Hello!

SCHOOL Falcon Ridge Elementary School:

CLASS 1st Grade:

SCHOOL PHONE 952-758-1658:

I began teaching in the New Prague school district in 1985.  I grew up in the 
New Prague area so teaching in my home district is a dream come true for   
me.  My family of Steinhoff's have been around for many generations and it is 
very fun being so close to so many of them.

I spent my college years at Minnesota State University in Mankato.  I hold a 
K-8 teaching degree.  I taught my first year in Kindergarten and all the rest 
have been in 1st grade, with 2021-2022 being in 2nd grade!  Three of those years I 
team taught a multi-age class with a partner 2nd grade class.  It was great fun, but a lot to manage.  So, 
then I returned back in 1st grade, then onto 2nd grade, now back to 1st.
My husband Bill and I currently live in New Prague.
We have 2 sons.  Nate and his wife Rachel live in New Brighton. Nate is a 3rd grade teacher and Andy works
 in a school in La Crosse, WI, with at risk students. I think being a parent has helped me to become a 
a better teacher.  I know that life at home isn't always exactly what we would 
like it to be and that some days we all just need to stop what we're doing 
and take a deep breath for a minute or two.  Life has a way of moving fast 
and hopefully we all take a minute now and then to be thankful for every 
minute we have with our families.  

My mission in my classroom is to create a very fun loving, happy, comfortable 
classroom environment where my kids know how much I care which leads them to 
caring what I know.  My hope is to present curriculum in a way that meets my 
kids where they are in their educational journey and take them beyond. I hope 
to start each day with a new start, progress through our day and see what 
tomorrow will need to show improvement and growth.