MRS. SCHRATZMEIERSo….are you wondering who your Social Studies teacher will be this year?

BORN…

I was born and raised in Carlisle, Ohio ( a small town between Cincinnati and Dayton)

In middle school I played softball, volleyball, soccer, basketball, and ran track.

In high school I was in National Honor Society and continued playing sports (soccer was always my favorite sport).

I graduated from Carlisle High School in 1998. Go CARLISLE INDIANS!

MY TRIP TO AUSTRALIA

I traveled to Australia and New Zealand in the 11th grade as a member of the People to People Student Ambassador Program. (Ask me how you can become a member and travel when you are in high school!)

http://peopletopeople.com/

COLLEGE GRADUATE!I graduated from Northern Kentucky University with a Bachelor’s degree in Middle School Education (Social Studies and Language Arts).

Favorite classes: 1. Literature in the

Middle Grades 2. American History

A CAREER IN TEACHING My first job in education was teaching

9th grade English to students at Lockland High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.

For the 2005-2006 school year, I was the Title One Reading teacher for 6th graders at Jones Middle School in Florence, Kentucky.

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA I moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in

2006. This is my 10th year teaching middle

school. This is my 9th year teaching here at

Carmel. I taught 8th grade language arts for

several years at Carmel. This will be my 7th year teaching 8th

grade social studies in North Carolina.

MY FAMILYMy husband’s name is Louie. He is a contractor who helps remodel homes and commercial properties.

FAMILY

My mother is a retired elementary school teacher and my father is a retired chemical engineer. I have an older sister who is a nurse. My sister, Sarah, is married and has two children, Kori and Riley.

MY TWO CHILDRENWelcome Baby Louie!! Louis Stephen Schratzmeier was born on June 14, 2012.

My other child is a five year old dachshund dog named Kasey.

LOUIE AND BABY LOUIE

THINGS I…Really LIKE Really DISLIKE

Seafood (especially crab legs) Reading mystery novels Waterskiing Canoeing and whitewater

rafting Nascar Cheesecake and Oreos Halloween and Christmas Movies and music from the

1980’s Going to concerts Arts and Crafts Shopping! Nothing is better

than finding a good deal.

Peanut butter Uncomfortable shoes Going to the dentist humidity Liver and onions Bugs People who have ROAD

RAGE! Long lines Slow Internet connections

Q1: Create a Venn Diagram that compares and contrasts YOU and ME! Use the info on this slide, but don’t forget about everything else you’ve already seen!