My name is Mrs. Raymond and I simply love teaching! I graduated from Fontbonne University with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education. I have taught for a number of years in both public and private schools. I have taught Kindergarten – 5 th grade and enjoyed it to the fullest. I currently reside in Black Jack with my husband and three children. Our time away from work is spent volunteering at our neighborhood church and fishing at numerous lakes in St. Louis and Herman Mo. What people would be surprised to know about me it that I am an avid lighthouse collector and have a dream to one day serve as a Volunteer Host Keeper in a real operating lighthouse. I feel that first grade is one of the best grades ever to teach. As this is the grade