Extra Help Information:

• Parents, please notify me (via e-mail), the Friday prior to Extra Help if your child intends upon attending Extra Help.  Thank you!                                     Students must be picked up promptly at 3:00pm.  

Mrs. Murphy is beginning her 18th year in education and currently teaches fifth grade at OLQA.  She began her teaching career at a Catholic school in Queens, where she taught seventh and eighth grade English Language Arts and eighth grade Religion before continuing her career here at OLQA.  She earned her bachelor’s degree in Social Work, with a minor in Elementary Education, from Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland.  She later earned her master’s degree in Elementary Education and Special Education (through grade 9).  Throughout her career, she has been dedicated to creating a welcoming and supportive classroom where students feel valued, challenged, and encouraged to reach their full potential while growing academically and spiritually.  Outside of the classroom, Mrs. Murphy enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, making family memories, and supporting her children’s many activities.