Hello! My name is Tesa Leatherberry and I am the fifth grade teacher here at Stoddard. This is my first year teaching and I graduated from UW La Crosse this past May. I grew up in Sun Prairie and my family consists of my mom, dad, and older brother Owen. I currently live in La Crosse with my roommate and best friend Jennifer, who is also a teacher!

Fifth grade is such an exciting time. Students will organize their ideas more thoroughly in reading and writing and write essays, explore place value, fractions, decimals, and algebra concepts in math. In science students will learn about the Earth, the environment, living systems, and mixtures & solutions, and in Social Studies we focus on exploration and settlements through the creation of the new nation and building a government. I am excited for all the learning, fun, and adventures this year holds. It’s going to be a fantastic fifth-grade year!