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Melissa Reams

This is my 6th year teaching for HCPS. I have taught both first and fourth grades. I am currently a first grade teacher at Gayton Elementary School. I have recently accepted the Math Teacher in Residence Position at Gayton Elementary for the 2010-2011 school year. I think this will be a unique leadership opportunity for me and I am pumped that Whit and Byron will be on this new journey with me!

I was born in Lexington, Kentucky. When I was three we moved to New Jersey where I was raised by my mom, dad, and older sister Allison. I was raised in a small town outside NYC called Ramsey. I promise you all Jersey is not as scary as they make is seem on all the reality shows! It is actually very green and beautiful! I have been an athlete since I was a child. I love soccer and running. I have competed in many sprint triathlons and I hope to do some more in the future. I played club soccer and got really into rock climbing while I was a student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. I graduated from UMASS in 2003. Growing up, my family vacationed in the Outer Banks every summer, so I am no stranger to the south. Soon after college, I moved to Richmond, VA where I now live with my husband Hugh, our 11month old son Ford, and our two dogs, Mojo and Ramsey. I lived in Avon, NC for a few summers (even after I moved to VA) surfing and being a waitress. It was AWESOME!!! I feel most at ease at the beach :) and anywhere outdoors.

__**5 Things You Wouldn't Know by Looking at Me:**__ 1. I speak Japanese (although it is fading without practice!) 2. My favorite group of all time is the Beastie Boys. 3. My favorite meal is brunch (eggs benedict!) 4. I make all of my own organic baby food from scratch. 5. My ideal house would be in Goochland on a few acres where I could have my own organic food garden, and I could not hear the slamming of skateboards and be forced to swerve around teenagers to get into my driveway. :)

THIS IS FORD:

This is my husband Hugh:



This is Ramsey (age 3) and Mojo (age 4): They are both rescue dogs!!