Mrs. Hoffarth's First Grade Home Page
by Gina Hoffarth
September 06, 2008
Welcome to First Grade in Osakis Elementary!
Hello! I am Gina Hoffarth. I am a first grade teacher here in Osakis. Here is some information to help you get to know me...
Education
Undergraduate St. Cloud State University
1990-1993
Graduate St.
Mary's
University 1998
Teaching Experience
Sauk Rapids-Rice District (grades 2, 3, 2/3 &
5) 1994-1998
Osakis School District (grade
1) 1998-present
Family
Spouse: Brad (6th grade teacher/coach/Athletic Director in
Osakis)
Children: 5 daughters, a shih-tzu named Max and a German Shorthair
named Flynn
Hobbies
Sports, reading, fishing, roller blading, outdoor anything...
Educational Goal
My goal is to create confident, motivated lifelong learners.
Notes about our year together...
It will be an exciting year here as we begin our adventures with the new technology of a SMART Board in our classroom. We will use the SMART Board to enhance learning opportunities throughout our curriculum.
We are also implementing a new Science Curriculum this year with "A Closer Look" from Macmillan/McGraw-Hill. The new curriculum provides Standards-based content with Differentiated Instruction opportunities and Inquiry-based activities. I can't wait for us to dive in!
We are especially excited to, once again, have small class sizes for reading and math. We are lucky to have this opportunity to reach each learner!
Check out this home page for information, lesson plans, newsletters and more to come!
