NAME:
Ms Sue Brand
SCHOOL:
St. Gerard Majella
CLASS:
6B Homeroom, 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Math
SCHOOL PHONE:
314-822-8844 ext:413
Welcome to Homeroom 6B and Middle School Math!
When I think back about being a teacher, it is amazing how fast the years have
gone. This is my 25th year in education, all of them in the St. Louis
Archdiocese. I am starting my 4th year here at SGM and I couldn't imagine
teaching anywhere else. It's a true blessing when your career, faith and
family all come together as I have been a member of St. Gerard's for almost 23
years. I have one brother, and he and his family are also members of the
parish. My niece and nephew graduated from SGM and love to come back and
"visit" when they can.
I am an alumnae of St. Elizabeth Academy and graduated from Fontbonne
University with a BA degree in Mathematics with Secondary Certification. I
love to spend my precious free time with friends and family, watching the
Cardinals, making handmade cards, scrapbooking, adding to my
Mickey Mouse collection, and training my cockatiel "Pi", yes as in 3.14.
It is our goal for the sixth grade to make their transition to Middle School
and block scheduling as smooth as possible. By focusing on time management,
organizational skills, and study skills, as well as their curriculum content,
we hope to develop students who are independent and self-assured.
It is my mission as the Middle School Math teacher to help the students
discover and develop their math abilities and learn to use them to investigate
and understand the God created world in which they live.
As Galileo once wrote, "Mathematics is the alphabet with which God
wrote the universe". God created our world and it is up to us to use our
faith, talents, and abilities to help perfect His creation.