Meet the Teacher:

My name is Rich Del Monaco and I teach at Our Lady of Victory School. I currently teach 3rd and 4th Grade Math, Science and Religion. I am a dedicated, resourceful and goal driven educator with a commitment to the academic growth and development of every child. I create a fun learning environment for each class.

Teaching is an absolute passion of mine! I am very excited to work with you and your child! It’s going to be a year full of fun, learning and lots of adventures and I can’t wait to see what the year has in store for us!

I thought you might like to know a little about me:
I am married to my wonderful wife Nancy who is also an elementary school teacher! She has been teaching special needs students in Manhattan for over 10 years. We have two baby kittens that we absolutely adore named Mittens and Milly. I have lived in Westchester County my entire life outside of undergraduate school. I was born in Bronxville but grew up in Yorktown Heights. I’ve lived in a few local towns such as Tarrytown, Valhalla, Fleetwood and currently reside in Tuckahoe. I went to John F. Kennedy Catholic High School and then went on to graduate from SUNY New Paltz. I received   my master’s degree from Mercy College. Some hobbies of mine are spending time with my wife and babies (kittens). I love playing and watching sports. The New York Giants are my favorite team. I enjoy movies and traveling. 

It is my mission to instill a love for learning in my students. I attempt to teach with a passion for my subjects of Math, Science and Religion. We are together for 7 hours a day and believe that we all can have fun learning! I like to create a calm, fun and exciting classroom where students know when it’s time to have fun and when it’s time to get serious. I also find communication vital to my relationships to each student and parent. I look forward to a great year together!

Curriculum Information:

• 3rd Grade Math - Great Minds Eureka covers the following topics: multiplication/division of units of 0-9 and multiples of 10, place value and problem solving with units of measure, area and perimeter, and fractions as numbers on the number line

• 4th Grade Math - Great Minds Eureka covers the following topics: place value, rounding, algorithms for addition and subtraction, unit conversions, problem solving with metric measurement, multi-digit multiplication and division, angle measure, plane figures, fraction equivalence, ordering and operations

• 3rd Grade Science - Discovery Education Techbook covers the following topics: playground forces (moving objects, static force), life cycles for survival, surviving in changing environments, and weather impacts

• 4th Grade Science - Discovery Education Techbook covers the following topics: car crashes (energy and motion, speed, energy), energy resources (fuels, renewable/nonrenewable resources, enviornment), Earth’s changing surface (landscapes, volcanoes, mapping landforms), earthquakes, and senses and survival

• 3rd Grade Religion - Sadlier’s We Believe covers the following topics: respect for life, Jesus’ miracles, Blessed Trinity, parables, Ten Commandments, the Church, sacraments, Ascension and Pentecost

• 4th Grade Religion - Sadlier’s We Believe covers the following topics: examination of conscience, respect for life, virtues of holiness, Ten Commandments, Final Judgement, covenant, Christian Season, corporal and spiritual works of Mercy, Lent, the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Catholic Church

Suggested Websites:

• www.discoveryeducation.com 
• https://greatminds.org/math
• https://login.i-ready.com/​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

If you ever need to get in contact with me, please message me on Class Dojo or via email: rdelmonaco@ourladyofvictoryschool.org