Teacher & Staff Spotlight

Hi Sabercats!

This is Medha and Rhea back with more SOT news. Hope you liked our 4-in-1 article. This week’s article will be about Ms. Anguiano, a first grade teacher. Hope you like it!

Ms. Anguiano

Q: What do you like about being a first grade teacher?
A: “I love connecting with each and every student and having fun with them.”

Q: How long have you wanted to be a teacher?
A: “I have dreamt of being a teacher since I was in first grade.”

Q: If you weren’t a first grade teacher, what would you be?
A: “I would be a dermatologist.” (A type of doctor that has to deal with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases)

Q: What would you tell a person that wants to be a teacher when they grow up?
A: “Try your best in school and volunteer in other classrooms.”

Q: What’s your favorite subject to teach?
A: “I love teaching art.”
 

Fun Facts

• Her favorite song is What Was I Made For by Billie Eilish

• Her favorite movie is Howl’s Moving Castle

• Her favorite vacation spot is Lake Tahoe

• Her favorite foods are butter chicken,  japanese curry, and gyros

Hi Sabercats!

This is Medha and Rhea back with more SOT news. Today’s article will be different. Since we are approaching the end of the school year,  we decided this week’s article we would interview four teachers:  4th grade teachers Mrs. Price and Mrs. Fong, and 3rd grade teachers Ms. Povlatsky and Mrs. Watkins.

Hope you like it. Enjoy!

Ms. Price

Q: What do you like about teaching fourth grade?
A: “The students aren’t little kids however they are not sassy either.”

Q: What is your favorite subject to teach?
A: “I love to teach math.”

Q: What is your favorite book?
A: “The Giving Tree. When I was a little girl, I couldn’t read very well. One day I picked up  The Giving Tree and started to read and when I was reading, all the words magically came to me! From that moment on, I loved The Giving Tree.”

Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: Pitch Perfect

Fun Facts

• In her free time, Ms. Price loves to have a cup of coffee in my backyard, garden, take naps, hike, and ballroom dance. 

• She loves animals and has a dog named Poe

• Ms. Price loves cookies and dark chocolate

Mrs. Fong

Q: What do you like about teaching 4th grade?
A: I like teaching all subjects and the students always have lots of growth throughout the year.

Q: What do you like doing in your free time?
A: I love to hike, spend time with my family, golf, watch Netflix, and listen to audio books.

Q: What does your class do that no other class does?
A: “We do a lot of stuff like Invention Con, Read out loud, Student Shout-outs, Morning Meet and Greet, Jump Rope for Heart, Friday I love’s, and Friday 5,4,3,2,1.”

Fun Facts

• Mrs. Fong was on a jump rope team 

• Grew up on a farm

• Loves anywhere with lots of sun, sand, and warm water

Mrs. Watkins

Q: What do you enjoy about teaching third grade?
A: “I very much enjoy teaching the subjects. My students are respectful, kind, and fun to be around every day!”

Q: What passions do you have outside of school?
A: “I volunteer at the South Bay Wildlife Center. I help take care of orphaned and injured wildlife. It is very rewarding to watch these animals grow strong and healthy.”

Q: What is your dream vacation?
A: “My dream vacation is to go to Africa to see zebras, lions, and elephants in the wild. I want to stay at Giraffe Manor in Nairobi, Kenya and feed giraffes.

Q: What is your favorite food?
A: “I don’t have a favorite food but I love vegetarian cuisine.”

Fun Facts

• Mrs. Watkins enjoys camping and being outdoors

• She wants to learn to play golf

• Released raccoons, opossums, and song birds into the wild

Ms. Povlatsky

Q: What do you like about being a third grade teacher?
A: “I love seeing the kids grow up.”

Q: Have you done the same projects as Mrs. Barde?
A: “We did some of the projects that they did but did some new ones too.”

Q: How long have you wanted to be a teacher?
A: “I have worked with kids for a long time. I used to babysit when I was younger and when I was in college, I decided to become a teacher.”

Q: What would be your second choice in career?
A: “I would design curriculum for schools.”

Q: What other schools have you taught at?
A: “I taught kindergarten in San Francisco.”

Fun Facts

• Favorite movie is Hercules
• Loves sushi
• Her favorite band is Fall Out Boys
• Ms. Povlatsky’s favorite vacation spot is Hawaii
• She loves the color green