Mrs. Heinz

Hi and Welcome to 5th Grade. This year we teachers will be implementing a strategy for learning called "specialization". This resembles switching for departments but aims to integrate the content more fluidly with ELA (Language Arts). My (Mrs. Heinz) specialty this year will be teaching students language arts (reading, writing, vocabulary, spelling). Mrs. Devitt's focus will be on math, and Mrs. Eberhardt will teach Social Studies and Science while integrating literacy. It is our experience that the students will learn from all three of us at high levels and that this will help them make the transition to Middle School that much easier. We are excited and welcome your feedback.

A little bit about me? I have been teaching since 1990. I began my career in WoodDale Illinois and then moved here to St. Charles and have been teaching here for 16 years. I have a husband who works in production (basically building concert venues and stage set ups) and two boys in college, Mason 22, and Mitchell 21. My youngest Heidi is a junior at St. Charles North. She keeps me busy with her school's dance/drill team, multiple choirs, madrigals and competitive dance in the off season. I enjoy being outside (at the beach especially) and watching HGTV home decorating shows and reading. I want ALL of my students to BELIEVE in themselves, take risks and dream big. Goals and MISTAKES are the keys to success. I want to facillitate students to be independent, curious, hard working students. When you put your all into something it always shows. I want students themselves to recognize and strive for their best work. We can tell them all day long but who they should try to impress is THEMSELVES.