Phone: (425) 385-6541
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Degrees and Certifications:
BA: Culture, Literature, and the Arts (UWB) Professional Teacher Certification: Elementary MA: Education (UWB) Google Certified Educator: Level 1 Magic School Certified: Level 4
Mrs. Storms
Welcome to the 2025-2026 School Year!
About the Teacher: This is the start of my 9th year at Silver Firs Elementary but will be the start of my 24th year as an educator. Throughout my 23 years in education, I have spent 17 years teaching 5th graders in some way, and have had significant training in reading intervention & gifted instruction. My teaching positions and locations:
Everett School District: 2001-2002
-Silver Lake Elementary
-5th Grade Student Intern--September through March
-1st Grade Long Term Substitute--March through June
Shoreline School District: 2002-2009
-Echo Lake Elementary
-5th Grade
-North City Elementary/Ridgecrest Elementary
-3rd-6th Reading & Math Interventionist
-5th/6th Grade Self-Contained Highly Capable (5 years)
Federal Way School District: 2009-2017
-Lakota Middle School
-7th Grade Honors English & History/7th Grade Reading Intervention (2 years)
-6th-8th Instructional Coach of Teachers (2 years)
-Green Gables Elementary
-K-5 Instructional Coach of Teachers (2 years)
-5th Grade (2 years)
Everett School District: 2017-Present
-Silver Firs Elementary
-5th Grade (8 years)
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- I grew up in the Mojave Desert in California near Los Angeles.
- I married my wonderful husband, Drew, in May of 2007.
- I had my first son, Jaxon (Jax), in 2008. He is 17 and is a 12th grader at Jackson High School.
- I had my second son, Austin (AJ), in 2014. He is 11 and our Super Bowl Hawk Baby! He is in 6th grade at Gateway Middle School.
- I LOVE to read books and spend time with family & friends.
- I have attended UW Bothell for my Bachelors, Teacher Certification, and Masters degrees. Go Dawgs! WOOF!
- I love Disneyland and traveling to new places. This summer in Hawaii, I went night snorkeling with manta rays and went up to the top of Mauna Kea to stargaze.
I believe in building a strong community within our classroom. This year we will become a classroom of learners who support and encourage one another to do our very best. Our classroom is a place where all students are respected and valued. We will work together to create a social contract that outlines our goals and actions for becoming a true classroom community. We will work toward the standards with our own unique learning style and pace. We will become readers, writers, problem-solvers, and friends. I believe that families are an essential key to a child’s success in school, and I am thrilled to be working with you in developing a passion for life-long learning in your child. Please do not hesitate to contact me throughout the year!
~Mrs. Melissa Storms~
