*Kindergarten Teacher*
By: BHS Staff Profiles
December 2, 2022
Chosen for this week’s staff spotlight is Mrs. Hopkins. She has been working in the Brooklyn City School District since 2003. Some hobbies she likes to do in her free time are spending time with family, exercising, and doing yoga. One thing you may not know about Mrs. Hopkins is that she grew up in Long Island, New York.
Q: What does a typical day look like as a kindergarten teacher?
A: “Very routined. We have our morning meeting, centers, snacks, then math centers, lunch, and then specials. At the end of the day, it’s kind of an intervention enforcement time.”
Q: What rules/expectations do you enforce in the classroom?
A: “Be kind and nice to everybody is most important, but also, be respectful and be safe with your body.”
Q: What made you decide to work with kids?
A: “I really loved my first grade teacher; she inspired me to become a teacher of younger students.”
Q: What kind of positive reinforcement do you use?
A: “Classroom Dojo has positive points for being on task or helping others. Every ten points earned, they get a prize. When they get twenty points, they get to bring a stuffed animal to school. If they get thirty points, they get a prize from the prize box. At forty, they get to pick a free choice with a friend while everyone else is working. We also have a classroom prize when we try to fill the tens frame up to twenty.”
Q: How do you make learning fun for the students?
A: “We use lots of songs, move around, and have hands-on learning. There’s not a lot of seat work or paper work.”
Q: What is something you never thought you would do in your lifetime?
A: “Have a set of twins!”
Q: If you were a superhero, what would your superpower be?
A: “That’s hard! But, I would like to help people who are sad or who are going through a difficult time.”
Q: If you could teach any other grade level, what would it be?
A: “Preschool because they have a lot of fun crafts.”
Q: What is your favorite flower?
A: “I love red roses because red is my favorite color.”
Q: If you had a time machine, would you travel to the past or the future?
A: “I would travel to the past.”
Thank you Mrs. Hopkins for letting us meet with and interview you. Have a wonderful Christmas and a terrific rest of the school year.
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