Our Awesome Team!

My name is Jennifer Cox.  I am married to Jeff and we have 4 awesome kids!  I have been teaching for nine years in public school and this will be my seventh year to teach first grade!  I love teaching this age...I love to see them progress through the year and am always amazed at how far they come!



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Hello!  I am Amy Huffines.  I have been married to my husband Philip for 4 years and we have a 15 month old son, Luke.  He is what keeps us on the move!!  This will be my 7th year teaching and 3rd year teaching first grade.  I LOVE teaching first grade and I can't wait to meet all my new students!!
 




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Hi! I am Shani Swinson. I have been married to my awesome husband Rodney for 10 years. We have 2 incredible boys-Cade and Landry. My husband is a coach here in Rockwall at Rockwall Heath. This is my eighth year teaching and boy do I love it!! I can't imagine doing anything else! I am so excited to meet my new class so that we can have fun learning so many new things together!
 
 


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I'm Mrs. D'Alessio and most of my students call me Mrs. D! This will be my 4th year teaching at Celia Hays Elementary! I couldn't imagine working anywhere else! We have the best students and families in Rockwall! My husband, Jeff, and I have lived in Rockwall for 13years. We have 3 terrific children, Julia, Amanda & Michael. I also have 2 cats and possibly a puppy by the end of next week! I must be crazy! It's probably the Texas sun getting to me! I am excited for a new school year to begin! First grade is such a special year. I can't wait to meet you all!



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I'm Mrs. Thomas.  This is my 13th year teaching, and my 6th year at Hays Elementary.  I can't imagine a better place to be.  I'm very excited to be joining the 1st grade team.  I am a proud mother of three children, Colby (10), Bailey (9), and Cambry (9 months).  They are my greatest joy!  I have been married to the most wonderful man, Cody, for nearly 14 years.  Life is good!  I can't wait to get this new school year started!