SCHOOL: Olive Chapel Elementary School CLASS: 4th Grade SCHOOL EMAIL: [email protected]
Ms. Montgomery:
Hi there, my name is Mary Theresa Montgomery and this will be my 3rd year teaching at OCE as well as my 3rd year teaching. I have been living in Apex, NC since I was in 3rd grade. I went to Salem Elementary, Salem Middle, and Apex High School. Elementary school through high school I enjoyed doing all kinds of sports, but then chose to focus on dance (I wanted to be a professional dancer in NYC). I used to go to all sorts of 5 week summer dance intensives in hopes of pursuing a professional career in dance, which all changed my junior year of high school (that's your second to last year in high school). My junior year I decided to try out high jump, which is a field event in track and field. Turns out I wasn't so bad and started getting college letters trying to recruit me to go to their school. So that summer when I went to NYC I had a big decision! Go to school and pursue a degree in education with an athletic scholarship or pursue a career in dancing.... well I'm sure you can guess which one I went with. I still enjoy dancing and it will always be my passion.
Now, after getting my undergraduate degree and masters degree at Appalachian State University I am here back in Apex, teaching at OCE. I enjoy working out almost every day, exploring new hiking destinations, reading new books my students may love, finding out about amazing books, and traveling to visit friends around the U.S. I look forward to teaching this great group of students and can't wait to show them the love of reading and writing :) It is going to be a great year!
Some of my favorite things: -finding new coffee shops -trying new workouts -hiking -Target -TJ Maxx -Amazon -Barnes and Noble -Starbucks