Family

I have been married to my husband Rod for over 10 years. We have three curious and energetic children.

Our daughter, AJ is 12 years old and in the seventh grade and enjoys browsing the web and hanging out with her friends.

Taylor, who is 8 years old, enjoys playing hockey, video games, and reading Goosebumps Books. Now that he is in third grade he is excited because he wants to learn how to write in cursive and multiply.

Julian is our youngest, and he is 7 years old and in the second grade. He enjoys creating art of all kinds and decorates our classroom frequently.

Favorites

Color: Green

Movie: Lord of the Rings, Transformers, Akeelah and the Bee

Book: Cryptid Hunters, Wrinkle in Time, Westing Game, lots of others

T.V. Show: Extreme Home Makeover and Are you Smarter than a Fifth Grader

Snack: Four Cheese Cheese-its and Reese’s P.B. Cups

Drink: Dr.Pepper  and Swiss Miss Marshmallow lover’s Cocoa

Season: Autumn

Place to be: with my family

Hobbies

I have many hobbies in and out of the class. In the class, my students have already figured out that my hobby is to challenge them daily (note to students: stop rolling your eyes). I also am a very creative person so I enjoy creating project-based learning activities where students can engage in hands-on, active learning. Another hobby of mine related to school, or maybe I should say passion, is to develop and create curriculum for my fifth grade class.

At home, my hobbies are cooking, reading, and spending time with the family. On Friday nights we spend the time doing a family movie night complete with popcorn. We enjoy hiking, camping, miniature golf, bowling, skating, playing outside and a game of Munchkin or Battleship from time to time.