Welcome to 1st Grade in Room 11!

I am Mrs. Christy Kleffman.  I received my Bachelors of Science in Education from the College of Saint Mary in 2000.  In November 2009, I achieved my National Board Teacher Certification.  I am one of only 77 teachers in Nebraska, and the only teacher in the Archdiocese of Omaha to achieve this distinction.  This will be my 11th year of teaching, and my 8th year of service at St. Vincent de Paul.  I previously taught 3rd grade for 3 years at Spring Lake Magnet School in  the Omaha Public Schools.  I made the switch to Catholic education because being able to incorporate my Catholic faith into all lessons in the classroom is a passion of mine.  I am very excited to teach in the supportive, faith based, and innovative environment of SVdP.

Another passion of mine is incorporating technology into my classroom.  1st graders in my classroom will have the opportunity to complete a variety of projects using desktop publishing, teacher created computer activities, and the internet.  I thoroughly enjoy guiding students on the journey to becoming fluent readers.  Reading will be a main focus of our year in 1st grade!

I love teaching 1st grade!  I look forward to working with your child!

Room Party Information - Mrs. Kleffman-11