Teacher of the Week: Abby Shirey

THE AFTERNOON THIS AFTERNOON

UNTIL 6 THIS EVENING. WELL,

SPEAKING OF SCHOOL, ART TEACHER

OF THE WEEK IS A FAVORITE AMONG

THE 3RD GRADE STUDENTS WHERE

GREEN HOPE ELEMENTARY IN WAKE

COUNTY'S TO SURPRISE A TEACHER

KNOWN FOR TREATING HIS STUDENTS

LIKE FAMILY.

>> YOU CAN SIT ON THE CAR FIT

YOU CAN SIT AT A DESK AS FAR

BACK AS ABBY SHOWERY CAN

REMEMBER. SHE WANTED TO BE A

TEACHER. VERY GOOD MICHAUD.

HE SAYS WHEN SHE WAS THE SAME

AGE AS HER CURRENT STUDENTS,

SHE FELT A DEEP CONNECTION TO

HER SCHOOL. I HAD REALLY GOOD

MEMORIES HAD REALLY GOOD

TEACHERS GROWING UP.

>> I

FELT REALLY. BOB GRAHAM, THANK

YOU REALLY VISUALIZE HOW I

COULD FIT INTO THAT COMMUNITY.

EXCELLENCE ABOUT WAS A MULTI

STEP PROBLEM. RAIN MISSED SHOT.

HE STRIVES TO CREATE A SENSE

OF COMMUNITY IN HER 3RD GRADE

CLASSROOM HELPING THE STUDENTS

EXPERIENCE THAT SAME

CONNECTION. SHE FELT GROWING

UP. I REALLY THINK

ABOUT MY AND TEACHERS AS A

TEACHER AND I USE SOME OF THEIR

OLD TRICKS THAT I REMEMBER

WORKED WITH US.

>> AND SOMETIMES MY PARENTS

WILL REFER BACK TO YOU TO

ESCAPE POLICE AND SOMETIMES I

DO. I GOT THOSE TRICKS UP MY

SLEEVE FROM MY OWN TEACHERS.

PAY TO KEEP GOING. YOU'RE DOING

GREAT. ALWAYS A CHEERLEADER

FOR HIS STUDENTS. AND CHARLOTTE

SAYS SHE LOVES TO SEE HIM HELP

EACH OTHER JELLY AND THRIVING

OVER THE COURSE OF THE SCHOOL

YEAR. THEY COME TO YOU EACH

YEAR AND YOU HAVE A STARTING

PLACE IN IT. SO CLEARLY GROWS

SO FAST. THEY'RE SUCH AN

EXPLOSION OF LEARNING AND THEIR

CAPABILITIES IN AN INDEPENDENCE

IS.

GROSS SO MUCH. CHRIS SHAW, URI,

YOU ARE WRAL'S TEACHER OF THE

WEEK. GIVE HER A BIG ROUND OF

APPLAUSE. CLOSE.

>> SAYING.

>> I MEAN, YOU'D LIKE TO

NOMINATE A TEACHER. GO TO WRAL