"Teachers of the Week"

January 16, 2012

 

Congratulations to this week's Educator of the Week, Mr. Brent Bertrand, Technology Teacher at the Warrensburg High School.  Mr. Bertrand passed away last week, leaving both his students and co-workers at Warrensburg High School shocked and saddened.  Mr. Bertrand was always upbeat and friendly, and gave many students nicknames that he remembered even after those students graduated.  He was at school everyday early and often the last to leave and his students say that he taught them much more than just technology.

Again, Congratulations to this weeks Educator of the Week, the late Mr. Brent Bertrand, the always remembered Technology Teacher at the Warrensburg High School.

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Past Teacher of the Week Winners

 

	Mrs. Dina Henke Greenwich Elementary School January 9th Teacher of the Week The Mosaics program is geared to students in grades 4 through 6 who excel, but may need extra attention.  Mrs. Henke also offers an after school program for kids the explores everything from strategic games, a book club, art and other subjects that there is just not enough time to cover in the everyday classroom.  Mrs. Henke is the person who also gets the teams together for the Odyssey of the Mind competitions.	Mr. Brandon Donato Warrensburg Junior-Senior High School January 2nd Teacher of the Week  Recently, Mr. Donato had his 6th & 7th grade shop classes make several wooden toys and donated them to the Salvation Army Christmas Angel program.  Those toys were distributed to children all around the north country.
Mr. Jamie Burliegh Schuylerville Junior-Senior High School December 26th Teacher of the Week Mr. Burliegh puts so much enthusiasm into his teachings and lectures that he motivates all of his students.  He also stays after school with his students to give them the extra help to succeed with physics.	Ms. Linda Corliss Glens Falls Middle School December 19th Teacher of the Week Ms. Corliss goes above and beyond to teach all of her students life skills in addition to her content material.  She encourages open communication with her students and they are welcome to reach out to her to discuss at any time for extra help and advice.  She makes all of her students feel special and accepted for who they are.	Miss Kari Parrish Tanglewood Elementary School December 12th Teacher of the Week Miss Parrish recently organized an event with her class where they baked cookies to raise money for Christmas gifts for a family in need.  They raised over $700.00!  She then arranged for a class field trip to target and old navy to have her students shop for the family.  It was a wonderful life lesson she taught her students.
Mrs. Edie Saint Mary's St Alphonsus Regional Catholic School December 5th Teacher of the Week In Mrs. Edie's class it's always fun to learn and she is very helpful to all of her students.  Mrs. Edie also makes all of her student's birthdays very memorable!  Both her students and their parents appreciate the extra effort she provides.	Mrs. Sheryl Porrier Granville Elementary School November 28th Teacher of the Week Mrs. Porrier has been teaching for nearly 30 years and she works hard every day to help her students prepare for the transition to Junior High School.  She pushes them to read, do math and especially to write a friendly letter for any reason that may arise.  Mrs. Porrier often stays after school to work with her students on the work they are having trouble with and on the weekends she will spend one day at the school preparing for the upcoming week.	Mrs. Kelly Morgan Wood Road Elementary School November 18th Teacher of the Week Parents or students in Mrs. Morgan's class are noticing that their children extra enthusiasm for school work thanks to her efforts.  Mrs. Morgan rewards the positive character traits in all of her students.
Mrs. Donna Scott Kensington Elementary School November 14th Teacher of the Week Mrs. Scott is always willing to try new ways of teaching to try to reach all of her student's learning styles.  She constantly provides positive reinforcement and it's apparent how happy her students are when they earn how happy her students are when they earn a special sticker.  Mrs. Scott often steps out of her comfort zone to learn something new... like reading program to help improve her students reading skills.	Ms. Deb Ferranti Hudson Falls High School November 7th Teacher of the Week In addition to teaching phys ed, Ms. Ferranti is a health teacher and a dedicated coach at Hudson Falls High School.  She is always available to help her students and works hard for the community as well.	Miss Denise Morrisseau North Warren Central Schools October 31st Teacher of the Week Miss Morrisseau has all the great skills that good teachers have...kind, courteous and always there to help her students.  The parents of her students also appreciate her efforts.
Mr. Jim Thompson Queensbury Middle School October 24th Teacher of the Week Mr. Thompson was nominated by a student who not only says he is a great teacher , but learning is fun and easy with Mr. Thompson as her teacher.	Mrs. Prevost Fort Ann Central School October 17th Teacher of the Week My English and Social Studies teacher, Mrs. Prevost, should be teacher of the week because she is awesome.  She makes learning fun.  Usually I don't look forward to my classes but when Mrs. Prevosts class heads my way I'm excited to learn something new.  When I leave Mrs. Prevosts class I leave with more knowledge and new ideas.  She's an awesome teacher!!!	Mrs. Talbot Stillwater Elementary School October 3rd Teacher of the Week Mrs. Talbot was nominated because she is very understanding , loves her kids and is very reassuring to the parents that their kids safety and happiness is her number one priority!
Ms. Sheryll Hagy Jackson Elementary School October 3rd Teacher of the Week Ms. Hagy is a very unique teacher who brings fun and songs to her teaching methods.  She has even developed a song to teach students about each month's educational topic.	Mrs. Jill Greening Ballston Spa High School September 26th Teacher of the Week Mrs. Greening works hard for her students both inside and outside the classroom.  She also understands that not all students learn math the same way and she finds ways for them to understand their lessons.	Ms. Cathy Geniti Tanglewood Elementary School September 26th Teacher of the Week Ms. Geniti was nominated by a parent who feels that beyond going above and beyond with the kids in school she is also one of 3 teachers who introduced The Bucket Filler program at Tanglewood.  Parents are encouraged to keep a line of communication with the classroom as well as volunteer in school programs and activities.