About+Me


 * Hello Achiever Family, **

I look forward to getting to know you in the year ahead. I have learned that the stronger relationships I build with my students and their parents can create a stronger learning environment.

I also want to model this openness with you so let me share a little bit about myself. I was married at Church on the Hill on February 19, 2011. My husband, Triet, and I met working with young people in the student ministries at church. He was a high school youth leader and I was a middle school youth leader. Together we have a heart for reaching students and sharing God's love. Triet has over fifteen years of ministry experience with middle and high school students and I worked eleven years in youth ministry before stepping into my ministry as an elementary teacher at Achiever.

You may see someone on campus that looks and sounds a great deal like me. This wonderful person is my sister and she also happens to be the first grade teacher, Mrs. Anderson. We are very close and even attended the same college for our undergraduate at Simpson University in Redding, CA where I earned my B.A. in Psychology.

During the summers while I was in college I served as a leader at Church on the Hill’s Camp on the Hill. Later, I spent four summers as a camp leader at Wolf Mountain in Grass Valley, CA teaching rock climbing, horseback riding, canoeing and many other outdoor activities. I spent the next year teaching science camp at Wolf Mountain followed by three years at Alliance Redwoods in Occidental, CA. Eventually I ran an after school program for the YMCA while I prepared to get my teaching credential at San Jose State University, again with my sister. Soon after, God lead the awesome leaders at Achiever to my door and offered me a position as a fourth grade teacher and the rest is history!

Let me also introduce you to my mom and dad. They are wonderful people with a long history of working with young people at church and even here at Achiever. Your child will most likely meet them as they volunteer their time at Achiever. Mr. Rich, my dad is a radio technician for PG&E who enjoys stopping by during our lessons about physical science in the spring. My mom, Mrs. Ruth, works with the first grade students in my sister's classroom to create a very special surprise for the spring. Together they love supporting the young people at Achiever and Church on the Hill, the church they have called home for almost 20 years.

Finally, let me share with you my philosophy for education. It has been shaped by my own experience as a student at a Bay Area Christian school from kindergarten all the way to high school. My parents know first-hand the great sacrifice to send children to a Christian school. The influence of my teachers and peers inspired and challenged me to apply myself as I struggled with my studies in elementary school. By middle school I was in honor classes and I went on to graduate with the California scholarship recognition. There is no doubt in my mind that the prayers of my parents and teachers set me on my path to excellence in education. I am grateful for the opportunity to instill the same values and qualities in your child as we journey through fifth grade together.

I am honored to serve you and your child. My prayer for your child is from Luke 2:52. I pray that this year and in the years to come __they may grow in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man__.

Partnering with You, // Melissa A. Truong // __ mtruong@achieverweb.org __ __ mrsmelissatruong@gmail.com __

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