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Purdue University- BA in Elementary Education
Mrs. Hayley Philie
First Grade Teacher- Track 1

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B.S. In Early Childhood Education from Towson University
Mrs. Alex Rose

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Ms. Kendall Cuthbertson
First Grade Instructional Assistant- Track 1
Kendall has been an Instructional Assistant for 20 years and has worked in First Grade at Turner Creek for 13. She has one 20-year-old son. She enjoys gardening, reading, movies, musicals, traveling, and spending time with family, friends, and her cat.

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Shaw University - BS Elementary Education
Mr. Giovanni Woodruff
First Grade Teacher- Track 2
Mr. Woodruff is from Lorain, Ohio, and moved to North Carolina 6 years ago. Mr. Woodruff has a Bachelor of Science degree from Shaw University in Elementary Education. He has a passion for helping all children reach their potential and loves to challenge students to be curious and take chances when learning. In his spare time, he likes to hang out with his chihuahua, play basketball, travel, shop, and spend time with his family and friends.

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Madurai Kamaraj University- Master of Commerce Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications
Ms. Latha Srinivasan
First Grade Instructional Assistant- Track 2
Ms. Latha Srinivasan has been working as a substitute for 4 years and an Instructional Assistant teacher for 2 years. Ms. Latha Srinivasan is kind and dedicated. She is committed to making a positive impact on the students she works with and looks forward to seeing their growth over the years. Ms. Latha is married and has two lovely children. She loves spending time with her family and friends, walking, listening to music, watching TV shows, cooking, and traveling.
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Shaw University - BA Elementary Education
Ms. Junique Flowers
First Grade Teacher- Track 3
Junique Flowers is a first-grade teacher at Turner Creek Elementary. Ms. Flowers is passionate about empowering her students to achieve success and she truly believes that with the right support and motivation, anything is possible. Ms. Flowers has been teaching first grade at Turner Creek for 3 years now and it's been an amazing experience. Ms. Flowers graduated from Shaw University in 2020 with a degree in Elementary Education and she has been using the skills and knowledge she gained to create a positive and encouraging learning environment for her students. She is all about building strong relationships with not only her students but, also their families because she thinks it takes a village to raise a child. Ms. Flowers enjoys watching her students grow and develop throughout the year. She feels it is one of the most rewarding feelings and she feels so lucky to be a part of their journey. When Mrs. Flowers is not in the classroom, you can find her spending time with her family. Ms. Flowers has two children Emory, 8, and Michael Jr. 3. Ms. Flowers is so excited to connect with her 23-24 school-year families.

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AA Peace College BA in Radio, Television and Motion Picture- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Post Graduate Degree in Early Childhood- East Carolina University
Ms. Mary Cunningham
First Grade Instructional Assistant- Track 3
Ms Cunningham has been working with children for many years in child care, preschool, as well as teaching and assistant teaching, (20+ years at TCE). Ms Cunningham is kind, hard working. She enjoys working with students and enjoys seeing their growth and progress both academically and socially and emotionally.
She is married and has 2 grown children. In her spare time she enjoys walking her dog, Amos. She also likes to travel and to go “out and about” around the triangle area.

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Barry University BS Pre-K - Primary Education Barry University Master of Reading K-12
Ms. Belkys Chang-Blandon
First Grade Teacher- Track 4

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Bachelor of Art in Psychology, University of Maryland Minor in voice, University of Maryland
Ms. Moon Kim
First Grade Instructional Assistant- Track 4
Ms. Moon Joo Kim has been working with children in preschool, day care and teaching in elementary school for 18 years. Ms Kim is hard working, kind to children and respects staff. She enjoys working with students in math and doing crafts with students. Ms . Kim is very positive and likes to smile.
Ms Kim is married and has four children.She has a brown toy poodle. In her spare time, she likes to play piano and to sing gospel songs.