Meet Tom Downs, Linda Ford, & Barbara Hamilton!

Tom Downs

Previous School:

Oak Valley Middle School

Previous Assignment:

6th and 7th Humanities, Science, and electives

Favorite quote:

Too many to choose from

What is something you’ve always wanted to try?

Bobsledding

Do you eat the stems of broccoli?

Sometimes

Tell us about your superpowers.

Connecting ideas and events. I am always wanting to know the backstory to why things are the way the are.

Favorite Board Game(s)

Really don't like board games.

What excites you the most about Design39Campus?

Opening up school to student creativity and not being limited by group think.

Who let the dogs out?

Why were the dogs in to begin with?

What makes you laugh?

Cleverness and references to unrelated story lines.

What is one word that your friends would use to describe you?

Tenacious

What is most rewarding about your job; what makes it all worthwhile?

Students and the things they say. Love watching their faces light up when they have an epiphany. 

Dream vacation spot

Paris for city and Interlaken, Switzerland for scenery. Used to be Yosemite but I can't get reservations anymore :(
If you had a Magic School Bus, where would you take your students?

Wherever they want to go. I can't pick.

Favorite font

Ubuntu

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Linda Ford

“We are what we repeatedly do.  Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.”  -Aristotle 

Previous Schools:

SCES and DCES

Previous Assignment:

RSP Teacher 

What is something you’ve always wanted to try?

Sailing

Storms - Cool or Scary?

Cool

What excites you the most about Design39Campus?

Innovation opportunities!

Favorite font

Comic Sans MS

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Barbara Hamilton
Literacy Resource Media Tech

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, “I’m possible!” 

Previous School:

Tierra Bonita Elementary

Previous Assignment:

Librarian and digital support for 1:1 program

Do you eat the stems of broccoli?

I eat every part of the broccoli

What excites you the most about Design39Campus?

I'm most excited about being a part of such a great way of doing school differently

What is one word that your friends would use to describe you?

Honest

What is most rewarding about your job; what makes it all worthwhile?

I love seeing someone get totally lost in a good book.

If you had a Magic School Bus, where would you take your students?

Outer space

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Meet Stacy Jennings, Amy Fousek, & Bonnie Gonzalez!

Stacy Jennings

“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are." -Unknown

Previous School:
Park Village

Previous Assignment(s):

3rd Grade Teacher

What is something you’ve always wanted to try? 

Archery

Do you eat the stems of broccoli?

If it's already in the meal I will, if not--I cut them off!

Tell us about your superpowers.

I'm still discovering what they are.  I love to incorporate humor, singing, poetry into my teaching...that's probably in the "drama/theater" category. 

Favorite Board Game(s):
Balderdash, Scattergories, Scrabble

Storms - Cool or Scary?
I grew up in Chicago...I miss storms!  They are VERY cool.

What excites you the most about Design39Campus?
Working collaboratively with my colleagues in an environment that allows children to explore.

Who let the dogs out?
I think I did.  Woops!

What makes you laugh?
My kids.

What is one word that your friends would use to describe you?
Funny.

What is most rewarding about your job; what makes it all worthwhile?
Seeing students take ownership of their creations and really enjoying what they are learning.  I also LOVE when a student who has been struggling with reading, has that moment when it "clicks".

What is your totem animal?
A mama bear.

Dream vacation spot:
Anywhere tropical with clear water.

If you had a Magic School Bus, where would you take your students?
Under the sea.

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Amy Fousek

“Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen."

Previous School:
Chapparel Elementary School

What is something you’ve always wanted to try? 

Living in another country for a summer.

Do you eat the stems of broccoli?

Yes! It's my favorite part. 

Tell us about your superpowers.

I am in love with being a mom.  I am sports fanatic and love to cook.

Favorite Board Game(s):
Yahtzee

What excites you the most about Design39Campus?
The people and the possibilities.

Who let the dogs out?
My husband...he is always the first one up. 

What makes you laugh?
My family and slapstick comedies. 

