I have been teaching for 27 years, 25 of which have been at Aura School.  I graduated with a degree in Psychology and then earned a Master's degree in teaching.  I also have a middle school certification in mathematics.  I have taught grades 4th through 8th, but I really enjoy teaching sixth grade!

I have the most amazing family.  I am married with two boys.  Ian is 24 years old and lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is getting married this year! Ryan is 20 years old and is starting his third year of college at Johns Hopkins University and is graduating early this year with a degree in biology.  Mr. Carter is a lawyer.  I love spending time with my family, whether it is traveling to places like Paris and other parts of Europe or to going the beach (Ocean City) or watching movies together or going to concerts and sports venues.  We love to go out to go out to dinner in Philadelphia or go for pizza.  Something you will learn about me is that I am a health nut, but I love food!  Pizza is my favorite food. I LOVE Manco and Manco pizza in Ocean City. Another tidbit about me is that I love dogs. We have two adopted dogs- Zoe, a pitbull, and Mazzy Star, a black lab mix.

Some of my hobbies include exercising, travelling, spending time with family, and reading.  When I am not at school or home, I can most often be found at the gym.  I am a gymaholic!  In fact I usually wake up around 5am during the week so I can work out or go to the gym at 5:15am (while you're still sleeping) to exercise before school! We converted our garage to a workout room recently.  I also love to write!  I am an aspiring author and hope to publish a book some day.  I am a huge soccer fan, and I absolutely love Chelsea and Manchester City, both European teams.  Weekends at the Carter household always involve soccer (both my boys were avid year-round soccer players and Ryan plays at college).  We are also huge Philadelphia fans and love the Sixers, the Union, and the Eagles. 

Finally, some of my other favorite things include:  coffee, Amazon, the beach, dark chocolate, hiking, sneakers, Mexican food, almond butter, sunny days, and all kinds of music.

I am looking forward to an awesome school year and a fabulous class!