John Muir Elementary School

Without any hesitation, I give John Muir Elementary School 5 stars for the following reasons:
~ Ms. Flinstone (kindergarten): She made learning SO much fun at such an early age. For example, when we read Green Eggs and Ham, she actually brought a camp stove to class and made us green eggs and ham! She was very creative with her teaching methods!
~ Ms. Carol (1^st grade): Probably the sweetest teacher I’ve ever had. She too was very creative. I remember her taking us outside to collect leaves in order to inspire us to write our Haiku poems. She also played the piano during «sing-​alongs»
~ Ms. Sagadencky (2^nd): So much energy! She definitely taught me the difference between «Can I» and «May I» =)
~ Ms. Flint (3^rd): We had a huge board and each student had an ice cream cone with their name on it. She would quiz us weekly on our multiplication tables, and if we passed, we’d receive a scoop of ice cream. Once our ice cream scoops reached the top of the board, she’d bring in actual popsicles as rewards. Sweet! Unfortunately, she was only our teacher for a few months because she left on maternity leave.
~Ms. Vigiano (4^th): One day, we returned from our lunch break and Ms. Vigiano mentioned that there were golden nuggets hidden all over the classroom that we had to find. It was a nice touch to our «Gold Rush» lesson plan.
~ Ms. Warrick (5^th): I gave this teacher hell. If you’re reading this, I’m sorry! Ms. Warrick had the misfortune of dealing with me while I was going through my rebellious phase.
~ Mr. Thal (6^th): Believe it or not, Mr. Thal was hearing impaired. He taught us as much as he could (including sign language which was awesome), but left because his hearing got much worse.
~ Mr. Ghazarian (6^th): Everyone wanted to be in Mr. Ghazarian’s class because he was the «cool» teacher. I had him for History and Science I believe, and he was a good teacher. I remember making a really awesome pyramid while we were covering Ancient Egypt.
Besides the wonderful teachers, John Muir had the best book sales, Halloween carnivals, bake sales and field trips. I have kept in touch with many of my friends that I met at John Muir.
Only con: Mrs. Avakian, the principal. She was a bitter and cold-​hearted woman who only smiled or showed any kindness during award ceremonies or events where parents were present.