St. Bernadette School
80 University Blvd East
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Tel: (301) 593-5611
Fax: (301) 593-9042
The faculty and staff of St. Bernadette's are committed to promoting academic excellence and spiritual development in the context of the teachings of the Catholic Church. As professionals, our teachers will employ best practices and seek ongoing professional development. Meet our fantastic teachers below.
| TYKE (Two Year Kindergarten Experience) | |||
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Mrs. Cindy Zagone | ||
| Kindergarten | |||
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Mrs. Sheryl Walsh "My goal for this year is to encourage the children to help me build a classroom environment where each child feels safe and welcome. I would like the children to learn that God has given each of us special gifts and talents, and that we need to respect each other's uniqueness because we are all God's children." |
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Mrs. Cathy Caruso "I believe that young children are full of excitement when they are learning about God's world....My goal for this year is to provide the students with a caring and positive environment. I will help guide each student to their full potential by creating hands-on experiences for them....The children in my classroom will be given the chance to explore their environment and create meaningful learning experiences throughout the year." |
| First Grade | |||
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Mrs. Sarah Shelko "...." |
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Mrs. Patricia Lewis "...." |
| Second Grade | |||
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Ms. Laura Mahoney "My goal for the school year is to prepare your children to receive their First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion." |
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Mrs. Katie Eiden "...." |
| Third Grade | |||
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Mrs. Mary Ellen Beane "...." |
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Ms. Margaret Rodriguez "My mission for the class is to create a responsive community where uniqueness is celebrated. With the school wide theme "A Peaceable Kingdom", my goal is to create a community of peacemakers, to look at the world through peaceable eyes. It is my goal to foster a sense of wonder and excitement for the world around us and to encourage students to become self learners in and out of school." |
| Fourth Grade | |||
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Miss Virginia Cooper "My hope is that every child will learn this year. Every child has a gift or a talent to share. Every child will be respected in my classroom. My sincerest desire is that with the full cooperation of the student, parent/guardian, and myself that every child will do their very best. We will all grow together and accomplish a well rounded fourth grade experience that promotes and develops in everyone a love of learning." |
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Mrs. Becky Yunkun "...." |
| Fifth Grade | |||
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Mrs. Shirley Jeffords "Every child to learn to his or her ability and to enjoy their time in 5th grade." |
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Mrs. Sally Ingram "As no two children are alike, they all have different paths to learning. My goal is to provide students with equally appropriate ways to absorb, use, develop, and present skills and knowledge as part of the daily learning process. Ours is a Christ-centered classroom, where students feel cared about, and are encouraged to care about others " |
| Sixth Grade | |||
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Mrs. Tameka Morgan "...." |
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Miss Eileen Sink "...." |
| Seventh Grade | |||
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Mrs. Donna Clarke Mrs. Clarke's mission for her class is to instill in her students a passion for history old and new and love of events from the past. Dead people are among some of the most interesting subjects in the entire world.
"Please consider each day as a gift and know that you have the power to do anything you want with it. Use it for the service of God and all things will be possible." |
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Mrs. Mary Beth Best "...." |
| Eighth Grade | |||
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Mrs. Jane McLeod
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Mrs. Lorraine Chase "My class mission reflects the St. Bernadette School mission. I believe that all students can be successful with the standard-based curriculum on which we are basing instruction." |
| Music | Middle School Aide | ||
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Mrs. Camille Frezzo "To gain a love for and appreciation of music in our lives; to have fun playing, singing, creating, and analyzing music; to praise God in song at our weekly school Masses." |
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Mrs. Regina Gretschel "...." |
| Religion | Third - Fifth Grade | ||
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Mr. Eric Lee "The mission for all of my classes is to have the students grow in their Catholic Christian faith in an authentic, grace-filled way, involving both the heart and the mind." |
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Mrs. Susan Corsi "...." |
| Reading Resource | |||
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Mrs. Christine White "My mission for the year is to recognize all the students' learning styles and to help them to learn in different ways." |
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Mrs. Anne Costello "My goal for students... is to provide support for classroom activities and encouragement as they further develop their ability to read." |
| Art | Band Instructor | ||
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Mrs. Mary Ann Gutierrez "I respect all of my students and know that they are all artists. They just have to find the right medium! Together, we use our God given talents to create masterpieces." |
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Mr. Guffey
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| Spanish | Media Center/Library | ||
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Mrs. Rosa Cuellar "Dar la oportunidad a los estudiantes de aprender un idioma extanjero a una edad temprana y prepararse mejor para adquirir más conocimiento en los grados superiores." |
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Mrs. Ann Sprout "Encourage the children to realize that a book can be a friend, take them to exotic and unknown places and teach them about topics they know nothing about!" |
| Physical Education/Technology | Technology Coordinator | ||
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Mr. Adam Holt "I am very excited to join the St. Bernadette's community this year. While I am new to St. B's, I am familiar with Catholic schools being a product of Archdiocesan schools myself. I attended Holy Redeemer elementary and DeMatha high school. My Catholic education taught me the value of hard work, which paid off in the form of a scholarship to Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. After graduation, I began my career in education with an internship at DeMatha, then teaching at St. Mark the Evangelist." |
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Mr. Ted Ewanciw "Our students are natives in a digital world, so my top goal is to effectively integrate technology tools with the St. Bernadette curriculum. Activities in the tech lab, the classroom and at home will complement and enhance coursework. In addition, the students will improve skills such as keyboarding and research throughout the year so that they will be better prepared to succeed in that digital environment beyond our school!" |
| Language Arts | |||
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Mrs. Debbie Orcino | ||