Welcome to Ms. Verdick's '25-'26 5th Grade Class!
My name is Haley Verdick and I am thrilled to join Winston Churchill's community this school year! I am so lucky to have you in my class and cannot wait to learn and grow with you.
I am the oldest of four daughters and was born and raised in Dixon, Illinois. I went to college in Wisconsin, student taught in Iowa, spent the last 3 school years with the Lake Central School District in Indiana, and am very excited to be back "home" in Illinois!
My Education:
- Bachelor's of Science Degree in Elementary Education from University of Wisconsin-Platteville
- Minor in Early Childhood Education from University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Teaching Experience:
- Kindergarten Student Teaching in Sageville, IA
- Permanent Building Sub for 5th-8th grade in St. John, IN
- 5th Grade Art in St. John, IN
- Long Term Sub for 5th Grade ELA/Social Studies in St. John, IN
- Long Term Sub for 5th Grade Teacher of Record in St. John, IN
I LOVE:
- Funko Pops, attending baseball games, everything Halloween, Squishmallows, Geocaching, kayaking, Legos, Converse, funky earrings, Heath bars, and reading
Fun Facts:
- I am legally blind in my left eye after being born with glaucoma and cataracts!
- I taught 12 Kindergarten through 6th grade students in a one-classroom schoolhouse for a teaching practicum in college. The school is located in La Pointe, Wisconsin on Madaline Island, the largest of the Apostle Islands. Every day for two weeks I took a ferry boat on Lake Superior to get to the school!
- I am a huge nerd that is absolutely still a kid a heart. Among my 11 tattoos, I have "tributes" for Coraline, Padme Amidala, Nintendo, and Greta Van Fleet. I could talk for days about Star Wars, Lego, Disney, Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, and Fortnite.
- I have the most spoiled, needy gray cat named Jinx and a chatty but introverted black cat named Binx who I will definitely show off and talk about in class!
