Mrs. Heidi Piatchek
Teaches: History grades 5-8, Religion grade 6, and English grade 5
Years at Cabrini: 2003 to present
Years of Teaching: 29
Previous Teaching Positions: Queen of All Saints, Mehlville School District: Bierbaum and Forder Elementaries, St. Timothy's
Degrees: BS: Elementary Education, Early Childhood from Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama. Spring Hill is a Catholic, Jesuit University.
Teaching Certificates: Kdg. through eighth grade, and nine through twelve social studies.
Why do you enjoy teaching at Cabrini? Cabrini kids are the best! They work hard, and they are kind and considerate of each other.
What do students learn in History? 5th grade: colonial American history, 6th: Ancient history and St. Louis history, 7th and 8th: Civil War to the Vietnam War
How would you describe your teaching style and method? I like to use a variety of methods in my classroom depending on the grade level.
Because history is so vast, I try to make sure that I teach about every ethnic group that our school represents. Every year I go with the curriculium, but I always include something about my student's heritage. We all are interested in our country, but we also need to know what our ancestors contributed. The United States is a salad bowl, not a melting pot. We have the privilege of experiencing that in our history and today. We are all American, and what a privilege it is! History rocks!