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Welcome to my webpage! Fourth grade at E.P. Clarke is a exciting time because we have such fun learning
and exploring together. Parent input and help are welcomed and valued in my classroom. Inside Room 119
you will find an active, hands-on place to learn with lots of technology integrated into the curriculum.
Discussion and ideas are valued and encouraged. My goal is simply to make this the best year ever
for your child!
I have lived in St. Joseph since graduating from college. My first teaching position was at Trinity Lutheran
School in St. Joseph. After 17 years at Trinity, I was hired by St. Joseph Public Schools to teach
fourth grade at E.P. Clarke Elementary. During my years at Clarke, I have met and worked with many
wonderful families.
I graduated from Concordia University in River Forest, IL with my Bachelors Degree in Elementary
Education and Guidance. Later I received a Masters from MSU in Classroom Teaching and also a specialist
endorsement in Holistic Health from WMU. I have taken an extensive amount of additional course work
in Educational Technology from a number of Universities.
My husband, Jim, and I have two grown daughters. Jamie graduated from MSU and is an engineer for
Nestle Purina in Dunkirk, NY. Jamie and her husband, Travis, have two children, Ella, 3 1/2 yrs, and Max
who is 17 months old. Our youngest daughter, Katie graduated from U of M and was an engineer for Boeing in
Seattle. She has recently married and Ben and Katie now live in White Plains, NY where Ben works for IBM.
My husband also has another daughter, Lisa, who lives in Buffalo with her husband, Richard and two our two
oldest grandchildren, Rick and Ali.
I am pleased to have the opportunity to get to know you and your child better. Together we can make this
year the best year yet!
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