Welcome!
My name is Miss Sabrina Brandenburg, and I will be your Mathematics (Math) and Science teacher this year! This is my ninth year as a fourth-grade teacher, my third year teaching Math, and my first year teaching Science! If you have older siblings, cousins, or neighbors, they may have had me as a fourth-grade ELA (Reading & English Language Arts) teacher, or they may have had me as a tutor at Norwayne Middle School, where I was for three years before moving to fourth grade.
I enjoy reading, writing, traveling, and photography - all four things which I feel fit hand-in-hand. I have written my own Young Authors' stories in the past, alongside my students, and have shared my writing with them. I enjoy reading and writing Young Adult fantasy (think of books such as Bridge to Terebithia, The Tale of Desperaux, The Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter) and realistic fiction (such as Because of Winn-Dixie or Frindle), but I also enjoy reading and writing poetry. I haven't traveled much in the US (aside from a few church mission trips in high school, as well as to neighboring states to visit family), but I have been to at least one city in each of the following countries: the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England (and Wales), Scotland, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Greece. I take lots of photographs and journal about the things I've learned, compiling them when I return from my trip. You might enjoy looking through my Shutterfly books about my trips, even if it's mostly for the pictures!
This year we will learn a lot in Math class, covering topics such as place value, fractions and decimals, measuring & drawing angles, units of measurement, area, and elapsed time. As the year progresses, I intend to add to this site with handy links and information on the skills we're learning in class!
I'm excited for the new year; it's up to you to help make it a great one!
Sincerely,
Miss Brandenburg