Grade By Grade

Third Grade


3rd Grade Team - minus Mrs. Hatcher
Mrs. Bedard - Team Leader

Shelly Bedard (Team Leader) email Shelly.Bedard@pisd.edu

Mrs. Bedard has been an elementary teacher since 1996. She's been teaching third grade at Stinson since 2000. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communications from Texas A & M University. She also has her PACE certification and her ESL certification.

Mrs. Hatcher - 3rd Grade Teacher

Keri Hatcher email Keri.Hatcher@pisd.edu

Mrs. Hatcher began her teaching career in Nevada in 2002, as a fourth grade teacher. In 2005, she started teaching for PISD at Stinson Elementary in third grade. She received a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is currently pursuing her Master's degree in Teacher Leadership from Lamar University. Mrs. Hatcher is thrilled to begin another wonderful year at Stinson.
Ms. Smith - 3rd Grade Teacher

Janet Kaelin email Janet.Kaelin@pisd.edu

Mrs. Kaelin received her Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from Texas Tech University. She did substitute teaching in PISD for six years prior to coming to Stinson as a 3rd grade teacher in 2003. She and her husband have six children who all attended Plano schools. Mrs. Kaelin enoys reading, her three dogs, gathering with friends, and spending time with her adorable grandson.

Mrs. Nell - 3rd Grade Teacher

Aubrey Nell email Aubrey.Nell@pisd.edu

Mrs. Nell has been teaching since 2000. She has a Bachelors of Arts degree in Elementary Education from Arcadia University in Pennsylvania. She taught 6th grade and 2nd grade in Pennsylvania before moving to Texas. She taught third grade for three years at Cedar Hill ISD prior to teaching at Stinson.
Miss Thrift - 3rd Grade Teacher

Julie Thrift email Julie.Thrift@pisd.edu

Ms. Thrift has both Regular Education and Special Education certification. She taught first through fifth grade Special Education for three years before joining Stinson in 2003. Ms. Thrift has a Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Science from Abilene Christian University and is currently working on a Master's degree in School Counseling. She could not be happier at Stinson and looks forward to another great year!

Miss Carter - 3rd Grade Teacher Lezlie Carter email: Lezlie.Carter@pisd.edu
Miss Carter graduated from Eastern Illinois University where she majored in Education and Language Arts. She's been teaching since 1995, including 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades. She loves to learn about other cultures and actually taught English in China for two years before coming to Stinson in 2007. When she's not teaching, she enjoys writing, cooking, traveling and running at the park. She loves teaching and can't imagine life without it!
Mrs. Watts - 3rd Grade Teacher

Dianne Watts email Dianne.Watts@pisd.edu

Mrs. Watts is very excited to be the newest member of our 3rd Grade Team at Stinson Elementary. She recently relocated to Texas after receiving her Masters in Education from Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio. Mrs. Watts is also a certified Reading Specialist. In her free time she enjoys reading, traveling and spending time with her husband and two children.