Meet the Teachers

Susan Howard is a former 5th grade teacher at Brooks Elementary. Now that she has stepped into her role as a grandma, she wanted to work part time. We are so grateful the Brooks Foundation was able to use our funds to keep her at our fabulous school! Susan is energetic and always has a positive attitude. Thanks to the Brooks Foundation the 4th and 5th graders are able to have an extra instructional assistant to support their learning!

Ms. Robinson was born in Vietnam and came to the U.S. at the age of 14 with her younger brother and parents. She went to high school in Greensboro and moved to Raleigh to attend NCSU where she majored in French and Literature. Ms. Robinson became a teacher and taught French at Athens Drive H.S. for 29 years! Her husband, Jeff, is an ESL teacher. They met while teaching in France.

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Ms. Robinson: I  love working with students at the elementary level because of their innocence and enthusiasm for learning.  Being an extra adult in the classroom has made students feel safer and more supported.  I have provided support when the teacher is working with individual students and I have provided individual assistance to struggling students, especially those with limited capability in English.  Brooks is truly a community.  Everyone works together to make it the best place for students to learn and interact.  Thank you for making my position possible this year!

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Ms. Washington: Ms. Robinson is self-motivated and constantly seeks opportunities to work with students independently or in small groups during literacy. Ms. Robinson is extremely kind and has developed positive relationships with all fourth grade students. We are so lucky to have her on our team!

Ms. Chambers returns to Brooks in her third year as a 5th grade TA.  Megan is one of six children!  She is from Greensboro and went to college at Meredith and graduate school at Appalachian State University.  Ms. Chambers worked as a university counselor before coming to Brooks.  She has two sons, Max and Ethan, who are Brooks alums.

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Ms. Chambers: I love the diversity in this position.  It's a wonderful feeling to walk down the hall and have a student call out your name - when that's coupled with a smile, there's nothing better!  My hope is that the 5th grade team feels like they can come up for air and have a little "breathing room" each week.  Having another set of hands means you can push students to reach their potential.  You can pull a small group and so can the classroom teacher.  This allows certain students to receive additional intervention time while others can extend their learning through additional opportunities that a teacher may not have time for otherwise.  The energy, dedication and support I witness here each day never ceases to amaze me.  This is one hard-working team.  They impress me daily!

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Ms. Stewart: We are so thankful to have Megan on our team!  Because of our large class sizes, it is valuable to have another instructor in the classroom to assist and monitor behavior when needed.  Ms. Chambers is always willing to help meet the needs of students and goes above and beyond.