Welcome back! I am so excited to begin my 11th year of teaching.
My name is Kelly Kennedy and I am from Buffalo, New York. My family moved to Georgia when I was in high school and although I have not lived in Georgia that entire time, I do consider Georgia my home. After graduating I started college at the University of Georgia in 1993 and finished in 1997.
With my car packed, I set out on an adventure to Indiana to teach outdoors at a place called Bradford Woods. Students would come to our camp for 3 days of fun and learning. From here I packed up again and traveled north to Maine and a summer camp called Agassiz Village. Kids from Boston came to our camp for a week long experience in the mountains. There I was the nature instructor and had the best time showing kids from the city what outside was like far from their home. Back in the car again, I moved back south to Jekyll Island to teach kids about the ocean, marsh, and forest.
About this time I decided that I wanted to be a teacher in a classroom and was looking for a college to attend to get my masters. A good friend of mine was graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University and spoke highly of the education program there I was in Virginia for 3 years going to school and meeting my husband, Joshua.
We were married in 2002 and moved to Georgia very soon after. We have 2 children: Reilly, 5 years old & Rowan, 3 years old. A dog named Leonard who spends more time on the couch than anywhere else. We live in Flowery Branch on a small pond where we often go fishing and a large yard where we play hard.
I love reading, being outdoors with my family, swimming (floating really not swimming laps), and running. I do not like sweets, but love fruits and vegetables. I don't drink a lot of soda, but love coffee and water. I would rather go to a bookstore than a shoe store. I am early to bed and early to rise.
I am looking forward to working with you this year. If you have read this before Open House on Thursday you can be entered into a drawing. You have to write your name and the word TURTLE on a piece of paper.
