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 **Welcome to the Wikispace for 5th grade math at Alpha Hart Lewis! I look forward to teaching all the sections of math this year and getting to know every one of the 5th graders at AHL! For those of you who don't already know me I wanted to use this space to give you a little background.**

**My name is Shelly Nowlin and I am 30 years old. I am the youngest of 6 children (3 boys and 3 girls), and the only teacher in my family. I moved to Columbia January of 2010 with my family when my husband's job brought us here. My husband Josh and I have 3 children; Nicholas is 12 and is in 7th grade at Lange, Alayna is 7 and is in 2nd grade at New Haven, and Isabelle is 3 and spends her days at Precious Hearts Preschool.**

**Before moving to Columbia I lived my entire life in central Illinois, more specifically Champaign-Urbana. Champaign is the home of the Fighting Illini at the University of Illinois, so as you can imagine I am not much of a Mizzou fan. I graduated with my Bachelors degree in elementary education from Eastern Illinois University in Charleson. I also attended EIU for graduate school working toward my Masters degree in educational administration. I did not finish my program at EIU due to moving to Columbia, but am currently completing my degree at William Woods University. I consider myself to be a life long learner, and look forward to taking more classes in child psychology after completing my current program.**

**When I am not teaching or going to college my time is spent with my family. I enjoy traveling and exploring new places in the world. This past summer my family and I spent 11 days exploring Colorado, Nevada, California, and Arizona. It is our hope to soon be able to explore other parts of the world. When I can't travel I try to spend as much time interacting with my children as possible, especially outside!**