SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW

Teachers Name: Ms. Oh
Time of Interview: Per.3

Interviewers: Denise Valenzuela Ruby Valencia, Elvis Villegas

Questions:

Where were you born?
Peoria, Illinois

What school did you go to for elementary?
She went to 3 different elementary schools

Where did you go to college?
UCLA.

What was your major?
Sociology and Asian-American studies

Why did you decide to teach?
There was something new to teach everyday and I wanted to invest in the next generation

What do you like to do when you’re not teaching?
Eat (Sushi, Steak), sleep, Hang out with friends and family, read, playing video games, watching movies.

Can you tell us 2 little facts about yourself?
1. I played classical piano for 18 years
2. Ate blanket lint as a kid

Who is/are your heroes?
My Grandma Chan

How long have you been teaching?
4 years

As a teacher, what is one of the most hard things for you to see?
Seeing someone who is really smart and has the potential to be someone great but, gives up or doesn’t try.

SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW

Interview: Ms.Connors

Interviews: Dallana, Cynthia David, Erik

Questions: Where were you born?
Los Angeles.

What school did you go to for Elementary?
St. Jane Francis.

Where did you go to college?
California State University Northridge.

What was your major?
Day care.

Why did you decide to teach?
Because she likes to work with students & try to make difference.

What do you like to do when you’re not teaching?
Work in her garden, walk &see family.

Can you tell us 2 little know facts about yourself?
She traveled &lived in Honduras & Ecuador for 2 years.
Who is /are your hero (s)?
Her heroes are her parents, bothers, Amy Goodman (journalist), Dennis Kucinich (congressed)

Are you married?
No

Where are your parents from?
Dad-Ireland.
Mom-Lebanon.

SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW

What do you do in your weekend?

Ms. Harper goes to the beach and the mall.

What are your dreams?

Ms. Harper dreams of owning a house and having a snowboard .

Why did you want to be a P.E. teacher?
Ms. Harper likes playing sports and enjoy helping student.


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Luis Ruiz
Martin arenas
Lupe Palacios

Spotlight Interview

Teacher Name: Ms.Estrada

Interviewers: Adriana Arredondo, Magali Venegas, Naid Osuna, and Jose Romero

Questions

Where were you born?
“I was born in the Philippines.”

What school did you go to for elementary?
“Our Lady of the Rosary elementary.”

Where did you go to college?
“UCI and Cal State LA.”

What was your major?
“I majored in liberal studies to become a teacher.”

Why did you decide to teach?
“My mom and dad also teach.”

What do you like to do when you are not teaching?
“I like to play with my dog and sleep.”

Can you tell us two little known things about yourself?
1. Eldest child
2. I have a broken cell phone

Who is/are your hero(es)?
“My mom and my uncle Glenn.”

Do you enjoy teaching?
“When I can, yes I do.”

SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW

Teachers Name: Ms. Honeycutt Time of Interview: Per.3

Interviewers: Marlene Castillo, Alfredo Hernandez, April Gomez

Questions:

Where were you born?
She was born in San Diego C.A.

What school did you go to for elementary?
She went to Sunset View Elementary.

Where did you go to college?
She went to UCLA.

What was your major?
Her major was psychology.

Why did you decide to teach?
She worked for teaching pre-kinder kids
that she decided to teach.

What do you like to do when you’re not teaching?
She likes to sleep when she is not teaching and likes to eat.

Can you tell us 2 little facts about yourself?
She has 2 dogs and a rabbit. She used to play piano for seven years and she still can’t play.

Who is/are your heroes?
Her heroes are her mom and grandma.

How long have you been teaching?
She has been teaching for 2 years.

Her most embarrassing moments?
When she fell down the stairs and getting late to class with her shoes untied.

What kind of TV show you watch?
Her favorite TV show is Family Guy. Also Will and Grace.

2008 Leadership Journal Prompts

Hello Students!

Please use this post to make sure you have all of the journals completed for our class :)

Portfolios are due Friday April 11th. Good Luck!


- Ms. H

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Leadership Journal Prompt 2/5/08

On your paper, write the word “LEADERSHIP.” Define it using your own words.

