Howdy! My name is Christie Foux (rhymes with jokes) and this is my eleventh year of teaching at Kathy Caraway Elementary and my fourteenth year teaching second grade. For my first three years of teaching, I taught second grade in San Antonio, TX with Northside ISD. I started teaching there right after I graduated from college and it was an exciting learning experience. Fourteen years is a long time to be in the same grade and I have been fortunate to do so. I feel that second grade has been a calling for me and a perfect fit throughout the years. The exciting part of being an educator is learning new strategies for helping children succeed, so I never get tired of this age and grade because I'm always trying out new ideas.
I grew up in Houston, TX and attended Houston ISD schools. I have two younger siblings, Scott, 35, and Amy, 31, whom I'm very close to and we see each other as often as possible. I grew up with parents in the service industry and it was always evident I would chose a similar career path. My father retired from the Houston Police Department as a detective after 28 years of service. My mother just retired last December, after teaching for 32 years as an English as a Second Language teacher in Katy ISD. My parents now live 1.2 miles away from me, so we see them almost everyday!
Family is very important to me. I have a wonderful husband named Michael and he is always helping out with my classroom by either cutting laminated things late in the night, putting together folders or hanging up bulletin boards. His favorite thing to volunteer for is teaching lessons to the second grade classes about reptiles. We love snakes and have several exciting breeds at home (no poisonous!), bearded dragons, black throat monitor, several types of lizards, along with 2 sulcata tortoises named Titus and Fred. Our life is full of adventure with our cute country dog Ci Ci, who loves running around our 4 acre property causing mischief and bringing home interesting items and bones she digs up (all animal, don't worry)!
More important than our reptile family is our son Ridley! Two years ago, we were blessed with the most beautiful baby boy and he is our whole life! He is pure joy and keeps us on our toes everyday. He's also the reason my parents moved so close and I'm thrilled that he gets to grow up with grandma and grandpa down the street. Ridley will be a Caraway Owl next year in the pre-school program and I can't wait to bring him to work with me everyday. He enjoys playing with bubbles and hot wheels! Most recently his biggest accomplishment is escaping from the crib, which terrified me!
I attended Texas A&M University my freshman and sophomore years of college and then transferred to Southwest Texas State University (Texas State now) where I graduated with a Bachelors in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Reading. My certifications are in Elementary Education, gr. 1-8, English as a Second Language, gr. 1-8 and TAG gr. 1-5.
Teaching is the most rewarding career and I love being part of the Caraway community. I've always enjoyed learning new things, having creative ideas, exploring, and researching. Being a teacher ensures that I will always be able to do this and keep having new experiences. My students are a part of me and every year I get to add a little more to my own life. I want your child to gain the tools in my class to go on in their lives with confidence, compassion, and the wisdom to trust their hearts and minds.
