ELVIRA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUNNYSIDE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #12 250 West Elvira Road Tucson, AZ 85756 (520) 545-2800 Fax (520) 545-2890 Andy Townsend, Principal Linda Guerrero, Secretary
February 6, 2019
To Whom It May Concern: Allow me to introduce myself; I am Gwendoline Gutierrez, second grade teacher at Elvira Elementary school. I have been mentoring and working with Sara Freeborn since August 2018. Ms. Freeborn is an enthusiastic dedicated new teacher. I believe that she will be a successful teacher due to her love and appreciation of children. Ms. Freeborn has been an effective teacher during her student teaching due to her dedication, enthusiasm, and persistence with her students. During the time that I have had the pleasure to watch her teach a high level of goal oriented lessons along with her high expectations of students shines through. She takes pleasure in planning, teaching, and watching her students grow. Ms. Freeborn has been very prepared on a daily basis, using the State Standards to plan lessons in grammar, ELA, math, social studies, and science. She has thorough creative engaging lessons. She has proven to be organized in her planning, material preparation, and scheduling of time. In teaching her lesson she shows enthusiasm, content knowledge, and a wonderful ability to monitor and adjust to students learning needs. Ms. Freeborn has shown that she is a team player, working with me along with the second grade team. She participates in team meetings and planning. She also participated in school events such as Multicultural Night, field trips, and Fall Festival. Ms. Freeborn has been a loving, respectful, and dedicated teacher with her interactions with students. She clearly has a love of teaching that the students have seen through her interactions with them, the time and effort she puts into her lessons, and the high learning and behavior expectations she has applied with the students on a daily basis. Students are treated with respect and are held accountable for their behavior in her classroom. She has incorporated classroom management strategies to the classroom such as a chants, Class Dojo, table points and incentives such as Rock Star nominations. Teaching with Ms. Sara Freeborn has made me a better teacher. The goals she sets for herself and her students are all goals we as teachers strive for in our classrooms. Sincerely, Gwendoline Gutierrez Second Grade, Elvira Elementary School
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