Make a list
Draw a Picture
Use colors



Leadership Journal Prompt 2/7/08

Think about the last time you attended a special event such as a concert, a fair, or a sports event. Describe what it was like to be there and include sights, sounds, and smells that will make the reader feel he or she is there with you.


Weekend Homework:

Choose one thing you participated in, completed or worked on in Leadership Class this week. Reflect on your involvement with these things. Reflections must be a minimum of two paragraphs.


Leadership Journal Prompt - 2/11/08:

Think of what your school is like at lunchtime. Pick one particular place, and picture it in your mind. This place could be large or small. Describe it clearly to a friend what the place is like at lunchtime so your friend can imagine what it is like to be there.


Homework: Design class shirt. Be sure to include a couple parts you think other students would really like. Ask at least 3 other JLMS students NOT from Leadership class what they think of your idea. Have them write their answers on your design.
Leadership Journal Prompt -2/13/08:

Think of a favorite object that you own. In a short response, use sensory details—words that tell how something looks, feels, tastes, smells, and sounds—to clearly describe this favorite object so that a classmate could picture it.


Leadership Journal Prompt - 2/15/08:

Write one paragraph about your participation in planning and organizing Valentines Day Dance.


Weekend Homework:
Choose one thing you participated in, completed or worked on in Leadership Class this week. Reflect on your involvement with these things. Reflections must be a minimum of two paragraphs.



Leadership Journal prompt: 2/20/08

Find an Important Moment- Brainstorm all of the important moments in your life. Use pictures, timelines, or words to express yourself.

Weekend Homework:
Choose one thing you participated in, completed or worked on in Leadership Class this week. Reflect on your involvement with these things. Reflections must be a minimum of two paragraphs.

Leadership Journal Prompt 2/26/08

How have you changed from 6th grade to 7th grade?


Leadership Journal Prompt 2/28/08

What does a good president DO?

Leadership Journal Prompt 3/3/08

There are both good things and bad things about playing on a team, such as the school soccer team or the school volleyball team. Write a Paragraph in which you explain both what is good and what is bad about playing on a team



Leadership Journal Prompt 3/11/08

Write at least a paragraph explaining why someone you care about is important to you.


Leadership journal Prompt 3/24/08

How was your spring break and Easter? Tell Ms. H about some things you did ☺






Leadership Journal Prompt 3/28/08

What is an activity you would be interested in participating in during the summer camp? Describe your ideal camp experience.

Spotlight Interview:

SPOTLIGHT ON: Ms. Lizzette Rivera


Time of interview: 11:36

INTERVIEWERS: TATIANA, JUAN, SUNNY, AND ALEXIS

Where were you born?
El Salvador

What school did you go to for elementary?
Sylvan park elementary school

Where did you go to college?
LACC

What was your major?
Commercial Artist

Why did you decide to come to work here?
She likes to solve student’s problems.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?
She likes to clean her house, cook, and shopping, and hearing music.

Can you tell us 2 little known facts about yourself?
She is really extremely explosive when people make her mad. She gets mad when people betray her.

Who is/are your heroes?
Her cousin, niece, and her sons.

Updates: Week 4

Hello Leaders!

I think it is very important that you are all aware the EVERYTHING you do in Leadership class should be kept in a safe place.

All of the work you are completeing (journals, weekend reflections, project examples, personal brochures, etc.) will be additions to your final portfolio!!!

If you need to re-create any assignments, please do so before we take a trip to the library and learn how to properly type and send a document to yourself in your e-mail.


Very Exciting work is being done on our spirit week. we had some great ideas (and some ideas that needed a bit more work) come out during class last week. We are still going to shoot for having the events during the last week before spring break. WOO HOO!


INTERVIEWS! Get read to get your interviewing skills on ~~ Here is a list of the assignments:

Vans Lovers--> Ms. Estrada

Los Mexicanos --> Ms. Gutierrez

The Puppies --> Mr. Castro

The Three Musketeers --> Ms. Oh

Mexican-Americans --> Ms. Harper

Firehawks --> Mrs. Chou

Big 4 --> Ms. Connors


Personal Brochures have begun! These Bad Boys will be due Friday March 6th, so make sure you have all of the necessary parts by then!


Okay everyone, I can't wait to see you Thursday!


Peace,

- Ms. H

Week 2 Homework and other Goodies

Greetings Leaders!


