teaching at Gilbert. I taught
kindergarten for four years, first grade for nine years, and this is my seventh
year teaching third grade. I am a 1994 graduate of the State University of West
Georgia. I earned my master’s degree in Reading and Early Literacy from Walden
University in August of 2007. I worked for two years at the LaFayette-Walker
County Library as their Children’s Librarian. I left there to begin my teaching
career. Mrs. Thornton and I are currently pursuing a Science endorsement at Northwest Georgia RESA.
Once again, I welcome you to my classroom. I am looking forward to getting to know you and your family. Thank you for sharing your children with me!
Once again, I welcome you to my classroom. I am looking forward to getting to know you and your family. Thank you for sharing your children with me!
Alex and Mrs. R.
Mr. Richardson and Chaz
Our doggie, Pandora Jayne.
My grandfather and me (at age 3)
A few of my favorites:
Color: blue, teal, lime
green
BOOK: Can’t possibly
name just one!
Hobbies: Reading,
Blogging, & Crafting
Season: summer
Restaurant: Chili’s
Drink: Sonic sweet tea
Candy: Reese’s
Sports Team: GO VOLS!
Movie: Wizard of Oz
Indulgence: Mani & Pedi
Email: elisarichardson@walkerschools.org
School Phone: 706-638-2432
School Address: 87 South Burnt Mill Road, LaFayette, Ga. 30728
