The ABC's of Mrs. Nicol
A - Annika - Annika is my oldest daughter.
B - Brad - Brad is my youngest brother. He is a physical education teacher too!
C - Chicago White Sox - I am a White Sox! YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOARD!
D - DA Bears
E - Exercise - Children need to get 60 minutes of exercise EVERY day. Exercise is important to stay healthy. I exercise too! I am a runner and enjoy running races from 5k to half marathons!
F - Favorite color is green.
G - Grady - Grady is my youngest son.
H - Hinsdale South High School - I am a graduate of Hinsdale South.
I - Illini - I love the Fighting Illini and have traveled across the country to watch them play at all the Big 10 schools and the Sugar Bowl and Rose Bowl.
J - Jodi - Jodi is my oldest sister and is a high school math teacher.
K - Kelan - Kelan is my second oldest. He is a year younger then his sister.
L - Linnea - Linnea is my youngest. She was born in 2015!
M - Married - I have been married to my wonderful husband Andy since 2003.
N - North Carolina - My families favorite vacation spot.
O - Olympics- I love watching the Olympics both winter and summer. It is on my bucket list to watch in person some day.
P - Physical Education - I love teaching physical education and teaching students everything I know!
Q - Quiet - I am a quiet person except for when I am in front of my students!
R - Run - I run to get my exercise in. Training for races is what motivates me to keep moving! I have run 4 half marathons and one year I raised money for a charity close to my heart and ran 13 10k's in a year (1 per month!)
S - Swedish - I am 50% Swedish and love my heritage. In fact, my entire family went to Sweden to visit family in 2005.
T - Teacher - I have been teaching since 1998!
U - Use google classroom for assignments!
V- Volleyball - Volleyball is my favorite sport
W - Water - Drink water ever day!
X - eXcited for a great school year!
Y - You - You (parents and students) help make Eisenhower Junior High School great!
Z - Zoo - I enjoy going to the zoo with my kids in the summer!