Mrs. Hassett's 5th Grade
Oak Knoll School - Menlo Park Elementary City School District
About Mrs. Hassett
Name: Tara Sue Hassett (formerly Simms)
Favorite Color: shades of green (Can you tell?)
Birthday: June 14th - I'll be 28 this year!
Pets: Oscar & Tuxedo, my "dog boys" (See pictures below.)
Hobbies and Interests: Snowboarding, skiing, hiking, softball, long board skateboarding, gardening, reading, yoga, anything art-related, getting spa treatments ;o), traveling, hanging out by the water in the summer, golf
Favorite Teachers: Mrs. Short (7 th & 8 th grade) was excellent because she challenged us with creative projects and outside-of-the-box thinking. Mr. Maskel, my high school science teacher, was a favorite because he believed in me and pushed me to achieve more than I thought I could. Finally, in college, I admired the teaching of Prof. Handy and Dr. Coss because when they lectured they used examples that their students could relate to and they actually cared that I did well.
Education:
Elementary Schools - Pescadero & La Honda Elementary
High School - Pescadero High School
University - U.C. Davis, B.A. Psychology & Communication
Notre Dame de Namur University, Education Degree
What I hope for my students: Most importantly, I hope to instill a lifelong love for learning and curiosity in my students. It is also important that they are more than prepared to do well in 6th grade, having made progress based on their individual learning levels. I also expect that students will try their best and have positive attitudes.
MY DOG BOYS
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Tuxedo (a.k.a. Tux) |
Oscar
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Here is a photo taken of Eric, my husband, and I in October 2006.
