Carol Frigo
Between the ages of 5 and 10, if you came to my
house to play with me, you had to play school. If no one came over, I still
played school. It didn’t matter if it was my neighborhood friends or Raggedy
Ann and Andy, we played school! (And I had to be the teacher…) Every year for
Christmas I asked for something else for my school (bed)room. I acquired a
blackboard, a pointer, books, an easel for art class, and many more teacher
tools. I was absolutely certain by age 7 that I would be a teacher when I grew
up. That was the dream and that was the plan!
Here I am at Timonium Elementary School, living the
dream! I’ve been teaching third grade here since 2006. I continue to get great
satisfaction from working with children and sharing my enthusiasm for reading,
writing, calculating and thinking. I can’t imagine life without books and the ability
to communicate thoughts and ideas with others. I enjoy helping students
discover the power and magic of words- through reading and writing! My students
know that I want them to catch the “reading bug.” They know they’ve caught the
“bug” when they can’t go through a day without reading! Reading and writing
helps us think, discover, create, imagine and unlock the wonders of our world!
Eleanor Roosevelt’s quote guides my philosophy: “Every effort must be made in
childhood to teach the young to use their own minds. For one thing is sure: if
they don’t make up their own minds, someone will do it for them.”
I grew up on the Southside of Chicago, attended
Chicago Public Schools, and graduated from the University of Illinois with a
degree in Elementary Education. All of my work experience has been in the field
of education. I’ve taught many grade levels through the years, and spent 10
years with the CollegeBound Foundation, a non-profit organization that helps
Baltimore City high school students attend college. I earned an MBA from Johns
Hopkins University in 1996.
My husband, Jon Morgan, is a journalist. We are
proud parents of three wonderful daughters.
Stacy Kelly
I began my college career, not with the hopes of becoming an educator, but with the desire to become a computer accountant. It took only a few semesters for me to realize that crunching numbers and sitting in front of a computer were not my cups of tea. With some encouragement from friends, I began taking education classes. It was during that time I became hooked on teaching .I graduated from Villa Julie College with an Elementary Education degree in December of 1995, and in the spring of 1996 I was hired as a long term substitute for a second grade classroom here at TES. I was thrilled to be brought on as a full time teacher by the end of that school year.
Second grade is where I stayed until I received my graduate degree in Reading Education from Towson University. I spent two years working as Timonium’s reading specialist, servicing children in kindergarten, first, second, and fifth grades. I enjoyed the chance to work with many TES students, and I learned a great deal about reading instruction while holding that position, but I missed the classroom atmosphere and teaching multiple subjects. It was back to second grade for me! After many years teaching in second grade, I'm looking forward to a new adventure on the third grade team!
I am incredibly fortunate to have spent my entire teaching career at such a wonderful elementary school. The teachers/staff and TES families are dedicated to making learning a number one priority for all children.