This week was quite the whirlwind! Here are some of the things we accomplished during class and beyond:

- Posters completed for the valentines day dance and valentines grams

- Successfull sold out dance in the MPR

- Some students got their first taste at selling items during lunch, before school and after school

- AWESOME participation from Leadership students who came to helped out for the dance by:
* Setting up decorations
* Student Security
* BACKPACK Duty DYNAMOS!
* Clean-up crew

You were all

EXCEPTIONAL!!! >_<

I couldn't have asked for a better crew! THANK YOU!

- Then we wrapped up the week with rough designs of a class t-shirt for next year

Let us not forget the journal entries and out updating of our extended calendar for next week:

- Wednesday of week 3 marks the beginning of planning for spirit week. We plan on having our spirit week before spring break. There are already some awesome ideas for this, so hold on to your seats!

- The Spotlight Series is coming soon! Be sure to pick which teacher you and your table team are willing to interview! Teams must choose DIFFERENT teachers to interview.

* Ms Honeycutt will have a set list of questions that must be asked, but there will be room for each person to come up with one extra question!

* Teachers Will be contacted before the end of the week, so begin thinking who you would like to interview now!

* Look for an example Spotlight Series entry on Yours Truly next week!


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OKAY, now here's your reminder for the Weekend Homework:

Choose one thing you participated in, completed or worked on in Leadership Class this week. Reflect on your involvement with these things.
Minimum of two paragraphs.

Be sure to have this ready to be stamped on Wednesday, Feb 20th.

You should be keeping you homeworks in your 3-Ring Leadership Portfolio.


We will get access to the laptops during class on Wednesday Feb 27th. As a result, you MUST have all of your writing completed BEFORE you are allowed to type. You will not have time to Write out your Homework During that class session!


I positively cannot WAIT to see you all next week, but HOORAY for 3 day weekends!


Peace,

- Ms. H

Updates!

Hello Lovely Leaders!


We have successfully pulled off our first Major Event!!!!


Whoopie!


Now lets focus on completing our gram orders. Can't wait to see you all!

Peace,

- Ms. H

Weekend Homework and Other Goodies

Hello, Hello all you Leaders out there!


I'd like to remind you of your weekend homework and recap today's class meeting.


- We filled in a few important dates on our extended calendar

- We worked hard to start some templates for the valentines day grams

- We completed our first journal entry

- We worked with the school's laptops to discover the Leadership Blog

- We learned how to leave a comment on the Leaership Blog Page

- We looked at Yahoo.com for setting up our PROFESSIONAL e-mail addresses (woo hoo!)


Okay, now for your homework. As I said in class, you will have homework every weekend and the assignment will aways be the same (unless we have a REALLY big project coming up).

You need to write at least 2 paragraphs about something you did during Leadership Class.

Please have this for Monday, February 11th for me to check off during class.

Lastly, Please have the following materials by Friday February 15th:

- 3 ring binder

- 1 packet of 20 page protectors

This will be your leadership portfolio and it is part of your final grade for this elective course.


Okay, kiddos!

I really do wish we could work together EVERY day. I'll miss you terribly until Monday!

Peace,

- Ms. H

Week 1 Happenings

Hello Leadership Students!


Just to review, today we took care of some important things during our short period in leadership:

- Discovered our assigned seats :)

- Labeled and Personalized our personal files (this is where your journals and other important documents will be)

- Made our class journals

- Went over the class syllabus

- Brainstormed our team names

- Took our "Hall Pass" Pictures (Thank You for all of your WONDERFUL pictures!)

- Had a quick overview of some of the activities that are coming up VERY SOON!



Okay kiddos, I hope you're all ready to work hard and Get Things Done!


I can't wait to see you Thursday!

Peace,

- Ms. H

Welcome to Leadership!

Hello Students!

If you are reading this message then you have successfully found the Leadership Blog!


Please post a comment to Let Ms. Honeycutt know you would like to earn 50 Extra Credit points. Remember to post your name in the comment, or Ms. H will not know who to award!


Remember you will need the following supplies by the second week to be successful in Leadership class:

- a 3 ring Binder

- one pack of page protectors


Be sure you are ready to WORK HARD and HAVE FUN!



Can't wait to see you next time!


Peace,

- Ms. H