Mrs. Jeanne Rippchen

Grade 1/Scrabble Club

"I take a thorough approach as I don't assume my students know - I want to know they know! ... In first grade we work to build up their self-esteem so they can do for themselves."

Mrs. Jeanne Rippchen has taught 1st Grade at Assumption School for more than 20 years. When you walk into her classroom, her creativity and great love for science is evident as you find yourself in a classroom transformed.

Roles at Assumption School:

First Grade Teacher
Scrabble Club Advisor
1st Floor Bulletin Board
Drama Club Set Design

Personal Education:

B.S Elementary Education, Worcester State College, Worcester, MA
Major: Kindergarten Primary; Minor: Social Studies
Certification: K-8
Numerous Courses in Religious Education

Teaching and Leadership Experience:

1st Grade Teacher, Assumption School, Millbury, MA ~ 23 years
Headstart, Prechool, Kindergarten, 1st and 4th Grade Teacher at various public and private schools.
Seminar Presenter: Intergrating Science and Math into an Emergent Curriculum, Annual Conference, National Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington D.C. and at the Connecticut Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC), CT.

Family and Interests:

A native of Clinton, Massachusetts, Mrs. Rippchen moved to Connecticut to begin her teaching career where she and her husband have raised their family and currently reside.
Has two daughters and 4 grandchildren - two boys and two girls.
Her hobbies involve anything creative! From crafts to crocheting, knitting and sewing, to drawing. Mrs. Rippchen loves the outdoors, especially working in the garden.