Welcome to 5th Grade ELA! My name is Elisabeth Lawrence.  I am a graduate of Summerville High School.  Following high school, I earned a BS degree at the College of Charleston in Elementary Education and a MEd in Early Childhood Education.  In addition,  I have my Gifted and Talented Education teaching endorsement.  This is my twenty-fourth year in education.  Athough, I have a variety of different grade levels and teaching experiences in other schools, I have been a teacher at Eagle Nest Elementary since the school opened in 2007.  I have been teaching Fifth Grade Language Arts for the past past six years, and this is my fourth year teaching GATE.  However, this is my first year only focusing on reading.  Teaching reading is my passion.