Hello and welcome to third grade! I am so overjoyed and excited to teach 3rd grade for my second year at St. Joseph Catholic School! Here's a little information about me! I have lived in Illinois my entire life and I currently reside in the northern suburbs with my family. I graduated from Carthage College in Wisconsin with my Bachelors in Elementary Education along with a minor in English. In my spare time I love to read, paint, play tennis and spend time with family and friends. I am also passionate about mental health and plan to use various strategies in my classroom to nurture students stress, anxiety, frustrations, etc. To name a few the students will have a "chill zone", breathing and emotional management technique posters, Mindfulness Mondays, etc. I also have a love for all animals and enjoy spending time with my two cats Bailey and Eva. Teaching is something that I have been passionate about for a very long time and I can't wait to teach and make a positive influence on my students!