About Your Teachers
Katie Sal
Ms. Sal loves teaching at Sherman! She's been doing so for 15 years and each year is unique! Helping students create integrative, thematic units with authentic audiences makes teaching and learning interesting, challenging, and the best! Ms. Sal lives in Cottage Grove with her husband, Jeff, and three kids- Joe (6), Anna (5), and Marie (5). Outside of school, Ms. Sal enjoys camping and swimming. She struggles to keep up with the weeds overtaking her yard and eats waaay too much take-out food. On the third day of school Ms. Sal will enter her 40s!
kolson@madison.k12.wi.us
Abbie Mannenbach
Ms. Mannenbach is starting her fifth year at Sherman. She loves helping students use their strengths to reach authentic audiences through integrative units and extend their learning and experiences beyond the classroom walls. She also supports interested students in preparing for the African-American History Challenge Bowl. Ms. Mannenbach lives in Madison, right down the road from Sherman. When she's not at school, she enjoys reading (book recommendations are much appreciated!), baking delicious treats, and spending time with friends and family. She also takes tap and hip-hop classes and is currently working towards her Master's degree.
ammannenbach@madison.k12.wi.us
Jesse Bell Bern
Miss Bell Bern is starting her third year at Sherman and fifth in the district. She strives to ensure all students feel comfortable and welcomed in the classroom and that they have opportunities to share their unique life experiences through their learning. Miss Bell Bern is a Madison native and East High graduate, and loves that her students will also graduate from the same high school she did. When not in the classroom, she can be found playing with her nieces and nephew, camping with friends and family, reading a good book, or watching a show on Netflix. She is an avid soccer player and swimmer and is currently working toward her Master's degree.
jebellbern@madison.k12.wi.us