NAME:
Rose Anne Keller
SCHOOL:
Holly Hill Academy
CLASS:
5th, 6th, 7th Grade Science, 7th Grade Literature, Biology II, High School Public Speaking
SCHOOL PHONE:
496-3243
My husband, Bart and I have lived in Holly Hill since 1998. We moved to
Holly Hill from Summerville because of the family oriented community and
close-knit friendships that Holly Hill could offer. Our children, ManerAnne
and Bartow both attend Holly Hill Academy.
The 2011-2012 school year will be my 9th year teaching at Holly
Hill Academy and 18th year in the teaching profession. During the
past 18 years I have taught in a variety of positions and achieved
some wonderful honors.
In December of 1993, I graduated Magna Cum Laude from the College of
Charleston with a BS degree in Elementary Education. I began my teaching
career in Charleston County at Midland Park Elementary. From there, I had
the pleasure of teaching in Dorchester School District 2 for a total of four
years. During that period, I achieved the honor of "PTSA Teacher of the
Year" at DuBose Middle School for two years and received the same honor at
Gregg Middle School my final year in Dorchester 2.
When Bart and I decided to move to Holly Hill, I began teaching in
Orangeburg Consolidated School District 3. I worked there for a number of
years until 2003 when the middle school science teaching position at Holly
Hill Academy became available. I have been teaching middle school science
and a number of other courses since that time. During the 2005-2006 school
year, I received the honor of being named a finalist for "SCISA Middle
School Teacher of the Year". Then I received the honor of being
named "SCISA Middle School Teacher of the Year" for the 2006-2007 school
year. During the 2008-2009 school year I completed the requirements to
become a SCISA Master Teacher; thereby making me a Class of 2009 SCISA Master
Teacher.
I love teaching at Holly Hill Academy! I have the pleasure of
teaching, interacting with, and learning from wonderful children. The CLASS
OF 2014 has graciously accepted me as their homeroom teacher and sponsor.
And finally, I feel fortunate to be working with an extremely talented
faculty.
In general, the goal for all of my science classes is to demonstrate
the knowledge of specific science skills by utilizing the scientific
method. I hope to encourage my students to investigate the unknown. I will
challenge them to utilize higher order thinking skills with activities and
technology. Finally, we will have a fun and exciting year learning about
the various scientific principles.
Fifth grade is considered General Science. This year is dedicated to
getting more indepth in the study of Life Science, Physical Science, and
Earth Science. Additionally, I will utilize another set of textbooks to
supplement the main text.
Sixth and seventh grades will both utilize the Prentice Hall Life
Science textbook. Sixth graders will investigate the complexities of plants
and animals. While seventh graders will analyze cells and the human body.
Biology II is a continuation of Biology I. We will begin the year by
studying insects. By doing so, I hope the students will be able to get
started on their insect collections early and turn them in at any time before
May 1. Additionally, I look forward to investigating the complexities of
plants and animal sciences with this class.
