5th/6th Grade Social Studies Teacher Email Phone: 715-877-1045
Hi! My name is Mark Grossinger. I am a 5th grade teacher at Fall Creek Elementary school. This is my 15th year of teaching in Fall Creek but my second year of teaching 5th grade. I am very excited to be a part of this great school and community. I also coach Middle school football. My wife's name is Mariellen and we have four daughters, Janey Anne (15) and Caroline (13 years), Corina (11 years) and our youngest, Johannah (10 years). My wife Mariellen is a music teacher in Cadott.
I am a 1997 graduate of Northwestern College in Roseville, MN. I graduated with a B.S. Degree in Elementary Education 1-6 with a Physical Education emphasis. I also have a coaching certificate. During my time a NWC, I completed coursework, played college football, coached middle school basketball and met my wife....not in order of importance of course! After graduation, I spent 1 year as a toddler teacher at the NWC Child Development Center.
The next assignment in my professional career was as a first grade teacher at Sunset Hill Elementary school in the Wayzata School District in Minneapolis, MN. In 2001, I changed grade levels and spent the next 2 years in 4th grade, the following year in 3rd grade, and then returned to 4th grade for my final year there. Sunset Hill was a great place to start my career and I took many fond memories of students, families, and friends with me. It was also during this time frame that I went back to school to get my Master's degree in education. In May of 2002, I completed this degree at St. Mary's University with an emphasis in character education.
My family and I are very excited to be a part of the Fall Creek community and school district. Mariellen and I can think of no other place that we would choose to raise our girls. We have been so humbled by the kindness everyone has shown to us and look forward to many more years of making friends and building relationships. We feel like we have become part of a wonderful community and hope to contribute in making Fall Creek and great place to live and grow.