WHO AM I? THE ABC’S OF MS. FORD

GETTING TO KNOW ME…

• A: A IS FOR ALISIA WHICH IS MY MIDDLE NAME. A IS ALSO FOR AMBITIOUS. I AM ALWAYS SEEKING TO IMPROVE AND ACHIEVE MORE.

• B: B IS FOR BOOKS AND THE BEACH . MY FAVORITE PLACE TO RELAX AND ESCAPE IS ON THE BEACH WITH A GOOD BOOK.

• C: C IS FOR CARL AND CAROLYN. CARL WAS MY GRANDFATHER’S NAME AND CAROLYN IS MY MOTHER’S NAME.

• D: D IS FOR DEDICATED. I AM DEDICATED TO ANYTHING I DECIDE TO DO INCLUDING TEACHING.

• E: E IS FOR EDUCATION. I HAVE A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN ENGLISH AND A MASTER’S DEGREE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

GETTING TO KNOW ME…• F: F IS FOR FAMILY. MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. I HAD A

FAMILY REUNION THIS SUMMER. I HAVE FAMILY IN OVER 22 STATES AND 200 HUNDRED FAMILY MEMBERS WERE IN ATTENDANCE FOR THIS YEAR’S REUNION.

• G: G IS FOR GREY ONE OF MY FAVORITE COLORS. G IS ALSO FOR GRATITUDE. I BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR ALL THAT I HAVE AND ACHIEVE IN LIFE.

• H: H IS FOR HILTON-HEAD, SC WHERE I WENT ON VACATION THIS SUMMER.

• I: I IS FOR INDEPENDENT AND INTELLIGENT. I CAN SOMETIMES BE TOO INDEPENDENT AND NOT SEEK HELP FROM OTHERS. INTELLIGENT: I GRADUATED WITH A 3.98 GPA AND WAS THE SALUTATORIAN OF MY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS.

GETTING TO KNOW ME…• J: J IS FOR JORDAN. THE NAME OF MY OLDEST NEPHEW.

• K: K IS FOR KIMETRIA WHICH IS MY FIRST NAME.

• L: L IS FOR LANDON, MY YOUNGEST NEPHEW.

• M: M IS FOR MEMPHIS WHICH IS WHERE I WAS BORN AND RAISED. M IS ALSO FOR MEDITATION WHICH I PRACTICE OFTEN. M IS FOR MICHAEL, MY FATHER’S NAME.

• N: N IS FOR NEW YORK. ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES TO VISIT. N IS ALSO FOR NIGHT-OWL BECAUSE I LIKE TO STAY UP LATE. I ALSO HAVE TWO NEPHEWS. I WAS BORN IN NOVEMBER.

GETTING TO KNOW ME…• O: O IS FOR OLDEST. I AM MY PARENTS OLDEST CHILD. O IS FOR ORLANDO

WHERE I WENT ON VACATION WITH MY FAMILY THIS SUMMER.

• P: P IS FOR PATIENT, PERSISTENT AND PROUD.

• Q: Q IS FOR QUIET. I ENJOY HAVING QUIET TIME TO REFLECT.

• R: R IF FOR READING TEACHER. R IS ALSO FOR RUNNER. I ENJOY ROAD TRIPS.

• S: S IS FOR SISTER, STEPHANIE, SASHA AND SCARVES. MY SISTER’S NAME IS STEPHANIE. MY DOG’S NAME IS SASHA. I LOVE SHOPPING AND WEARING SCARVES.

GETTING TO KNOW ME…• T: T IS FOR TEN, TEACHER AND TRAVELING. THIS IS MY TENTH YEAR BEING A TEACHER. T IS ALSO FOR THE

THREE HALF-MARATHONS I’VE COMPLETED. I LOVE TRAVELING.

• U: U IS FOR UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA WHERE I ATTENDED SCHOOL FOR MY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE.

• V: V IS FOR VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY WHERE I ATTENDED SCHOOL FOR MY MASTER’S DEGREE. I LOVE TAKING VACATIONS.

• W: W IS FOR WILSON STREET WHERE I GREW UP.

• X: I AM X-CITED ABOUT TEACHING YOU THIS YEAR.

• Y: Y IS FOR YOGA MY FAVORITE FORM OF EXERCISE. Y IS FOR YOUTHFUL BECAUSE PEOPLE OFTEN SAY I LOOK YOUNG FOR MY AGE.

• Z: Z IS FOR ZIP-LINING AND ZEALOUS. I WANT TO GO ZIP-LINING. I AM ZEALOUS WHEN IT COMES TO HELPING MY STUDENTS BECOME BETTER READERS AND PREPARING THEM FOR THE FUTURE.

GETTING TO KNOW ME…

GETTING TO KNOW YOU…

• NOW IT’S YOUR TURN TO CREATE YOUR OWN ABC’S OF YOU. PUT FORTH YOUR BEST EFFORT SO THAT WE CAN GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER…