Hello!  I'm Mrs. Cardone.  This year will be my 11th year at St. Dot's and my 32nd of being a catholic educator.   Before coming to St. Dot's, I taught at St. Laurence's, St. Matthias, and St. Cyril's.  I've taught sixth, seventh, and eighth grade science, social studies and language arts for the bulk of my teaching carreer and love all subjects, especially science.   I really enjoy middle schoolers, and am very comfortable with this age group.  

I have lots of interests besides teaching.  I love to cook, take pictures, read, write short stories, and create and learn. I love music, comedy, a good jump-scare horror movie and animals--especially dogs. I love to laugh and tell horrible jokes--I'm sure the kids will confirm this!   I enjoy spending lots of time down the shore in Ocean City, NJ with my toes in the sand.   I'm a mom of two. My son, aka "Joe the man-child" just graduated St. Joe's University and is now a working adult (*insert sigh of relief here) and my daughter, Catie, just started her teaching career as an English teacher at Upper Darby High School.   I have two furbabies--Sandy my dog, and Harley my cat.   I'm sure you'll see me around when you least expect it--at CVS or the supermarket...or Target...you just never know where I'll turn up!  

 I look forward to a new year full of new challenges, new things to learn and hopefully lots of laughter too. 

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