All About Us:
MR. SCOTT MULCAHY-
Language Arts and Science Instructor
is about to begin his
third year as a member of our teaching team. Mr. Mulcahy will be teaching
Language Arts and Science to our 5th TEAMERS. Mr. Mulcahy holds a Bachelor's
degree from Stonehill College, and a Master's degree from the University
of Hartford. He is also a Student Council advisor at Farley. He and his
beautiful wife, Courtney, (also a teacher) live in Leicester, MA.
Mr. Mulcahy is very happy to be working with his friends and colleagues, Mrs. O'Connell, Mrs. Varden, and Mrs. Williams.
MRS.
ROBIN O'CONNELL
-
Math Instructor
has been a
teacher in the Hudson School system for her entire teaching career. She
has taught sixth grade, she has taught seventh grade math, she was a Reading
Recovery teacher, and, for the past ten years, has been a fifth grade
teacher. Mrs. O'Connell is thrilled to be teaching her # 1 favorite subject:
MATH!
Mrs. O'Connell holds a Master's of Education, is a trained Mentor teacher, a trained Responsive Classroom teacher, a classroom collaborator and administrator for "Critical MASS" which is a grant program to improve the quality of math and science classroom instruction, and she is active on several educational planning committees.
Mrs. O'Connell is married, and she is the mother of two children. She is very excited about team-teaching with her good friends and colleagues, Mr. Mulcahy, Mrs. Varden, and Mrs. Williams.
MRS.
KARA VARDEN -
Language Arts and Science Instructor
has just finished her sixth year
teaching in the Hudson School system, and she is happy to be returning
to the Fifth TEAM at Farley. Mrs. Varden will be teaching only Language
Arts and Science this year.
Mrs.
Varden has a Master's degree in Reading and Literacy. She also holds a
Bachelor's degree in Anthropology and Elementary Education. Her summers
are active since she is a camp counselor for a middle school "trip
get away" camp, in particular, on bike and canoe trips.
Mrs. Varden is a trained Responsive Classroom teacher, and she loves to team-teach with her good friends and colleagues, Mr. Mulcahy, Mrs. O'Connell, and Mrs. Williams.
MRS.
LESLIE WILLIAMS -
Social Studies and Language Arts Instructor
has been a teacher
in the Hudson School system for 14 years. Before that, she taught third,
fourth, and fifth grade in Leominster, MA. She began her career in Hudson
at Forest Avenue School, and 10 years ago she and Mrs. O'Connell moved
over to C.A. Farley School as fifth grade teachers.
Mrs. Williams holds a Master's of Education with a Concentration in Technology, is a trained Mentor teacher, a trained Responsive Classroom teacher, a Professional Development course instructor on using technology in the classroom, and she is the Student Council advisor for Farley. Mrs. Williams is VERY excited to be teaching Social Studies and Language Arts (her two favorite subjects!!).
Mrs. Williams is married, and she is the mother of two children, and the step-mother to two children. She is thrilled to be team-teaching with her good friends and colleagues, Mr. Mulcahy, Mrs. O'Connell, and Mrs. Varden.