What is one word that your friends would use to describe you?
Passionate 

What is most rewarding about your job; what makes it all worthwhile?
Watching students have that "a-ha" moment. 

What is your totem animal?
Wolf

Dream vacation spot:
Italy

If you had a Magic School Bus, where would you take your students?
To space.

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Bonnie Gonzalez

"Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live" - by Dorothy Thomp

Previous School:
Oak Valley Middle School

What is something you’ve always wanted to try? 

Blue Angeles pilot or race car driver

Tell us about your superpowers.

Energy, resilience, relationships

Favorite Board Game(s):
Candy Land, Creationary, Connect 4.

What excites you the most about Design39Campus?
The opportunity kids will have to learn deeply and in a fun, nurturing environment. 

Who let the dogs out?
Whoever wakes up first. 

What makes you laugh?
Laughing kids (especially mine)

What is one word that your friends would use to describe you?

Ardent

What is most rewarding about your job; what makes it all worthwhile?
I love watching kids really enjoy learning.  

What is your totem animal?
Tiger

Dream vacation spot:
Anywhere with my family away from busyness with hiking, swimming, and napping.

What line or shape do you identify with? Circle, square, triange, squiggle, ellipse

Star

Favorite font

Calibri

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Meet the D39C Preschool Teachers!

We are so excited that our students at D39C will have an Arts Residency Program sponsored by by the Wolf Trap and Northrup-Grumman Foundation. Check out more information on the following flyer.

We have four fabulous preschool teachers joining the D39C team!

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Paula Cotton
Preschool Teacher

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."  Maya Angelou

What is something you’ve always wanted to try?
Stand-up paddle boarding!

Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
YES, it's my favorite part!

Tell us about your superpowers.
I can feed a crowd at a moments notice...from what I have in my home.  I can whip up a sign by the time others can gather their materials to make one.  I can also grow almost anything in my garden.  At this very moment I have tomatoes, cucumber, bell peppers, carrots, eggplant, radishes, onions, corn, green beans, zucchini, cantaloupe, pumpkin.  I also am growing almost 20 fruit trees!

Favorite Board Game(s)
Definitely BLOKUS!

Storms - Cool or Scary?
VERY cool and sometimes scary.

What excites you the most about Design39Campus?
The people, for sure!

Who let the dogs out?
My husband, he usually gets up first!  Hahahaha

What makes you laugh?
My own silly jokes!  And when kids say the most amazing things, which is why I LOVE early childhood!

What is one word that your friends would use to describe you?
Kind

What is most rewarding about your job; what makes it all worthwhile?
Seeing how much the children have "grown" from September to June!

What is you totem animal?
A bear

Dream vacation spot?
Beijing

If you had a Magic School Bus, where would you take your students?
The moon

What line or shape do you identify with?
A circle, no beginning, no end, no corners or straight lines, yep, that's me!

Favorite font
Chalkboard and Century Gothic

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Maria Fanianos

Preschool Teacher

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world" - Mahatma Gandhi

What is something you’ve always wanted to try?
Scuba diving

Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
No

Tell us about your superpowers.
I speak Spanish, play tennis and love to cook.

Favorite Board Game(s)
Family Feud

Storms - Cool or Scary?
Scary

What excites you the most about Design39Campus?
Change and hands on learning.

What makes you laugh?
My preschoolers

What is one word that your friends would use to describe you?
Sweet

What is most rewarding about your job; what makes it all worthwhile?
Seeing my preschool kids grow, laugh and learn

What is you totem animal?
Owl

Dream vacation spot?
Aruba

If you had a Magic School Bus, where would you take your students?
Europe

What line or shape do you identify with?
Square and rectangle

Favorite font
Arial

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Michele Janette-Ulrich
Preschool Teacher

"If a child can't learn the way we teach maybe we should teach the way they learn." - Ignacio Estrada

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Be the change that you wish to see in the world."
- Ghandi. 

I love quotes!

