Mr. Swanson

My name is Tim Swanson and I teach 4th grade at Emmetsburg CSD. I am a graduate of Spencer and University of Northern Iowa. My wife,Kelly, teaches at the middle school at Emmetsburg, CSD as well. Clayton and Raegen are both attending Iowa State. Gavin is a sophmore, Harlyn is a 6th grader, and Easton is in kindergarten. I'm very thankful to have such a wonderful family. We spend lots of time supporting each other at various sporting events in Emmetsburg. We love being E'Hawks!

One thing I enjoy doing is reading. As a staff , we read a book titled "Energy Bus" by Jon Gordon which I really enjoyed. It talks about 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy. I think it is so important to be as positive as you can in life. If we dwell on the negative then we become negative people which isn't a healthy way to live. I constantly have to remind myself to look at the positive in situations otherwise a bunch of negative thoughts creep into my head. This in turn puts me in a bad mood and I'm not a pleasant person to be around. I want to be a part of things that produce positive results so I think it is important to work at being positive. Welcome to my bus!