I have been teaching at St. Catherine Labouré since 2009 and have truly enjoyed all that St. Catherine’s has to offer its students. I graduated from Northeastern Illinois University in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. I am endorsed to teach middle school social studies, science, and language arts. My minor was in sociology with a concentration on school and education.

My philosophy of teaching is forever changing as I develop and continue my career as an educator. As an elementary school teacher, I know the importance of educating children and providing them with a foundation to learn. This foundation will enable the children I teach to build on what they have learned in my classroom as they grow and continue on their path as students. I enjoy hands on work and creating fun activities that engage thinking and promote learning. I use a wide range of activities in order to meet the needs of my students, keep my classroom engaged in learning and develop the desire to learn more.

 I spend most of my free time with my son, Steven. I also enjoy scrapbooking, arts and crafts, and being outdoors.

My favorite websites are:

Typing Skills:
Power Typing

General Education:
Brainpop www.brianpop.com
Brainpop Jr. www.brainpopjr.com

Math:
A Plus Math www.aplusmath.com
AAA Math www.aaamath.com  
Cool Math www.coolmath.com
Math Cats www.mathcats.com
Fun Brain www.funbrain.com

Reading:
Reading is Fundamental www.rif.org

Websites from our text books:
Math www.eduplace.com
Science http://www.mhschool.com/science/2005/student/index.html  
Social Studies  http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/harcourt_horizons/topmenu/index.html 

Parent Resource:
This site has suggestions to help parents with homework, internet safety, reading and math help, and planning for the future. It also has sites for kids to use (scroll to bottom of page). http://www.internet4classrooms.com/parents.htm

The best way to contact me is through email at mdemma@sclschool.com.