What is something you’ve always wanted to try?
Scuba diving

Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
No

What is something you’ve always wanted to try?

Traveling abroad

Do you eat the stems of broccoli?

Yes, part way.

Tell us about your superpowers.

Being intuitive and empathetic about the feelings of others.

Favorite Board Game(s)

Scrabble and Monopoly

Storms - Cool or Scary?

Cool

What excites you the most about Design39Campus?

Putting the excitement and joy back into teaching and helping children develop a love of learning. Also, being a part of this wonderful team of innovative educators who are so inclusive. As a preschool teacher, I've been at schools where preschool is considered separate and it is refreshing to feel so welcome, wanted and appreciated!

What makes you laugh?

Preschoolers make me smile every day! They can say and do the funniest things! Their innocence and sincerity truly warm my heart. 

What is one word that your friends would use to describe you?

Compassionate

What is most rewarding about your job; what makes it all worthwhile?

Watching children grow and learn and knowing I had a hand in that, seeing their excitement when they make discoveries. 

What is you totem animal?

Wolf

Dream vacation spot

On a beach or in Europe

If you had a Magic School Bus, where would you take your students?

To see a working farm

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Marie-Claire Jusseaume

Preschool Teacher

"Everyone smiles in the same language."

What is something you’ve always wanted to try?

Learn to play the guitar and paint.

Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
Yes

Tell us about your superpowers.
I have the ability of getting things done even against all odds. Being organized, finding creative solutions.  Fluent in three languages (no credit to me, I picked these up when I was little!)

Favorite Board Game(s)
Sorry!  I love its unpredictable outcome.

Storms - Cool or Scary?
A little scary but very cool!

What excites you the most about Design39Campus?
The endless opportunity to tap into our creativity.  How team work is valued and the individual respected.

Who let the dogs out?
My husband did, and I let them back in!

What makes you laugh?
My husband, and the cute things that come out of the mouths of little children.

What is most rewarding about your job; what makes it all worthwhile?
Getting to work with children.  I love getting to see their face light up when they finally accomplish a task that has been especially challenging for them. 

What is you totem animal?
The Dove

Dream vacation spot:
I don’t have to think twice:  definitely Deia, Mallorca. 

If you had a Magic School Bus, where would you take your students?
Paris

What line or shape do you identify with?
The heart.

Favorite font:
Arial.  

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Meet Tomas Jimenez, Diane Lau, Samantha Jacobs, Cindy Spooner, and Tara Appling!

Tomas Jimenez

Custodial Supervisor
“Those who would give a up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."   - Benjamin Franklin 

What is something you’ve always wanted to try?

Sky Diving

Do you eat the stems of broccoli?

Yes

Tell us about your superpowers.

I sometimes dream I can fly (Superman).

Favorite Board Game(s)

Any type of puzzle

Storms - Cool or Scary?

Super Cool

What excites you the most about Design39Campus?

The fact that I am going to be working with an excellent team, and seeing the kids' faces when they arrive for the first time to the "new school".

Who let the dogs out?

I've always wondered...

What makes you laugh?

Funny Movies

What is one word that your friends would use to describe you?

Responsible

What is most rewarding about your job; what makes it all worthwhile?

Knowing that children will have a safe and clean school.   

Dream vacation spot

Cancun, I have been there but it is still my favorite dream spot..

If you had a Magic School Bus, where would you take your students?

Probably to Europe in the early 1900's

What line or shape do you identify with? Circle, square, triange, squiggle, ellipse

Circle

Favorite font

Any Italized

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Diane Lau
"We need to be the change we want to see in the world." -Mahatma Gandhi

Previous School:

Highland Ranch

Previous Assignment(s):

Kindergarten

What is something you’ve always wanted to try?

Sky Diving...?

Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
Yes!

Tell us about your superpowers.
Golf, painting, animals

Favorite Board Game(s) 
Monopoly, Connect 4, card games- Uno, speed, poker

Storms - Cool or Scary?
Cool!

