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Melanie Havlik
Arts and Humanities
melanie.havlik@jefferson.kyschools.us
Hello
Bloom Families! I am the Arts and Humanities
teacher at Bloom Elementary and have been here for 5 wonderful years. I teach the Core Content of Dance, Drama,
and Music including the cultural significance of these art forms. I live with my son, Noah, and 2 wiley
cats, Doc and Willie, in the Germantown
neighborhood. In my spare time I do
yoga, grow raspberries and love all over my son!
I
have a BS from Eastern
Kentucky University
in Soil Science. I also have a
Master of Arts in Education for the University of Louisville
as well as a Rank 1. I have been
teaching a total of 22 years and love getting to know each and every child
I teach.
The Bloom community has to be the best school
community there is and I’m proud to say I am a part of it!
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Darrel Mason
Physical Education
darrel.mason@jefferson.kyschools.us
Hello. My name is Darrel Mason and I teach Physical
Education at Bloom Elementary. I have a Bachelors and Masters from Eastern Kentucky University
and have been teaching for about 10 years. Just this past year, we started
our basketball team, The Bloom Bulldogs. It was a great year and I enjoyed
coaching this great group of kids. Outside of Bloom, I coach football at Atherton High School and enjoy all kinds of
sports.
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Debbie Connelly
Library
debbie.connelly@jefferson.kyschools.us
Hello! My name is
Debbie Connelly and I am Bloom's Library Media Specialist. I began at
Bloom 12 years ago as the Computer Instructor. During my five years in that
position, I received my BA in Teaching from Midway College.
For the next 6 years, I taught Kindergarten and first grade while working on
my MS in Library Science from WKU. This year is my first as a librarian. I
absolutely love teaching and am excited about sharing my love of literature
with the students of Bloom. On a personal note, I am a single mom of two
boys and enjoy every minute I spend with them. Please feel free to contact
me at my Bloom email
Please visit the Bloom Library site for information and great links
to literature websites!
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Melinda Snyder
Art
Melinda Snyder
has been Bloom Elementary’s Artist in Residence since 1998 when she started
“Art on a Cart”. She graduated from Indiana University
with a degree in Sociology and from the University of Louisville
with a master’s degree in Studio Arts with an emphasis on fiber arts. She loves being with the students of
Bloom and believes that all children are artists. Ms. Snyder tries to provide a creative
and supportive environment in her visual art classes and wants to introduce
the students to as many art forms as possible. She lives in the Highlands
with her husband Larry and until recently their dog Rudy who lived to be
almost 16 years old. Ms. Snyder has
two children, Eric who is married to Morgan and lives in Austin Texas and
Suzanne who lives in Louisville. Eric and Suzanne both graduated from
Bloom Elementary. When Ms. Snyder is
not teaching at Bloom she loves to work in her studio creating art quilts
that are full of color and pattern.
Ms. Snyder can be reached at: msmelindasnyder@gmail.com
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Pat Coots
Computer
patricia.coots@jefferson.kyschools.us
An
education is one thing that can be earned, but cannot be taken away by
anyone.
Teaching
at Bloom is a highlight in my life. I have been teaching about 25 years
with time taken off to raise my 4 sons, ages 24, 23, 17 &15. My oldest
son just graduated from U-L and the youngest is attending Atherton. All
four of my boys attended the best elementary in Jefferson County,
Bloom! I’ve been teaching in Jefferson
County for many years at various
schools, but I also taught and worked as a school psychologist in Ohio for about 6
years. I have a B.S. in Education from Wright
State University
in Ohio and a M.Ed. in Counseling and
Psychology from Wright State University
in consortium with the University
of Dayton. Additional
graduate level courses, I’ve taken have been through U-L and Eastern Kentucky University.
Besides
teaching, I am an avid runner, but I also enjoy cycling and walking with
friends. Reading,
learning new things, being a vegetarian and striving to be physically, mentally
and spiritually healthy are all passions of mine.
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