Elizabeth Maloan

Third Grade

Elizabeth Maloan teaches third grade at USJ.

With as bachelor of science in early childhood education, Mrs. Maloan has been teaching for 28 years.

She believes that every child is unique and special in their own way. She strives to help every child achieve his or her highest potential of learning. "I do my best to make sure my students always feel that they are treated fairly, that they know that I care very much for each one of them."

Mrs. Maloan's granddaughter, Ava, starts at USJ this year as a Cub. loves animals and has many pets in her room. She also enjoys sports and working in her yard. Reflecting on USJ, Mrs. Maloan likes the positive atmosphere and the way faculty and parents work together for the best of the children.

Email Elizabeth Maloan

Jackson Sun features Elizabeth Maloan's classroom

The following article appeared in The Jackson Sun on December 3, 2007 as a "Class Act."

In Elizabeth Maloan’s third-grade classroom at University School of Jackson, lessons are fun, memorable and often require students to build on their creativity.

During a recent classroom visit, Maloan’s students presented their book reports, but the presentations were definitely not traditional. Students were asked to create a cereal commercial for their book and present it to the class. During the presentations there were catchy jingles, cereal samples and even an audiotaped commercial spot.

J.P. Boyd, 8, read “Lemony Snicket’s the Carnivorous Carnival” and employed his mother and sister to do the voices on his project. “I thought it was a cool idea,” Boyd said.

Sarah Carraher, 8, read “The Truth Cookie” and named her cereal Truth Cookie Crunch. And to keep her audience remembering the taste of her cereal, Carraher gave her classmates individually wrapped bags of Cookie Crisp cereal.

Chandler Haynes, 9, made his classmates laugh as he presented his cereal Genius O’s, which he named after the book he read, “Monday with a Mad Genius.” “There’s a little bit of genius in every bowl,” Haynes said.

Sydney Kwasigroh, 8, memorized a jingle for her cereal, Mystery Marshmallow Munch. Kwasigroh read “Nancy Drew and The Curse of the Black Cat.”

Maloan tries to keep every day interesting for her students by putting a fresh spin on traditional assignments. “We try to make it interactive,” said Maloan, who has been a teacher for 25 years, eight of which have been at USJ. “When students enjoy coming to school, they’re eager to learn.”

Maloan said her ideas come from years of experience, Internet research and education magazines. “They keep me motivated,” she said. “When they get a concept and I see that spark in their eye, it makes it all worthwhile. They’re the reason why you do it.”