Holley Matthews

8th ELA/English 1 teacher @pelion_middle, JV volleyball coach @PelionAthletics, M.Ed. @UofSC, B.S. @presbycollege "While I live, I serve." 📚🏐🎓

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Today I graduated with my M.Ed. & became an alumna of USC #thankful #blessed #hardwork @UofSCEducation

[Holley Matthews @HHM_SCedu]

#comebethe1 in @LexingtonOne where you can work alongside district level coordinators like @candacelett621 to make curriculum meaningful. #lex1literacy

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#Comebethe1 @pelion_middle so you can work with awesome coworkers who challenge you to grow and think differently! I’m the ELA empath brain to her Scientific Inquiry Logical brain @JLMay_Science

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Wacky Tacky day for Red Ribbon Week. @pelion_middle

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Having planned our Homecoming Spirit Week twin day outfits at 9:00 last night, I’d say we did pretty great.
Thankful for @JLMay_Science
@pelion_middle

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Student reading another’s Memoir: “You sound so professional.”
Response: “Yeah. I like wording my words.”
Writers proudly word their words and I’m here for that kind of confidence.

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After today’s scavenger hunt around Pelion, I see the allure of the selfie stick and wish I had bought one. @pelion_middle
We also got 3 Pelion grads in one picture!

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@MrsShaw_TCC My ID photo was from my first year so I would’ve been at 9 years, but they reset them this year 😭 so now I have last years yearbook photo instead of fresh out of college Holley

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Happy #ReadAcrossAmerica Week! I know some cute blue fish who love Steam Train, Dream Train. The rhyming is the best. We also love the “That’s not my...” books.
Here’s to raising a reader!

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It’s not everyday you get to go to school with Dumbledore!
Harry Potter day for Read Across America week 🧙‍♀️📚
@pelion_middle

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Coordinating shades of purple because your shoes, shirt, and mask should match whenever possible. Unintentional somewhat twins @CoachKeisler 💜

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First time Pelion Peanut Party attendee! 🥜
He loved every minute of the parade.

[Holley Matthews @HHM_SCedu]

T- Door ideas for #RedRibbonWeek ?
S- Cows!
T- What do cows have to do with being drug free? Slogan?
S- Cows wearing red ribbons
T- okay 🤔
I present to y’all my door featuring cows drawn by each of my advocacy students @pelion_middle #studentvoice #studentchoice

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Decades day @pelion_middle celebrating PHS homecoming.
90s babies grew up on Disney and Nickelodeon! Also flannel is so hot in September!

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TV/ Movie character day at @pelion_middle celebrating PHS homecoming week. Mike Wazowski reporting for learning!

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I go back to work tomorrow. I spent my summer doing exactly what I was meant to do.
I held my baby all summer long 🥰😍💜
#lex1summerfun

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Chase got to meet his sweet GaGa today. We loved spending time with you @GSoxELA and can’t wait until we’re big enough to come bake and paint.

[Pelion Volleyball @PelionVB]

Excited to be a part of Amber Northcutt’s signing this morning to play at USC Union! So proud of her for this accomplishment and can’t wait to see what she does in the future! @PelionAthletics @coachpeeples

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Thank you @pelion_middle for the beautiful flowers honoring the birth of our son, Chase.

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Overheard a student tell his friend, “You were right. That graphic novel was too easy for me. There wasn’t enough dialogue on the pages for me.”
I loved hearing students are aware of their reading needs/desires and their friends’ needs! #pelionprowl #BRICKBYBRICK #lex1literacy

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Guaranteed way to put a smile on an ELA teacher’s face?? When a student tells you he finished a book this weekend because none of his friends would get on Xbox with him. #pelionprowl #brickbybrick #lex1reads