Mrs.+Gould

Notes from Mrs. Gould

===**Welcome to the 3rd grade, parents and students!** I am very excited about working with you all this year! I am the Special Education teacher for the 3rd grade at HES and will be working with my caseload as well as students that may benefit from Reading and/or Math intervention. In the third grade, we are encouraging our students to read as much as possible. 10 minutes of reading every night will help with your child's fluency and comprehension skills. Multiplication is a BIG focus in the 3rd grade, as well. As the year goes on, your child will be learning the multiplication facts and will use their FlashMasters as practice with retaining this knowledge. We encourage you to drill your child on the multiplication facts on a daily basis, as it will benefit them greatly in the 4th grade and beyond! Again, I am very happy to be working with you all this year...I know it is going to be GREAT! ===

__About Mrs. Gould: __ I grew up in Selma, Alabama and graduated from Morgan Academy. I attended the University of Alabama (Roll Tide!) from 2005-2009 getting my Bachelor of Arts degree in Early Childhood Special Education. I stayed in Tuscaloosa from 2009-2011 in order to obtain my Masters of Science degree in Special Education with a focus on Severe Disabilities. After graduating from the University of Alabama in 2011, I moved to Birmingham and landed a great job at a WONDERFUL school. I was the paraprofessional for the 4th and 5th grades at Hueytown Elementary School. Last year, I was the Special Education teacher for the 5th grade. At the end of the school year (May 11th to be exact) I married my best friend! So I went from being Miss Jones to becoming Mrs. Gould. I am still getting used to the name change! This year I am so happy to be with the 3rd graders at HES. We have started out this year with a bang and I know the greatness will continue!