Mrs. Norris’ love for teaching began when she became a Para-Educator in a resource class 13 years ago. There she taught the Edmark reading program and Handwriting Without Tears.  She is currently working in Life Skills at Owens Elementary assisting students with special needs in the classroom.  She also tutors children after school and throughout the summer.  She is thrilled to be a part of the children’s progress as they become successful in learning!  Mrs. Norris has been married to her husband David for 26 years.  She is the mother of a stepdaughter who lives with her husband and 3 children in Mexico on a missionary assignment, a daughter who recently graduated from A&M now living and teaching in Durango Co., and a son at Blinn College majoring in Communication.  Mrs. Norris has been a teacher with Head Start to Reading since the Summer of 2007!

Mrs. McMurry is the voice of Head Start to Reading and is probably the person you speak with each time you call!  She was born in Kentucky and moved to Houston in 1993.  She attended the University of Louisville before she married her husband Eric.  She has loved being a stay-at-home mom to her three wonderful sons Evan, Colin, and Sean.  Her oldest, Evan, is a Junior at Texas A&M University.  She enjoys volunteering at her children’s schools, teaching high school Sunday School, and walking her beloved Jack Russell Terrier, Dixie.  Mrs. McMurry has been a part of the Head Start to Reading program since the Spring of 2006.

Mrs. Peiffer is a native Houstonian and a graduate of Cypress Creek HS.  She has a degree in History from Texas A&M University and a Master’s degree in Reading from Prairie View A&M University.   She spent eight years teaching reading in Cy-Fair ISD at the middle school level.  She has been married for 17 years to her husband Todd and has an 9 year-old son and a 6 year-old daughter who went through the Head Start to Reading program.  Mrs. Peiffer has volunteered eleven years with Children’s Ministries at Foundry UMC.  While staying home with her children, she has become more active in working with preschoolers and elementary-aged children in various activities.  Mrs. Peiffer LOVES to read and hopes to encourage the same in her students!  Mrs. Peiffer has been with Head Start to Reading since the Summer of 2010 and is currently a reading intervention teacher in Cy-Fair ISD.

Mrs. Holmes is a teacher certified in Elementary Education, English as a Second Language, and Language Arts and Reading. She also has specialty training in Reading Recovery, a reading program designed specifically for struggling first grade students. She taught at Amarillo ISD for four years prior to moving to Houston in 2007. Since then, she has done tutoring both privately and for learning centers. Mrs. Holmes enjoys working alongside her youth minister-husband in their church’s youth department. One of the highlights of her week is teaching her 7^th through 9^th grade girls’ small group on Sunday mornings. Mrs. Holmes is currently blessed to stay home with her 5-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter, who keep her teaching and learning every minute of the day.  She has been with Head Start to Reading since the summer of 2011.

Mrs. Crowe grew up in Houston and after going to college at Abilene Christian University came back to teach in Cy-Fair ISD.  She taught 1^st grade for 5 years, 2^nd grade for 2 years, and enjoys teaching children to become life-long lovers of reading.  She is certified in early childhood through 4^th grade education, ESL, and is a trained GT and dyslexia teacher.   In 2007 she married her husband Loren and now loves being a stay-at-home mom to their daughter Olivia.  Mrs. Crowe enjoys being involved in her church, scrap-booking, playing with her dogs, reading, and baking.