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"This is my wife"
  • This is my wife, Jaime, and my daughter, Jailynn (almost 3 yrs. old).
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"Max is a Cocker-Spaniel that..."
  •    Max is a Cocker-Spaniel that we’ve had for nine years.
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"I lived my whole life..."
  • I lived my whole life in BC, went to elementary school, Junior High, and High School there.
  • Graduated in ’98 (it might be the best class ever).
  • Participated in many activities (from sports to the fine arts).
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"I graduated from Midland Lutheran..."
  •    I graduated from Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, in 2002.  I received my Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education (K-8) with a Coaching Endorsement.  While there, I played baseball for a little while.
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"I am currently working on..."
  • I am currently working on my Masters in  Curriculum and Instruction through Doane in Crete.  I have some classes in administration (becoming a Principal), so I don’t know for sure what I want to do.  I should have it finished next summer
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"My first teaching job was..."
  •    My first teaching job was here in Norfolk, at Lincoln Elementary.  I taught for four years there.  Three years were in Fifth Grade, and one in Sixth Grade.
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"When the Sixth Grade wing..."
  • When the Sixth Grade wing was built, I was fortunate enough to move here.  I have taught 6th Grade PE for one year and 7th Grade PE and Health for a year.  This will be my first year of teaching 6th Grade Math.
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"I am the Varsity Assistant..."
  • I am the Varsity Assistant in the fall.  I have coached Softball for the last seven years.
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"I have coached the Lady..."
  • I have coached the Lady Panthers for seven years.  During this time, I have coached the Freshmen, JV, and am now the Varsity Assistant.
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"I am the JV coach..."
  • I am the JV coach in the Spring.  This will be my fourth year with the Panthers.
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"I am a huge Cubs..."
  • I am a huge Cubs fan.  Kerry Wood and Ryne Sandberg are two of my favorite players.


  • Go Cubs Go!!!
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"You can’t mess with the..."
  • You can’t mess with the tomahawk chop on Saturdays!
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"On Sunday afternoons"
  • On Sunday afternoons, you’ll find me watching “America’s Team!”
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"Best"
  • Best.


  • Book.


  • Ever.
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"I love all sorts of..."
  • I love all sorts of music!
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"I love movies of all..."
  • I love movies of all genres.  Adam Sandler would be my favorite actor.
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"Be in your seat when..."
  • Be in your seat when the bell rings.
  • Write down assignment in your planner.
  • Quietly, grab your Math Notebook.
  • Raise your hand.
  • Respect yourself, others, and their property.
  • If you need extra help, I am here by 7:30 almost everyday.  You need to make arrangements with me ahead         of time.



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"I will try to give..."
  • I will try to give time to work on homework in class.
  • Homework is expected to be finished on the day it is due(no exceptions – unless I’ve been talked to ahead of time).
  • It is YOUR responsibility to get the assignments and notes you may have missed.  I will not hunt you down to make sure you have everything.
  • You will be required to keep a math notebook.  We will talk about those more in depth later.
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"Everyone will be required to..."
  • Everyone will be required to have a three-ring binder.  We will use these everyday.
  • All notes, homework, and quizzes/tests will be kept in this notebook.
  • At the end of each chapter, we will have a notebook quiz.  You will receive a checklist over what you need in your notebook.  I will then walk around and grade everyone’s notebook based off the checklist.
  • We will also keep a Math Journal.  Before each chapter, you will be asked to journal your thoughts about the upcoming chapter (what you know, what you don’t know, fears, etc.).  At the end of the chapter, you will be asked to journal again (was the chapter as bad as you thought, what did you learn, were you wrong with your pre-chapter thoughts, etc.).
  • We will take a homework quiz everyday you have an assignment.  I will have selected problems for you to copy onto a homework quiz sheet.  This will be graded.
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