Parent Teacher Conference ( Survey # 4 )

I have had the pleasure of teaching Fantashia Felder during her sophomore year. It is because of students like Fantashia that I prefer teaching tenth grade over any other. What makes this year so special is that teachers can truly see the transformation of their students from children, to young adults. It's a pivotal moment in a child's life where they must decide if they want to become focused on their academic and professional careers or become super apathetic. Fantashia chose to turn her life around and I am so happy I was able to witness such a beautiful transformation.

I choose to interview Mary from the Fresno City College child development center. Mary works with toddlers who are 2 years of age. While observing Mary with her students, I notice she was well organized and very attentive to her students, and they seem to respond very well to her. I also noticed that Mary has a lot of patients with her students and they love her. I also noticed while observing Mary, that she seems to deal each of the students differently according to what needs that need to be met and how each of the students learning is different. Mary is well organized and has a strategic schedule that she goes by.

Mrs. Rooks thanked the Board and her colleagues for the acknowledgement. Ms. Rooks has been a member of the community for 26 years, raising her own children in the District. She spoke about the exemplary teachers in the District and of their support.

For three years she’s waited to get her favorite teacher Miss.Harriet, turns out it didn’t go as planned she was assigned to a different teacher, and was disappointed.

After discussions with Mr. Meyer, Craig and I have elected to proceed with his suggestion that I write to each of Allye’s teachers on a weekly basis. Would you please comment on Allison’s behavior in class; is she participating and paying attention? Additionally, would you please provide information as to which tasks Allison will complete in the next week?

In order to complete this assignment I decided to observe one of the students from the elementary group. Her name is Diana. She is 21 years old. Her background is as follows:

I interviewed Mrs. Long, Conner’s kindergarten teacher. I felt Mrs. Long to be a very caring and full of life type of teacher. She did well at keeping the kids

When I first sat down with Rebecca to ask her a few questions, she seemed super excited, wanting to tell me all her stories and experiences working with Tyler. The first thing she shared with me was how much she loved working as a teacher, stating “my favorite part working as a teacher for infants and toddlers were all the hugs and kisses I received from the children. They all showed me so much affection, always running to me when they would come into the classroom first thing in the morning.” She has always wanted to work with children ever since she could remember. She considers teaching as her passion.

MSTT stated working with the family identifying if they see value in Miguel attending school and if so what are the issues Sherrlly is facing getting Miguel to attend school. Sherrlly stated she clearly sees the value in a good education because of the mistake she made quitting school when she was 16 and is know struggling to maintain a job because of her run-ins with the law which lead to her getting a felony on her record. Miguel clearly stated he does not see the value of attending school because he feels as if he does not need to attend school. MSTT assess why Miguel feels the way he does and address with Sherrlly what strategies she have used to try and get Miguel to attend school.

Ms. Castrovinci classroom was very welcoming, she seems to have a really great connection with her students. Ms. Castrovinci first grade class at Galaxy Elementary School has 20 students. Eight of her students are female and fourteen are male. Ms. Castrovinci classroom was full of diversity and featured students from different ethnic backgrounds. Four students are European, Three students are Hispanic and thirteen are African American. The classroom’s diversity, ethnic background consists of Hattians, European's from Ukraine, Russia and religions were Catholic, Jewish and Creole. Among the twenty students in Ms. Castrovinci classroom two of the students had ADHD, one had down syndrome and eleven students have speech and language problems or

After eleven years of teaching at GCDS, Mrs. Deborah Peart Griffin is leaving Country Day after this school year. Throughout her years at GCDS, Mrs. Griffin continuously displayed humor and enthusiasm while teaching. “Because of my passion for teaching and learning, I deliver lessons with genuine excitement. It's my goal to transfer that love of learning to every student I teach. My reward is smiles and laughter amidst learning, which brings me pure joy.” Mrs. Griffin’s favorite part of GCDS has been “watching fourth graders transform into ninth graders.” Seeing her former students at graduation has always brought tears to her eyes because she “could see the growth that had taken place.” The thought of her shaping a student into a young adult

Mrs. Cirrincione has a structured morning routine. After welcoming the students, she takes attendance while the students read, sharpen pencils, and exchange books. ELA is first. While students are working silently on spelling, Mrs. Cirrincione walks around the room connecting with each student. Overall throughout the day, I noticed Mrs. Cirrincione was very engaged, never sitting at her desk unless she was conferring with a student one-on-one. Dr. Cornell, the

“I am so proud of you Valerie! Your teacher, Mrs. Thurber, told me you were an excellent student and always helped you classmates when they needed it. I am so lucky I get to have such a sweet daughter. What is it like to be a 1st grader now?”

The first time I met Christina, I thought she was bizarre. At first the conversation was normal, but then it started to get a little strange. We were talking about school and she was telling me about her kids, but then she started talking about how she thought she had been abducted by aliens when she was younger.

I would like to take a moment to inform you a little bit about Skyler. We usually personally come in and talk to her teachers, but with her having seven different teachers this can be hard to accomplish.