|
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Here are more articles about happenings around our school! |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
| School News Pages |
|
| Page 2 |
|
|
| Jobs in School Ever wonder what it would take to be a teacher, school aide, principal, lunch lady, or a counselor? These reporters are going to be doing on going interviews with people to tell you what it's like to have those carreers at GMMS. Our first interview will be with a couple teachers. We'll get their perspectives on what it is like to be a teacher. The first teacher we interviewed was Mr. Clingman. Mr. Clingman has been teaching for 5 years. He went to Mesa State College for 2 years to get 2 degrees in drama and a teacher's liscense. I asked if being a drama teacher was stressful, and he said yes if the students don't cooperate. Mr. Clingman wanted to be a drama teacher because he loved watching kids learn how to perform and to watch them not mess up and embarrass themselves. He also likes to yell at seventh graders. Mr. Clingman's favorite part of his job is watching kids be successful in a play or skit. He also says it's satisfing and fun for hours on end. Anyone wanting to be a drama teacher might want to do as Mr. Clingman did(the college years he did). Our next contestant is Mrs. Foster from core 6m. Mrs. Foster has been teaching for 14 years. She loves her job and even though her job can sometimes be frustrating she still loves the fun of learning about the students. Mrs. F went to Mesa State college for four years but didn't take all four years learning to be a teacher. By: Ryan Singh & Tanner Roybal |
| GMMS BookFair. One February 28th and March 1st Grand Mesa Middle School will be hosting a book fair in the school library. This year you are given the opportunity to purchase books not just for yourselves but for your teachers class room. A list of books recommend by teachers to help you to decide what book or books your teachers would like to see in their classrooms will be posted in the libary. A book fair preview will take place on the 28th of Febuary durning lunch and after school. If you have any questions please call 523-0166. Some books from the 2005 book list are Al Capone Does my Shirts, American Chopper., Artemis Fowl Eternity Code, Bartimaeus Trilogy Amulet of Samarkand, Big Bratty Book of Brat, Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul 4", Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love and Friendship, Dear America:Land of Buffalo Bones, Dear Dumb Diary: My Pants are Haunted, Eagle Strike, plus lots of other books. Remember the book fair is on Febuary 28th and March 1st. By: Eric Pearson. |
| The New ESL Teacher First for those of you who don't know what an ESL teacher is, they are teachers that teach English as a second language. The new ESL teacher's name is Micheal Hammond-Todd. Mr.Hammond-Todd grew up in Grand Junction and graduated from Fruita High School. He has taught in Aspen, Colorado and Chiapas, Mexico. Before he was a teacher he was a wolf biologist and a science and math teacher. He started at GMMS 4 months ago. His hobbies are camping, bicycle touring, trekking, and painting. Mr.Hammond-Todd is married and has a daughter. He became a teacher becaues he thinks that kids are the future. He encourages students to make a friend of different culture and speak different languages. He also says that we should take better care of the earth and get along better. By:Kevin Hill, Matt Schindler, and Daniel Pearson |