Hello, Lawson Lions!

My name is Shelley Newman. This is my 27th year of teaching, with all of those years being at Lawson.  I have taught first grade all of those years except the year I looped to 2nd grade with my students.  I love teaching the primary grades and watching the kids grow and change so drastically in such a short amount of time.  I am so lucky to spend my days at Lawson...it is a great place to be.

I have always lived in Jefferson City. I spent my grade school years at South Elementary School. I loved math, loved reading, and of course loved recess. I graduated from Jefferson City High School in 1993 and attended Mizzou for a couple of years, majoring in accounting. This was not the fit for me! I changed directions completely and decided to pursue a degree in elementary education. My Elementary Education degree was finished at Lincoln University.

This is when my career teaching first graders at Lawson began.

I have since married and earned my Master's degree and Specialist's degree in Education Administration.  We have a daughter, Elle, who is a middle schooler at TJMS.   Our oldest two are adults and we also have a couple of grandgirls!  Our family also includes a couple of doggos.  Jack is a 8 year old German Shepherd and Nana is a 7 year old Golden Retriever.  Our family loves to travel, play with our dogs, hang out around the firepit, and swim together.  I love all things Disney and am an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan.

 

These are a few of my favorite things....

Place:  Walt Disney World

Ice Cream:  Mint chip ice cream

Sports team:  St. Louis Cardinals

Food:  Crab Legs

Candy:  Swedish Fish

Snack:  Kettle Corn

Color:  Red

Movie:  Any Disney movie! 

Exercise:  Walking

Hobbies:  Making crafts, sewing and Jigsaw Puzzles

Drink:  Diet Coke

Disney Characters:  Goofy and Minnie

Cardinals player:  Pujols

Family thing to do:  Travel