First day of class introduction (en francais)
For an English version, continue down the page!
Je m’appelle Mme. Parkening. Mon mari s’appelle Eric Parkening et nous nous sommes marrie le 18 octobre 2008.
Jour de Marriage
Cet été, nous avons fait un longue voyage (un « road trip ») aux chutes de Niagara (le cote Canada), a Montréal, a la ville de Québec, dans le Maine (on a fait du camping), et on a fête le 4 juillet a Boston!
Apres les vacances, nous avons acheté un chiot (« Ouah, Ouah! »), un Golden Retriever. Il s’appelle Tuck.
Tuck Herman
Moi, j’étais étudiante a Pound Middle School pour le 7e et puis je suis allée a Scott Middle School pour le 8e et le 9e. Apres Scott Middle School, je suis allée a Southeast. Allez Knights! J’ai fait mes études a UNL. J’aime les Huskers!
Photo taken from www.mghelmets.com
Je suis allée en France 3 fois, la dernière fois pour une année pour être professeur d’anglais a une université.
Pendant mon temps libre, j’aime faire la cuisine, faire du sport (des aérobics, du kickboxing, du vélo, du football, du rollerbladding, des promenades).
and in English…
My name is Sara Parkening. I got married October 18, 2008 so many 8th graders this year know me as Mme. Tuckerman.
This summer my husband and I went on a long road trip to Niagara Falls, ON, Francophone (French speaking) Canada (Montreal and Quebec City), Maine (Acadia National Park) and we spend the 4th of July in Boston. A wonderful vacation and valuable learning experience.
Less than a week upon our return from vacation, we bought a Golden Retriever puppy. His name is Tuck. He has been keeping us very busy.
As for my education, my Pound students love to hear that I once too was a Pound student. After my 7th grade year, I attended Scott Middle School. I went to high school at Lincoln Southeast. GO KNIGHTS! During my junior year of high school, I participated in the LPS Know-your-neighbor study tour to France which furthered my interest in French and French Culture.
I went to UNL where I received my Bachelors of Arts in French and Bachelors of Science in Foreign Language Education. During my undergraduate years I studied abroad in Besancon, France for 7 months. After graduation, I was admitted into the French Literature Masters Program at UNL. As part of this program, I was selected to return to Besancon, France to teach English at the University of Franche-Comte for a year. Upon my return, I began my Masters full time in French Literature and taught French at UNL. I accepted my first teaching assignment at Pound Middle School last year (2008) and I am continuing my Masters part time. 3 classes remaining!
During my free time I enjoy cooking, entertaining friends and family, teaching aerobics classes, reading for pleasure (and not for my French Literature masters), gardening, jogging, and going on walks with my husband and Tuck.