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ALPHABETICALLY BY LAST NAME:
Kerry Aderman
Email: kerry_aderman@newton.k12.ma.us
Current position at Williams: Kindergarten Aide
Years in the field: 1
Years at Williams: 1
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids: seeing our students make connections and help each other learn.
Other interests: spending time with family and friends, golfing, making scrapbooks, and watching college basketball.
Brett Aronne
Email: brett_aronne@newton.k12.ma.us
Website: http://www2.newton.k12.ma.us/~Brett_Aronne/
Current position at Williams: Kindergarten Teacher
Years in the field: 13
Years at Williams: 12
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids: their energy and enthusiasm!
Other interests: shopping, exercising, and spending time with family, friends and my dog.
Sis Belcher
Email: sis_belcher@newton.k12.ma.us
Website: http://www2.newton.k12.ma.us/~sis_belcher/
Current position at Williams: Physical Education Teacher
Years in the field:
Years at Williams: 2
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids:
Other interests:
Michele Bilodeau
Email: michele_bilodeau@newton.k12.ma.us
Current position at Williams: Learning Center Teacher
Years in the field: 18 (13 in Newton)
Years at Williams: 7
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids: their energy and their humor, as well as watching the ‘light bulb’ click on.
Other interests: being active/spending time with my husband and two boys (Zachary age 10 & Fletcher age 5), running, bike riding, hiking, and baking.
Kristine Black
Email address: kristine_black@newton.k12.ma.us
Website: http://www2.newton.k12.ma.us/~Amanda_Kanode
Current position at Williams: Fourth Grade Teacher (with Amanda Kanode)
Years in the field: 9
Years at Williams: 7
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids: seeing the expressions on their faces when they learn something new!
Other interests: cooking, reading, hiking, crafting and spending time with family and friends.
Kristin Chartier
Email address: kristin_chartier@newton.k12.ma.us
Current position at Williams: Behavior Therapist
Years in the field: 8
Years at Williams: 1
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids: seeing children with disabilities make gains to become productive members of our community; being witness to the very accepting nature of young children of everyone–as adults we could learn a great lesson about acceptance from them.
Other interests: The ocean, travel, tennis, support the troops advocacy, reading, time with friends and family.
Shannon Dickerson
Email: Shannon_Dickerson@newton.k12.ma.us
http://www2.newton.k12.ma.us/~Shannon_dickerson
Current position at Williams: Kindergarten Teacher
Years in the field: 15
Years at Williams: 15
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids: watching a child experience something new for the first time and seeing the expressions on their faces when they learn a new skill; smiling and laughing each and every day that I teach.
Other interests: spending time with my husband and one year old son, Cole; taking my dog, Boston, for walks; being with family and friends; reading, swimming at the pool, being outside, and watching the Celtics, of course.
Rhonda Forman
Email: Rhonda_Forman@newton.k12.ma.us
Current position at Williams: SPED (Special Education) Aide
Years at Williams: 3
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids: helping kids learn to love reading.
Other interests: being a Mom to my own kids, going to cheer them on at their sports games, being outside, reading, yoga and traveling.
Michelle Gillis
Email: Michelle_Gillis@newton.k12.ma.us
Current position at Williams: Learning Center Teacher
Years in the field: 19
Years at Williams: 11
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids: I love to see children become confident readers. My hope for all of the students that I work with is that they feel empowered to accomplish any goal they set and become life-long learners.
Other interests: I enjoy spending time with my husband and three children. I like coaching gymnastics, scrapbooking, socializing with friends, reading and the ballet.
Julie Gold
Email: julie_gold@newton.k12.ma.us
Website: http://www2.newton.k12.ma.us/~Julie_Gold/
Current position at Williams: School Psychologist
Years in the field: 15
Years at Williams: 10
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids: helping students feel happy and confident about themselves and achieving their goals!
Other interests: spending time with family, jogging, boating, reading, hiking, soccer, skiing, and cooking.
Martha Holmes
Email: martha_holmes@newton.k12.ma.us
Current position at Williams: Music Teacher: choral, general music (classes), orchestra, 5th grade band, and 4th grade instrument lessons
Years in the field: 30
Years at Williams: 10
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids: watching children grow musically, and sharing musical experiences with them.
Other interests: cooking, sewing, hiking and spending time with my family.
Rick Jacobson
Email: rick_jacobson@newton.k12.ma.us
Current position at Williams: First Grade Teacher
Years in the field: 31
Years at Williams: 16
Tom Joyce
Email: thomas_joyce@newton.k12.ma.us
Website: http://www2.newton.k12.ma.us/~thomas_joyce/
Current position at Williams: Second Grade Teacher
Years in the field: 3 (2 as an Aide)
Years at Williams: 1
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids: watching the growth and development of my students, enjoying their sense of humor and enthusiasm for learning, and being able to share my knowledge and experiences with others.
Other interests: hockey, tennis, skiing, reading, Sudoku, coin collecting, cooking, and spending time with my family.
