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Teacher of the Week profiles
New Fit for Sport head, by Malcolm
We have a new heads of Fit for Sport – Alec Smail with Roxy Starn. I interviewed Alec about his new position. Q: Did you work for Fit For Sport before you came to Barnes? A: No, I haven’t worked with Fit For Sport before Barnes. Q: How long have you been working with... »
Mrs Garofalo:Teacher of the Week, by Charlotte and Seb
Mrs. Garofalo is one of our Year 5 teachers. She’s been working at Barnes Primary since 2009 and been a full-time classroom teacher since 2011. Q. What were you before you were a teacher? A. Before I was at university. Q. What is your favourite school meal? A. Vegetarian Curry. Q. What is your favourite... »
Teacher of the week – Ms. Rodrigo, by Charlotte and Annabel
Margo Rodrigo is a Year 6 teacher who agreed to answer our questions. Q.What were you before you were a teacher? A.Nothing! I studied English and Drama at uni and I have been a teacher for 16 years. Q.Favourite subject? A.English and Drama, because I enjoy getting children to do role-play as it builds... »
Mr. Mantle, Teacher of the week, by Annabel and Charlotte
Today we interviewed Mr Mantle, our Year 4 teacher. These were the questions we asked him: Q. What is your favourite school lunch? A. Vegetable Curry Q. What is your favourite subject to teach? A. English Q. What is your favourite school trip? A. Houses of Parliament Q. Did you work anywhere before you... »
Teacher of the week: Mrs Garofalo, by Annabel
I interviewed our Year 5 teacher Mrs Garofalo today. Did you work anywhere before you came to Barnes Primary School? “Yes, I worked in a big inner-city school near Latimer Road in Hammersmith.” At Primary School, what was your favourite subject? “English and history. I loved writing and learning about the past.” What... »
Arts Week Review, by Annabel
I bet you that everyone thinks that this is the best arts week ever. We interviewed Mr Mantle for his project and views. Here are the Q&A’s What is your project ? “My project is a sustainable living room” What inspired you to do this project? “I saw this website (http://pinterest.com/) that has lots... »
The Year 6 Play, by George
The time is drawing closer……… The students are getting worried………… Yes, the year 6 play is soon to be announced. I’m George and I’m giving you an update on the news so far.Whenever we hear more news, you’ll hear it too. Rumors have been flying around, the teachers have been secretly talking about it.We... »
Planned Playground Improvements, By George and Malcolm.
We did a 60 second interview with Ms. Jepson about the new playground in KS2. Malcolm: When will the playground be built? Ms. Jepson: The building starts half-term. George: What are you aiming to do with the money so far? Ms. Jepson: We are putting astroturf on the stage and some of the mound.... »
New School Dinners, by April and Annabel
Today we interviewed one of the school dinner ladies. Her name is Sharon and she has been cooking for 20 year, but only cooking in school kitchens for the past four years. She is only working at our school for three weeks. She usually works in Hendon. Her favourite food is roast chicken dinner... »
Miss Cole Teacher of the Week, by Annabel and Matthew
This morning we interviewed the new teacher, Miss Cole, a year three teacher that teaches in 3GC. We asked her some questions about her time at Barnes. Q. Why did you want to be a teacher? A. She wanted to inspire children, make them laugh, help them to learn and follow the three Ls (learning, love and laughter... »