Peggy Sharp Quesnell grew up in Moscow, Idaho where both of her parents were teachers. Her dad, Dr. Lee A. Sharp, was a noted range scientist at the University of Idaho for over 40 years. Her mother, Rose, was one of the first kindergarten teachers in Moscow at the Presbyterian Church in the mid-1950’s.

Peggy graduated from the University of Idaho with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Music.  While attending college she met her husband Bart (who now teaches at Moscow Jr. High).  They have three children; Amie Quesnell Dussurget, born in 1971, Mindy Quesnell Rice, born in 1977, and Anthony Paul, born in 1995.

In 1974, Peggy and her family moved to Hailey, Idaho, where she worked for the Blaine County School District for 4 years in special ed. and music.  Peggy received her Music teaching certificate in 1976 then returned to the University of Idaho to obtain her elementary certificate in 1978.  She has been teaching at St. Mary’s school since 1979.

Peggy loves teaching at St. Mary’s School, loves second grade, thoroughly enjoys the children and their parents, and can’t imagine any better place or job.  Her older children graduated from St. Mary’s and her son, Tony, started at St. Roses in the fall of 2000.

Some of Mrs. Quesnell’s favorite activities in second grade at St. Mary’s are:

• reading to and with the children each day.

• celebrating  the sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist.

• being pen pals with the University of Idaho Vandals (football, volleyball, and women’s basketball teams) for community outreach and handwriting practice.

• and actively praying for teachers, students, and the needs of our community.

• The class also enjoys computer time, classroom centers, discussion, Accelerated Math and Accelerated Reader.

Parents in our class are forming a mentor committee to decide on special project days each month.  Some of our projects this year will be in Science, Odyssey of the Mind activities, Lego exploration, and Math Days.  Other suggestions are pending from parents.  Our school welcomes parent involvement and participation in classes and Mrs. Quesnell loves having parents make suggestions and work in the classroom.

Our class motto this year is “Watch for Dragonflies”.  If you want to know why, ask a second grade student.

Thank you,

Peggy Quesnell

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