Meet Mrs. Smith My name is Carissa and I have the honor of being your P.A.C.E. teacher this year! This is my 22nd year teaching and my 12th year in Licking Valley. I have taught gifted students for 21 years in the Mansfield and Newark area and I absolutely love it! I grew up in Bellevue, Ohio and attended Bellevue City Schools all of my school career. I have two younger brothers and two loving parents. I went to Bluffton University to study Early Childhood Education and later attended Ashland University where I received my 4th/5th grade Endorsement and my Master's in Gifted Education. I currently live in Pataskala, Ohio with my husband Rob and I'm enjoying getting to know Licking County!
When I'm not teaching, I love to read, watch movies, craft, and TRAVEL! My dream is to visit all 50 states and travel the world. More About Me: Favorite color: Purple Favorite foods: bacon, macaroni & cheese, chocolate, and Ice Cream Favorite books: The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins or Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt Favorite movie: Goonies Favorite place to go: The beach!! Favorite places to shop: Maurices and Kohls **Here are some pictures :) |
Glaciers in Alaska!
I have a great job in the universe of occupations.
What do I do? I'm a star polisher. It's a very important job.
If you want to know how important, just go
out at night and look at the stars twinkling and sparkling.
You see, I'm a teacher. The stars are the children in my class.
My job is to take them in--in whatever shape they come--and
shine and buff them and send them out to take their places as bright little
twinkling beacons in the sky. They come into my room in all shapes and
sizes. Sometimes they are bent, tarnished, dirty, crinkly, and
broken. Some stars are cuddly, soft, and sweet.Some are prickly and
thorny. As I buff, polish, train and teach my little stars, I tell them that
the world cannot do without them. I tell them they can do anything they can
set their minds to do. I tell them they can be the brightest, shiniest
stars in the sky and the world will be a better place because of them.
Each night as I look at the sky, I'm reminded of my very important job and
awesome responsibility. I go get my soft buffing cloth and my bottle of
polish in preparation for tomorrow and my class of little stars.
What do I do? I'm a star polisher. It's a very important job.
If you want to know how important, just go
out at night and look at the stars twinkling and sparkling.
You see, I'm a teacher. The stars are the children in my class.
My job is to take them in--in whatever shape they come--and
shine and buff them and send them out to take their places as bright little
twinkling beacons in the sky. They come into my room in all shapes and
sizes. Sometimes they are bent, tarnished, dirty, crinkly, and
broken. Some stars are cuddly, soft, and sweet.Some are prickly and
thorny. As I buff, polish, train and teach my little stars, I tell them that
the world cannot do without them. I tell them they can do anything they can
set their minds to do. I tell them they can be the brightest, shiniest
stars in the sky and the world will be a better place because of them.
Each night as I look at the sky, I'm reminded of my very important job and
awesome responsibility. I go get my soft buffing cloth and my bottle of
polish in preparation for tomorrow and my class of little stars.