NAME:
Ms. Wood
SCHOOL:
East Side Elementary
CLASS:
5th Grade
SCHOOL PHONE:
770-578-7200
Hello! My name is Liz Wood and I teach at East Side Elementary. This is
my ninth year teaching. I taught 4th grade my first year and 3rd grade
during my second year of teaching. My third year brought on an exciting
opportunity and I was able to loop with my 3rd graders to 4th grade. I taught
4th grade for 7 years and this year I have looped with several of my fourth
graders to 5th grade.
I received my undergraduate degree from Mercer University in 2003. Later,
I received my graduate degree from Kennesaw State University in December of
2005. During the summer of 2006, I was sent to Japan through the
International Educators to Japan program. I was one of four teachers selected
out of the entire state of Georgia! I learned a lot about their education
system and their culture. It was an experience of a lifetime! I finished
working on the gifted endorsement program in the summer of 2007. I
participated in a two year science and math grant the ended in May of 2011. I
am currently working on earning a Specialist degree in Educational Technology
from Lesley University. I will be done in February of 2013! I absolutely love
learning and I just can't seem to stop signing up for things to better my
education!
I have one wonderful child. Her name is Venus. Venus is a Boston Terrier
and she is 11 years old. We love spending time at the dog park and lake
whenever possible. Venus loves to go swimming! She can swim like a motorboat!
Venus is getting old though so I don’t take her out as often. I guess I'm just
a nervous mom!!
As a child, I always knew that I would someday become an elementary
school teacher. My dreams have most definitely come true! But, there was a
lot of extremely hard work involved. The hard work has paid off because I
know I have the best job in the world! I love learning and I love teaching. I
hope my love passes onto my students. Of course, most people know that I
loooooooove science! I am certified to teach middle school science and I have
even met one of my childhood heros, Bill Nye the Science Guy.
I was born in Zaragoza, Spain but I grew up in Florida. I moved to
Georgia when I was 17 and I attended Walton High School. I have a sister that
is ten years older than me. She is married and has two boys. They live right
by East Side.
I enjoy being active and I have always loved music. I have played the
violin, viola, and bass. The string bass was my favorite and I played it for
about four years. I also love to sing! I was in chorus through elementary,
middle, and high school. Basketball and softball were my favorite sports. I
was on a few teams growing up.
If you want to know anything else about me, just send me an email!
