My name is Melody Smith. I graduated top ten from Longview High School in 1997. I also graduated from University of Houston in 2002 as a Cum Laude graduate with Mathematics and Early Childhood as my specializations. My list of certifications are as follows: K-12 Special Education, PK-8 Self-Contained, PK-K Handicapped, ESL PK-12 and Gifted and Talented PK-12. I have started working on my masters degree in Primary Mathematics Education and will hopefully finish soon.
Of my years teaching, four of these years were spent teaching kindergarten. I have also been an ESL resource teacher for first through fifth grades. I taught third grade at White Oak Intermediate for two years, and before that, I taught a combo class of first and second graders with gifted first graders and average second graders. I have also taught many students sign language throughout my teaching career. I have also taught special education resource for grades 3-5 at White Oak Intermediate for 9 years. I am currently the 5th grade Math/ELA teacher at White Oak Intermediate.
My hobbies include reading, swimming, listening to music, watching movies, playing pool, bowling, going to Dallas Cowboys games and playing with my pets. I have five dogs, 2 ferrets and a bearded dragon. My oldest dog is a min pin named Ace who will be 8 years old in November. My next dog is a dachshund named Cookie who will be 6 in December. The next two dogs are chihuahuas who were rescue dogs so we are unsure of their ages, but we believe the dark brown one named Rusty is around 6-8 years old and Nella the cream one is around 2 years old. I also have two ferrets, Olivia and Socks. They are so funny. And last but not least, is the bearded dragon named Arlo who is 2 years old. All of my pets are very special and near to my heart!!!
I also have two very special people in my life, they are Alan and Gracie. Gracie is a 4th grader here at White Oak Intermediate and Alan is her dad. I look forward to meeting all of you and learning more about you as I teach you.