What excites you the most about Design39Campus?
21st century learning!

Who let the dogs out?
My husband...

What makes you laugh?
Jokes

What is one word that your friends would use to describe you?
ArizonaBasketball

What is most rewarding about your job; what makes it all worthwhile?
To see the joy of learning in children.

What is you totem animal?
Ox

Dream vacation spot
Scotland

If you had a Magic School Bus, where would you take your students?
Outer space

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Samantha Jacobs

“Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you.”
- Dr. Seuss

Previous School:
Monterey Ridge

Previous Assignment(s):

Kindergarten

What is something you’ve always wanted to try?
Skydiving!

Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
Yes!!

Tell us about your superpowers.
I am very patient! Calm and reflective. Collaborative, willing to try (almost) anything once!

Favorite Board Game(s):
Cranium and Scattergories!

What excites you the most about Design39Campus?
Everything! Allowing children the opportunity to explore learning through real-world applications!

Who let the dogs out?
Definitely not me--I'm a cat person :)

What makes you laugh?
My students...every day!

What is one word that your friends would use to describe you?
Patient

What is most rewarding about your job; what makes it all worthwhile?
Making a connection to each child and seeing their smiling faces each morning. Watching them grow and thrive throughout the school year.  

What is you totem animal?
I had to look this one up! A deer!

Dream vacation spot
Cruising the Mediterranean! 

If you had a Magic School Bus, where would you take your students?
The rainforest!

What line or shape do you identify with? Circle, square, triangle, squiggle, ellipse.
Definitely a ~squiggle~!


Favorite font

Tahoma

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Cindy Spooner

"Perfection doesn't guarantee success. You don't have to be perfect to succeed."

Previous School:
Chapparel Elementary School

Previous Assignment(s):

5th Grade

What is something you’ve always wanted to try?
Running a half marathon…and then a full marathon

Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
Always

Tell us about your superpowers.Organization! I love teaching writing and mathematics and I am also a trained exercise instructor☺

Favorite Board Game(s)
Mall Madness, Life, and Sorry!

Storms - Cool or Scary?
Scary…there is a reason I live in San Diego

What excites you the most about Design39Campus?
The collaboration of staff and students to create authentic 21st century learning! WOHOO

Who let the dogs out?
My Puppy, Cash

What makes you laugh?
My adorable nieces and nephews

What is one word that your friends would use to describe you?
Dependable

What is most rewarding about your job; what makes it all worthwhile?
The daily interaction with students and the impact I am able to have in their lives.  Creating relationships and new knowledge that lasts past that one school year!

What is you totem animal?
A wolf

Dream vacation spot?
Poolside on a tropical island

If you had a Magic School Bus, where would you take your students?
Back to the time of the Original 13 colonies during the revolutionary war and the start of our country.

What line or shape do you identify with?
Squiggle

Favorite fontI am font junky…I love downloading new fonts to be creative and keep things exciting!

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Tara Lee Appling
Health Technician


"Trouble knocked on the door, but hearing laughter, hurried away"- Benjamin Franklin

What is something you’ve always wanted to try?
Breakdancing

Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
YES

Tell us about your superpowers.Kindness, Spirit, Devotion
Storms - Cool or Scary?
Storms are beautiful!

What excites you the most about Design39Campus?
What excites me the most about Design 39 is ALL of the new ways we will learn to SMILE together!!

Who let the dogs out?
WOO WOO!!

What makes you laugh?
Silly Songs....sung by super students!

What is one word that your friends would use to describe you?
Supportive

What is most rewarding about your job; what makes it all worthwhile?
The most rewarding part of my job is how much I have learned from every child.... they have SOO much to share.We should ALWAYS listen...kids know when someone cares.

What is you totem animal?
Bear

Dream vacation spot?
Paris, France

If you had a Magic School Bus, where would you take your students?
I would take my Magic School Bus to OUTER SPACE!!!

What line or shape do you identify with?
SquiGGLe...

Favorite font

Marker Felt Font