ABOUT ME
  • 10th year of teaching
  • 7th year at Virginia Lake
  • Masters of  Arts in Teaching from National Louis University
  • Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Communications from Western Illinois University
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ADDITIONAL DUTIES AT VIRGINIA LAKE
  • Student Government Sponsor
  • Newscasting Director
  • Intramural Track Coach
  • Safety Patrol Sponsor
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YEAR AT A GLANCE

August-October

READING- Realistic Fiction/Historical Fiction
WRITING- Narrative Essay
SCIENCE- Scientific Method: Egg Drop
SOCIAL STUDIES- European Explorers
MATH - Whole Numbers and Decimals/Algebra Readiness

November-December

READING- Biographies/Folk Tales/Historical Fiction
WRITING - Expository Essay
SCIENCE - Powder's and Crystals
SOCIAL STUDIES - Thirteen Colonies/Slavery
MATH - Fractions

January-March

ISAT - MONTH OF MARCH
READING - Nonfiction
WRITING - Persuasive Essay
SOCIAL STUDIES- Revolutionary War
SCIENCE - Pollution
MATH - Whole Numbers and Fractions

April-June

READING - Short Story/Expository Nonfiction/Realistic Fiction
WRITING - Letter writing/Expository Reports
SCIENCE - Fast Plants
SOCIAL STUDIES - Constitution/Bill of Rights
MATH - Geometry

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