(My husband does not like being in photographs! The above picture is of my friend Kim (on the left) and me (on the right) at "THE BIG HOUSE"!)
I knew I was destined to be a teacher when Santa Claus brought me the best present ever… a chalk board! I used to “play school” with my brothers and sisters and eventually the children I babysat.
I was born in Detroit and moved to Northport, Michigan before I started kindergarten. My father had enough of the city and decided that he was going to be a farmer. He thought it was a great idea, but I didn't always think it was so wonderful. It was very embarrassing as a high school student to be called to the office in order to leave school to chase a herd of cows (who always knew exactly where the hole was in the fence). Looking back on my early life as "a farmer", I tell people now that I grew up on organic food before it became “trendy”.
I attended Northport Public Schools from kindergarten through graduation. After graduation, I attended the University of Michigan (GO BLUE!) where I graduated with a BA in Education. I did my post-graduate study at Central Michigan
University (Fire Up Chips!) where I earned my Master’s Degree.
My teaching career began in Ann Arbor, Michigan in a middle school where I taught Language Arts. After one year, I missed the water, and I moved back to Traverse City. I taught fourth, fifth, fifth/sixth, and sixth grade (not all at the same time!) at Sabin Elementary School until the school closed in 2005. In the fall of 2005, I came to East where I have taught Language Arts and sixth grade, 6th grade AT, and seventh grade Mathematics.
Somewhere in the middle of all that, I married my husband, Don, and we adopted our “children with fur”. We have two Siamese cats, Culpepper and Esmerelda.
My brain is always busy! I enjoy activities that challenge my busy brain, including numerous daily crossword puzzles, sudoko, and ken ken. I also enjoy reading a good book, cooking great food, completing jigsaw puzzles, and exploring the beauty of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. I also have a "slight addiction" to certain reality shows, especially Survivor, The Amazing Race, Masterchef Junior, and Masterchef.
I am very excited about this school year! We have a great team of teachers working together to make this the best year possible for your child!
I knew I was destined to be a teacher when Santa Claus brought me the best present ever… a chalk board! I used to “play school” with my brothers and sisters and eventually the children I babysat.
I was born in Detroit and moved to Northport, Michigan before I started kindergarten. My father had enough of the city and decided that he was going to be a farmer. He thought it was a great idea, but I didn't always think it was so wonderful. It was very embarrassing as a high school student to be called to the office in order to leave school to chase a herd of cows (who always knew exactly where the hole was in the fence). Looking back on my early life as "a farmer", I tell people now that I grew up on organic food before it became “trendy”.
I attended Northport Public Schools from kindergarten through graduation. After graduation, I attended the University of Michigan (GO BLUE!) where I graduated with a BA in Education. I did my post-graduate study at Central Michigan
University (Fire Up Chips!) where I earned my Master’s Degree.
My teaching career began in Ann Arbor, Michigan in a middle school where I taught Language Arts. After one year, I missed the water, and I moved back to Traverse City. I taught fourth, fifth, fifth/sixth, and sixth grade (not all at the same time!) at Sabin Elementary School until the school closed in 2005. In the fall of 2005, I came to East where I have taught Language Arts and sixth grade, 6th grade AT, and seventh grade Mathematics.
Somewhere in the middle of all that, I married my husband, Don, and we adopted our “children with fur”. We have two Siamese cats, Culpepper and Esmerelda.
My brain is always busy! I enjoy activities that challenge my busy brain, including numerous daily crossword puzzles, sudoko, and ken ken. I also enjoy reading a good book, cooking great food, completing jigsaw puzzles, and exploring the beauty of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. I also have a "slight addiction" to certain reality shows, especially Survivor, The Amazing Race, Masterchef Junior, and Masterchef.
I am very excited about this school year! We have a great team of teachers working together to make this the best year possible for your child!
