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Ellen Davidson
Ellen Davidson
1st Grade Teacher

The kids call me: Mrs.  Davidson

Grades I've taught: 1st and 2nd

My favorite thing about teaching: I want students to know I love them and that I believe in them no matter what!  I love helping students grow and learn to read. 

Favorite Quote: Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.


Lila Gunson
Lila Gunson
1st Grade Teacher
Name Lila Gunson
Born in: Erin, TN
College attended: APSU, ETSU
Started teaching in: 2003. 
Favorite thing about my job: seeing that moment when someone truly understand a new concept, that "aha" moment of clarity and excitement.
3 things I love: my family, walking, my dog
Favorite quote: “Every child is gifted. They just unwrap their packages at different times.”

 


 



Lindsay Saunders
Lindsay Saunders
1st Grade Teacher
Name Lindsay Saunders
Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Undergrad- Lipscomb University in Elementary Education K-6, Masters- Grand Canyon University in Special Education
Started teaching in: 2017. 
Favorite thing about my job: I love watching how students light up when a lesson clicks and they they understand the skill they have been struggling with.
3 things I love: Disney, traveling, reading, spending time with friends and family, and going to the Movies Favorite quote: Always remember you are Braver than you believe, Stronger than you seem, and Smarter than you think -A.A. Milne

 
Lisa Wise
Lisa Wise
1st Grade Teacher
Name Lisa Wise
Born in: Starkville, Mississippi
College attended: Mississippi State University '96 & '97
Started teaching in: 1997. 
Favorite thing about my job: Witnessing those 'lightbulb' moments
3 things I love: My faith, Aeryn, clocks
Favorite quote: If you knew time as well as I do, you wouldn't talk about wasting it. -Mad Hatter


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