SMH Faculty
Meet Our Elementary School Teachers...

Miss Meehan
Kindergarten, KA
College: University of Massachusetts Boston
Came to St. Mary's in 2019
Hometown: Dorchester, MA
Favorite Book: Oh the places You’ll Go!
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."
-Benjamin Franklin
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Mrs. Cronin
First Grade, 1A
Westfield State College, B.S Elementary Education
Lesley University, Masters in Curriculum and Instruction in Literacy
Came to St. Mary's in 1991-2001 as Grade 1 Teacher
2013-2015 as Librarian, September 2015 came back as grade one teacher
Hometown: Marshfield, MA
Favorite Book: Medjugorie~ The Message by Wayne Weible
" Learning never exhausts the mind."~ Leonardo DaVinci
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Mrs. Pungitore
Second Grade, 2A
UMass Boston B.S. in Management
Bridgewater State M.Ed. In Elementary Education
Came to St. Mary's in 1999
Hometown: Canton, MA
Favorite Book: The Art of Racing in the Rain
"When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind."
- Dr. Wayne Dyer (from the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio)
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Miss O'Leary
Third Grade, 3A
Westfield State University
Came to St. Mary's in 2018
Hometown: Walpole, MA
Favorite Book: House Rules - by Jodi Picoult
"In a world where you can choose to be anything, be kind" - unknown
E-mail: koleary@smhschool.org

Ms. Newell
Fourth Grade, 4A
Bridgewater State University
Came to St. Mary's in 2020
Hometown: Weymouth, MA
Favorite Book: After the Fall by Dan Santat
“I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing... that it was all started by a mouse.”
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Mrs. Blaho
Fifth Grade, 5A
Bridgewater State College: BA in English and Secondary Education
Curry College: M.Ed. in Elementary Education
Came to St. Mary's in 2020
Hometown: Dedham, MA
Favorite Book: The Walk by Richard Paul Evans
“Love is shown more in deeds than in words.” - Saint Ignatius of Loyola
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Mrs. Susan Joyce
Grade 3 Aide
Came to St. Mary's in 2020
E-mail: sjoyce250@smhschool.org

Mrs. Cherilyn Ciardi
Kindergarten Aide
Came to St. Mary's in 2020
E-mail: cciardi@smhschool.org