Name:  Kathryn Gretchyn Furlong

Position:  Third Grade Teacher

 

Family:  Husband-  Tom Furlong (married 14 years)

 Daughter Mary Alyce Furlong (4^th grader at Holy Trinity), Son Patrick Furlong (1^st grader at Holy Trinity), Son Jack (preschooler at Ursuline Child Development Center)

 

 

Credentials:

*BS Elementary Education – University of Kentucky

*MA Elementary Education – University of Louisville

*Associate Catechist – Archdiocese of Louisville

*Assistant Professor Adjunct – University of Louisville

 

Teaching Experience:

*Shelby County Public Schools – First, Second, Third and Fourth Grades

*St. Raphael – Fourth Grade

*University of Louisville – part-time instructor and liaison for undergraduate and graduate students in College of Education and Human Development

*Holy Trinity – Third Grade

 

Philosophy:

 I believe that the pathway to learning is built upon developing strong relationships with your students.  I work to establish a bond with each individual child in my classroom that communicates a message that this is a safe place for you to learn.  As those relationships form based upon trust and respect, a community of learners blossoms. There is one rule that hangs high in my classroom and guides everything that we do and say:  “Do to others whatever you would have them do to you.”  -Matthew 7:12

 

Extra Curricular Activities:

- running with my Ipod in the park

- shopping with my daughter Mary Alyce

- eating out with girlfriends and enjoying a good bottle of wine

- listening to my husband play the mandolin with his band Hwy.42

- attending bible study on Fridays at Holy Trinity

- leading my daughter’s Girl Scout troop

- reading and collecting Children’s Literature

- playing Hide and Go seek  & Tigers with my boys Jack and Patrick

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