Who is Dr. Kingsley?

Hello! I am Dr. Kelly Kingsley. I have been teaching for Bellevue Public Schools for 24 years, all of which have been at Wake Robin Elementary. I have taught 2nd-6th grades, but my favorite grade to teach is 3rd grade!

I have been married to Jim Kingsley for 26, almost 27 years. We have 2 daughters, Maggie and Molly. Maggie is a senior at Wayne State College majoring in early childhood and elementary education. She will be student teaching next spring. Molly is a senior at Bellevue East High School. She runs cross country, track, and plays basketball. She will attend Wayne State College in the fall. She plans to run cross country, and indoor and outdoor track in college. We also have 2 lovely ragdoll cats named Lexa and Lacey. They keep Dr. Kingsley busy.

I received my bachelor's degree from Kearney State College (now known as University of Nebraska Kearney. I then completed my masters at Doane College. I recently received my EdD. (Doctorate of Education) from the University of Nebraska Lincoln. It was a lot of work, but it was worth it!

I enjoy reading (for information and for pleasure), Husker football, girl's high school and college basketball, watching Molly run, taking pictures, making online scrapbooks, watercolor painting, cooking and baking, and spending time with my family. A new favorite past time of mine is perusing Pinterest.

I love learning about technology and how to use it in my classroom. My students are digital natives! They are growing up with technology and it should be included, as much as possible, in the classroom. My students really enjoy viewing Scholastic Study Jams, BrainPop videos, carrotsticks math practice, and so much more. I hope that this classroom blog will help my students and their parents feel included and up-to-date with what learning has occurred in Room 302.