I am very excited to be returning for my third year on the St. Paul staff as both a math and science teacher. Prior to my time at St. Paul, I spent five years teaching middle school math at Whitefish Bay Middle School and taught high school math for eight years in Menomonee Falls. My husband Nick and I have three amazing kids, Grace (8th grade), Lilly (5th grade) and Grant (1st grade), who all attend St. Paul and keep us very busy! After school, I enjoy spending time with my own kids, coaching softball and poms, spending time outdoors, doing photography, cooking, scrapbooking, and trying to keep our home organized, healthy, happy, and focused on God.

ST. PAUL TEACHER:

• 5th Grade Math

• 6th Grade Math

• 5th Grade Science

ST. PAUL TEACHING PHILOSOPHY:

• Teaching is not the filling of a pail, but the igniting of a fire. ~William Butler Yeats

• My goal is to pass on a lifetime love of learning through teaching topics that are relevant and interesting to middle school students and by building relationship with kids and bringing out the best of them.

• I strive to teach for deep understanding, not simply recall.

GUIDING BIBLE VERSES:

• Psalm 119:105, "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path"

• Philippians 4:13: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

LEARNER:

• St. Norbert College

  • Major: Mathematics

  • Major: Business Administration (Marketing Emphasis)

• UW - Milwaukee

  • Math 6-12 Teaching Certificate

  • Masters: Curriculum & Instruction

GO-GETTER:

• St. Paul Poms Coach

• Grafton Little League Coach

• 4-H Photography Leader

• 4-H Leader

• Mom to 3 Kids

FUN FACTS ABOUT ME:

Favorite Color: Rainbow (I can't choose just one!)

Favorite Writing Utensil: I LOVE PaperMate Felt Tip Pens.... and I like to color with sharpened colored pencils

Favorite Foods: Lasagna and Smoothies, but not together

Favorite Cheese: Cheddar

Favorite Sport: Dance? and Softball, but I like to watch football and baseball

Favorite Christian Songs: Hills & Valleys by Tauren Wells

Favorite Hymn: This is the Feast and Onward Christian Soldiers

Favorite Prayer: Serenity Prayer

Favorite Animal: Giraffe or Elephant

More Fun Facts:

If I could travel anywhere, I would travel to Hawaii, Ireland or Bora Bora

I grew up on a dairy farm

I married my high school sweetheart

OFFICE HOURS:

• Please note that I work part time and teach 4 classes, so I leave St. Paul for the day at 11:30am each day

• 7:45-8:30 AM