Hello! My name is Erika Granzin and I am the preschool teacher aide at St. Francis de Sales Catholic School. I am joining this amazing school with over a year’s experience as a lead teacher in a preschool setting, and I am taking courses to pursue a degree in the early childhood education field. I am excited to share my love for Jesus with the young children in our classroom, and help them to develop a life-long love for learning. I believe in creating a safe, fun, and nurturing classroom environment where children can grow academically, emotionally, spiritually, and socially through age-appropriate exploratory learning experiences. Prior to transitioning to the education field, I was a cosmetologist at Fringe Salon in Rice Lake, WI. I live out in the country in Shell Lake with my husband and our three children, Natalie, Lilly, and Maverick. Natalie is in Kindergarten and Lilly is in 4k at St. Francis. Maverick will be attending here when he turns three! We have a lot of family in the Shell Lake and Spooner area. We spend most of our free time visiting family, playing outside, gardening, riding our four-wheeler or going to the lake. We have a 10 year old german shepherd named Audie, who is very sweet and gentle and loves being around our kids. I am so blessed to be a part of this incredible group of educators and I am excited to get to work with and get to know the amazing students and families of St. Francis de Sales!