Amanda Kanode
Email: amanda_kanode@newton.k12.ma.us
Website: http://www2.newton.k12.ma.us/~Amanda_Kanode/
Current position at Williams: Fourth Grade Teacher (with Kristine Black)
Years in the field: 9
Years at Williams: 5
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids: watching them grow academically and socially throughout a school year.
Other interests: reading, spending time with my family.
Cheryl Kosmo
Email: Cheryl_Kosmo@newton.k12.ma.us
Website: http://www2.newton.k12.ma.us/~Cheryl_Kosmo/
Current position at Williams: Library Teacher
Years in the field: 20
Years at Williams: 13
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids: the opportunity to help them become productive, happy members of our community and beyond.
Other interests: I am a huge Red Sox fan. Don’t stop believin’ — ever about the Sox or anything else you love and value. Work hard, make it happen, and have fun with your family and friends.
Diane Lehman
Email: diane_lehman@newton.k12.ma.us
Website: http://www2.newton.k12.ma.us/~diane_lehman/
Current position at Williams: Fourth Grade Teacher
Years in the field: 9
Years at Williams: 2
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids: learning new things every day.
Other interests: reading, hiking, traveling, sailing
Jan Lewis
Email: jan_lewis@newton.k12.ma.us
Current position at Williams: Speech Language Therapist
Years in the field: 30
Years at Williams: 15
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids: helping kids to communicate their ideas and formulate their thoughts in order to participate in discussions and interact with their peers. I also like exploring literature with kids and learning about different cultures and customs.
Other interests: swimming, biking, running, knitting, cooking, baking, reading, listening to music, traveling, and spending time with family and friends
Monica Matrisciano
Email: Monica_Matrisciano@newton.k12.ma.us
Website: http://www2.newton.k12.ma.us/~Monica_Matrisciano/
Current position at Williams: Third Grade Teacher
Years in the field: 16
Years at Williams: 16
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids: their honest, innocent view of the world and the look on their faces when they’ve learned something new.
Other interests: spending time with family and friends, especially my 1 year old daughter, Gianna; time at the beach and on our boat (swimming and water skiing); good, scary movies.
Kathy McGill
Email: kathy_mcgill@newton.k12.ma.us
Website: http://www2.newton.k12.ma.us/~kathy_mcgill/
Current position at Williams: Art Teacher
Years in the field:
Years at Williams: 2
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids:
Other interests:
Maryellen O’Donnell
Email: Maryellen_O’Donnell@newton.k12.ma.us
Current position at Williams: English Language Learner Teacher
Years in the field: 13 years completed (8 years teaching English language learners; 5 years teaching Spanish at the elementary level)
Years at Williams: 8 completed
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids: It’s exciting to work with young English language learners (ELLs) to enable them to become immersed — linguistically, academically, and socially — in their new school culture. Knowing and assisting the parents of ELLs is an extra enriching dimension to my teaching role.
Other interests: spending time with family and friends, reading, traveling, summering in Rockport, MA.
Jen Ortega
Email: jennifer_ortega@newton.k12.ma.us
Website: http://www2.newton.k12.ma.us/~Jen_ortega/
Current position at Williams: Second Grade Teacher
Years in the field: 12
Years at Williams: 12
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids: I have a genuine love of learning, and I enjoy seeing that in the children that I teach.
Other interests: spending time with my husband and my daughter Carly, who is 2.5; walking the pugs (we have three: Stanley, Teddy and Elmer); going to the beach (though this wasn’t a great summer for that); and spending time with family and friends.
Annemarie Osiecki
Email: annemarie_osiecki@newton.k12.ma.us
Website: http://www2.newton.k12.ma.us/~annemarie_Osiecki/
Current position at Williams: First Grade Teacher
Years in the field: 20+
Years at Williams: 5
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids: watching them develop a love of learning.
Other interests: reading, gardening, botanical drawing.
Beth Shilalie
Email: elizabeth_shilalie@newton.k12.ma.us
Website: http://www2.newton.k12.ma.us/~Elizabeth_Shilalie/
Current position at Williams: Fifth Grade Teacher
Years in the field: 5
Years at Williams: 2
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids: being actively engaged with the students. Kids have great attitudes about learning and it is so refreshing to see their perseverance and resilience when they are challenged. Another great aspect of teaching is that no class or student is the same. each class and individual student is unique in their own way. I love getting to know so many different individuals.
Other interests: spending time with family and friends, running and reading.
Sarah Wall
Email: sarah_wall@newton.k12.ma.us
Website: http://www2.newton.k12.ma.us/~Sarah_Wall/
Current position at Williams: Fifth Grade Teacher
Years in the field: 6
Years at Williams: 5
Favorite thing about teaching/working with kids: seeing children excited about learning and taking risks that lead to success.
Other interests: spending time with my husband, singing and performing in theater productions, visiting family, reading, shopping and traveling.
