Hi Fourth Graders and Families! 

     I’m Michele Fiske and I'm starting my 15th year at Claypit Hill School. I began as a special education teaching assistant in 2008 and loved it so much that I went back to school to study Elementary and Special Education. I earned my B.S. in English Education from Boston University and my M.S. in Elementary and Special Education from Wheelock College. I am certified in both Elementary and Special Education. After working for eight years as a special education teacher, primarily in 4th and 5th grades, I began a new adventure teaching my own 4th grade class in 2020.

     I'm a local girl. I grew up in Waltham and Weston, MA and lived in Wayland for 18 years. I currently live in Framingham with my husband, Jeff. We have two daughters: Kate, a middle school social studies teacher in Washington, DC and Maggie an aspiring dancer in New York City. I have two adorable cats named Violet and Pepper who I talk about a lot. Violet is black and white and looks like a cow and Pepper is an orange and white tabby with no tail. I'll be showing lots of pictures and videos and writing lots of stories about them this year!

     I’m looking forward to growing and learning this year! I can’t wait to get to know everything about each of you!  Look below to learn a little more about me.

-Ms. Fiske

Favorite Hobbies and Interests:  Reading, baking (I went to pastry school!), crocheting, exercising, singing, going to the theater

Favorite Color: Purple

Favorite Animal: Elephants

Favorite Chapter Books (Don't make me pick just one!): The Tale of Despereaux, How to Steal a Dog, Wonder, George, The Truth as Told By Mason Buttle, Because of Mr. Terrupt, Matilda, Harriet the Spy, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, When Stars Are Scattered

Favorite Movies: Coco, Tangled, Moana, The Princess Bride, Nanny McPhee, Up, Matilda, and any movie from the Marvel Universe

Favorite TV Shows: The Great British Baking Show, Ted Lasso, The Good Place, Jeopardy, and Big Bang Theory

Favorite Broadway Musicals: Wicked, Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Les Miserables, Hairspray, Guys and Dolls

Favorite Places to Visit: Kennebunkport and Ogunquit, Maine; Wellfleet, MA; Gloucester, MA, Washington, DC; Lisbon, Portugal

Two Things I Cannot Live Without: Coffee and Dark Chocolate