Category: School
Thank you, Mr. McGrath
Author:
Mark Harvey
Teacher's name: Mr. Jim McGrath
Teacher's school: Macdonald Drive Elementary
In the late 1990s, the schools in St. John’s were rezoned and I had to change schools for grade six. I didn’t have any friends making the move with me and I was very apprehensive about it. When I got to MacDonald Drive Elementary, I was put in Mr. McGrath’s class and was pleased to […]
Thank you, Mr. Locke
Author:
Joanne Moore
Teacher's name: Mr. Locke
Teacher's school: Mount Pearl Senior High
I want to thank my high school Social Studies teacher, Mr. Locke, not only for sharing with me his love of Social Studies but also what it’s like to truly love your job. Mr. Locke always made class interesting and exciting from stories and discussions, to using Stompin’ Tom Connors to teach us about parts […]
Mrs. Abbott: Thank you
Author:
Teresina Benoit
Teacher's name: Jean Abbott
Teacher's school: Bishop O'Reilly High
I am an extroverted, independent, and friendly only child. Being shy and lonely are not normal behaviours for me, but on the first day of third grade I found myself in a new classroom in a new school, late because I missed the bus. I was anxious, I was awkwardly and uncharacteristically shy, and I […]
Thank you, Donna Mills
Author:
Mike Fardy
Teacher's name: Donna Mills
Teacher's school: Macdonald Drive Junior High
Thank you, Mrs. Dunne
Author:
Andrew Furey
Teacher's name: Maureen Dunne
Teacher's school: Gonzaga High
Mrs. Pinksen made Gr. 3 special
Author:
Jennifer Sharron Gill
Teacher's name: Mrs. Shirley Pinksen
Teacher's school: L. P. Purchase Academy
Mrs. Shirley Pinksen taught me grade 3 at L.P. Purchase Academy in Botwood. I absolutely loved her. She had such a gentle tone and was so caring toward all her students. I adored everything about her, even her beautiful cursive handwriting that I am still trying to achieve! When I think back in all my […]
Mr. Vardy went above and beyond
Author:
Alaina Scott (Chapman)
Teacher's name: Mr. Brian Vardy
Teacher's school: Bishop's College
Mr. Vardy was the sort of teacher who really cared. He always went above and beyond! There are many things he’s passionate about… smart business, giving back to society and the harmonica just to name a few. Some Bishops students will remember his VW Beetle parked in the lobby during a food bank drive. This […]
Mr. Goulding, my music teacher
Author:
Christina Gillingham
Teacher's name: Mr. Carl Goulding
Teacher's school: Mount Pearl Senior High
There have been so many caring and wonderful teachers in my life, but no teacher quite like my junior and senior high school music teacher, Carl Goulding. Mr. Goulding was a driving force in my musical education and fostered in me my love of choral music and choral singing, so much so, I became a […]
A very special teacher
Author:
Ruth Lawrence
Teacher's name: Don Lawrence
Teacher's school: Fitzgerald Academy
Thank you, Mr. Hackett
Author:
Geraldine Hollett
Teacher's name: Bernard Hackett
Teacher's school: St. Patrick’s Elementary
People are surprised when I tell them I was a very shy kid. If I got called on to answer a question at school, I blushed and wouldn’t (couldn’t) answer, even if I knew the answer. Most times though, I didn’t. I had a really hard time with comprehension. Really hard. Teachers quickly learned to […]