Melissa Tallo 5th Grade Language Arts Link to Melissa Tallo's SchoolNotes Website Link to Melissa Tallo's Class Syllabus / Class Requirements

biography... 

Employment History:

2005 – present                                     Holy Ghost School
                                                         5^th Grade Language Arts Teacher

2003 – 2005                                         St. Joseph Catholic School
                                                         Language Arts, American History, Religion Teacher.

Education: 

2003 – Present                                     Southeastern Louisiana University
                                                         Seeking Master’s of Arts and Teaching Degree.

1999 – 2003                                        Southeastern Louisiana University
                                                         Bachelor of Arts in English.

Training:

Thinking Maps, Boys’ Town, Accelerated Reader, Classroom Connects, Write from the Beginning.

Extracurricular Service:

7^th Grade Louisiana History Mobile Classroom co-coordinator (2003 – 2004), 8^th Grade American History Virginia trip coordinator (2004 – 2005).

Personal Information:

Life-long resident of Hammond.  Married to Joe Tallo, Jr.  One son, Michael, HGS graduate and a junior at St. Thomas Aquinas.

Why I Teach at Holy Ghost:

Holy Ghost School is a family tradition.  My family is working on the third generation at Holy Ghost.  I had always had hopes of teaching at Holy Ghost and this year God called me home.  I love teaching language arts in a loving, religious environment.