Interview with Mrs. Mancuso, School Nurse

By Cynthia O.  and Sarah S.

Mrs. Mancuso has worked at Wolcott School for two and a half years.  We wanted to know what the most common reasons that students came to see her were.  She told us that most students come in for medication, sore throats, or stomach aches.  The time of day that most students come to see her is during recess due to injuries on the playground. 

During the summer Mrs. Mancuso enjoys spending time with her two children.  She loves to read and her favorite food in the whole world in chocolate. 

Mrs. Mancuso loves being a school nurse because children learn better when they are healthy and school nurses make that happen.

 

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Interviews with the Discipline Based Teachers

By Jenna A. and Emily G.

We interviewed the Discipline Based Class teachers to find out how long they have been teaching, where they have taught and their hobbies. 

The first person we spoke to was Miss Richard. This is Miss Richard’s second year teaching physical education at Wolcott.  She told us that Wolcott is the first school she taught at. We asked her what her hobbies are and she replied hiking, reading, and playing with her dog.

The next person we interviewed was Mrs. McGinnis.  She has been teaching art classes for 30 years!  We wanted to know where she was for those 30 years and she said that she’s taught at six other schools which are: Duffy, Braeburn, Bugbee, Elmwood, and Hall High school. She also told us that she has three hobbies: art, reading and skiing.

We then went to talk with Mr. Hugh.  He has been teaching music at Wolcott for 10 years.  Before coming to Wolcott he taught at Norfeldt.  His hobbies are singing, of course, and traveling.  He also enjoys jogging.

Finally we interviewed Mrs. Paquette.  She has been a librarian for 23 years.  She also taught in other schools before coming to Wolcott.  She worked in Farmington and in Pennsylvania. Her hobbies are playing tennis, reading and cooking.

We interviewed the Reading Department teachers to find out more about them.

First we spoke with Mrs. Beyer.  We asked her how many years she has taught reading.  She answered 10 years.We then asked her if Wolcott was the only school she taught at, she said no, she also taught in New York State.  Finally we asked her if she had any hobbies.  She told us three of her hobbies are swimming, working on crafts and baking.

We then interviewed Miss Zita.  This is Miss Zita’s second year teaching reading at Wolcott. We asked Miss Zita why she decided to become a teacher.  She said that she wanted to become a teacher since she was in fourth grade.  She had an amazing teacher that year and she wanted to be just like her.  Miss Zita’s hobbies include camping, traveling, and playing with her two cats. 

Next we spoke with Miss Lazeren.  This is Miss Lazeren’s first year teaching Reading at Wolcott.  She has always enjoyed working with children and watching them grow, and that’s why she decided to become a teacher.  Next we asked her if she had any hobbies.  Of course she had hobbies!  They are hiking, cooking, and reading.  Finally, we asked her if she had any pets.  She said she had a cat named Missy.

The last person we interviewed was Miss Battisto.  This is also Miss Battisto’s first year teaching Reading at Wolcott.  We asked her if she had any hobbies.  Did you know that she plays the flute?  She also likes doing crafts.  Finally, we asked her if she had any pets. She said, yes, she has a dog.

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Featured Writer

This month’s featured writer is Lawton A.

You may know Lawton from all the work he has done on the GOTCHA committee, but there are a lot more things about Lawton that we bet you didn’t know. 

Lawton was born on January 7, 1991.  He is a fourth grade student in Mrs. Kasper’s class.  History is Lawton’s favorite subject in school.  He chose this subject because he likes reading about the presidents and doing reports on them.

When he is not in school, Lawton enjoys playing football, running track, and swimming. 

Lawton started playing football two years ago.  The position he plays is fullback.  He likes football because it is a contact sport and keeps up his running, which is very important since he got to the states last year for running track. 

Lawton’s favorite season is winter because he likes to ski and snowboard.

He is the oldest child in the family and he has two siblings.  Grant is in kindergarten and Alexa is in third grade.

His favorite food is salad that his mom makes. When he grows up he wants to be an actor or a newscaster.

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GOTCHA!

 

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Jokes

Student:    Would you be mad at me for something I didn’t do?

Teacher:    No.

Student:    Good, I didn’t do my homework!