Kindergarten

Gail McGinty - Kindergarten Teacher

 

Mary Jane Smith - Kindergarten Teacher

The Kindergarten classroom is the place to be! It is filled with God's presence, new challenges, new friends, and plenty of fun and excitement.

The eagerness of a kindergartener to learn is very contagious. This year the children will be exposed to different learning strategies that will help them grow academically and socially. Our Catholic environment allows us to have the Lord present in every part of our day and to grow to be compassionate, caring children of God.

I have been a member of the St. Patrick's School family since 2004. I am thrilled to be a part of this strong, faith-filled community!  I have been teaching since 1978. Twenty-three of those years have been in Kindergarten at a Catholic School in Bellevue. Prior to that I taught second grade in a small, rural school southwest of Lincoln.

Originally from Lincoln, my husband and I have raised our family in West Omaha. We have two sons, Logan and Will. Our family enjoys going to sporting events together, especially Nebraska football games...we're Big Red fans. In my spare time I love to read and work around our house.

  Ashley Van Dyke - Kindergarten Teacher

I am so excited to be a part of St Patrick’s School. Everyone has been so welcoming; I couldn't ask for a better place. I am looking forward to meeting all my little Kindergarteners and their families!

I graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University in May of 2003. Since graduating I have been a third grade teacher, a nanny, a substitute teacher in Lincoln Public Schools and Waverly, and also been working towards my masters in Curriculum and Instruction.

In my spare time I like to hang out with my friends and family, exercise, attend sporting events and movies.

Dana Gerten-Kindergarten Teacher's Assistant

  Jen Mezzacasa - Kindergarten Teacher's Assistant

I have known that I was called to work with children since my own childhood...it has always been my passion! Growing up in Kansas City,Missouri, I immediately sought out the Child Development program at Penn Valley College to start reaching my goal. I moved to Omaha in 2001 and created a nanny placement agency, NannySource.

 

I felt truly blessed to be a part of so many important familial decisions through my business, but I missed working directly with children. When my daughter began attending St. Pat's in August of 2006, I knew that this was a wonderful environment and found myself volunteering for everything under the sun just to be here! Before I knew it, I had closed my business and took a position as a teacher's assistant. 

 

Working so closely with all of these little guys and gals is really my dream come true. I believe that each child is special and wonderful in their own unique way. As a parent, I know how important these early years are and I love that I get to be a part of the lives of so many children! 

TBA - Kindergarten Teacher's Assistant