Meet the Teacher! - Greetings! "Mrs. Malchiodi Albedi" is a mouthful to say, so most students just call me "Mrs. Malchiodi" or simply "Mrs. M". But if you want to give it a try, say " m-al-key-oh-dee al-beh-dee". In Latin, mal=bad AND chiodi=nails And, yes, I do have bad nails! Was that more information than you thought you'd want to know? That's one tell-tale sign of a "born teacher".

Most of my childhood was spent in Fairfield, though my earliest memories are of Germany. I've been a teacher since 1977 when the U.S. Peace Corp trained me to teach EFL/ESP. I've been a full-time teacher with the V.C.U.S.D. since 1993. In addition to teaching, I've enjoyed work as a Real Estate agent, educational contract co-ordinator for the U.S. military and especially work as a salesgirl in Paris' Galarie Lafayette on Blvd. Hausmannn, near the Opera House. Sometimes, it just isn't about the money! - the teacher's a motto.

An extended single-life, with much world travel and opportunity for scholarly pursuits, was enjoyed before meeting my husband, Alfredo. He holds his university degree in art & art/architectural history from Rome's Fine Art Academy. He has created many unique posters and certificates of achievement for the school and created the graphic identity & initial 39 different banners for our school website. Our small family includes our dog and cat, Scooby and Mimi.

This web site is for students and parents to use as an informational resource. You can learn about my classes by clicking here and here! There is also a ".doc" letter to parents that may be downloaded to read on your home computer. The beautiful keyboarding certificate is available for view at this site, too.

Acceptable use policies are commonplace with school districts around the country. You can learn more about them at Cyberbee. It is very important for students and parents to understand the V.C.U.S.D.'s Internet and Computer Use Policy; it is fully implimented. Computers are wonderfully fun learning tools.

It is a legal requirement that all students taking using school computers need to submit and have on file with us the school district's Consent & Waiver form. This form must be read and signed by both student and parents. A power point presentation on the basic points of policy for classroom use of computers is available for view online. To view this power point online, you will need Internet Explore v.5 or better and may need to download the free plug-in from Microsoft if you do not have Power Point or Office 2003 or better.

The "Consent & Waiver" form has a quiz on the backside for students to take after reading & signing the form; it's called the "Internet Surfing License Quiz". 80% or better is a passing grade. Wonder if you're ready for that license? Test yourself with this online quiz. It is very similar to the one on the backside of "Consent & Waiver Form". You will need to have Internet Explorer version 6 or better as your web browser for the online quiz to work.

My daily classroom activities support our school's committment to high literacy standards and reading skills improvement among our students. Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) is an essential tool for the achievement of those goals. In addition to the school-wide goal of increased student literacy, there are unique requirements for each course of study.