Kindergarten
 Mrs. Mary Jo McElhose - Kindergarten Teacher
 Ms. Gail McGinty - Kindergarten Teacher
I have always felt a calling toward teaching and working with children and had no trouble deciding my path upon reaching college. After graduating from Skutt Catholic High School, I went on to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where I graduated with a degree in Elementary Education and a Concentration in Special Education and Communication Disorders. I also have a dual Endorsement/Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education.
My favorite thing about teaching kindergarten is the growth I get to see in my students throughout the year. Kindergarten is a special age where children experience many things for the first time. I feel blessed to share in this with my students and their families. I love having the opportunity to work with young children and look forward to continuing to do so for years to come.
 Mrs. 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.
 Mrs. Dana Gerten-Kindergarten Teacher's Assistant
Dana Gerten is the Director for the Friends and Fun after school Program at St. Patrick’s. She loves what she does. Not only does she get to know a majority of the students- She gets to help them continue to be their best, everyday. She feels so blessed to have the best job in the world.
Dana is a kindergarten teacher's assistant at St. Patrick's =. So, when she's not spending time with everyone else’s children…She loves to be with her own. Her favorite time is family time. (And Survivor night)
 Mrs. Kelly Gibson - Kindergarten Teacher's Assistant
 Mrs.Anne Livingston - Kindergarten Teacher's Assistant
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