Teacher Of The Year
NO WEDNESDAY NOON ROTARY MEETING THIS WEEK! – Instead, this week’s meeting will be 11:30 TUESDAY at the Marriott, when Foothills Rotary is the host club, and Jacque Neidringhaus is our MC.
RCFC’s Teacher of the Year is Eileen Moore from Putnam Elementary School Principal Steve Apodaca of Putnam Elementary School described Eileen, as a compassionate, hard working person who always gave 100% to her students. When she visited RCFC last December, Eileen described the difficult and sometimes tragic situations that kindergarten and first grade Putnam students encounter. Putnam is a school where 90% of the students need assistance to pay for lunch. She acknowledged that she took on a hard but nonetheless
gratifying job.
Besides teaching math and reading, Eileen teaches her pupils to show empathy to each other, to set goals and muster determination to meet them. It was clear that in Mrs. Moore's classroom youngsters from whatever background or situation of hardship will feel safe, happy and valued for whom they are.
gratifying job.
Besides teaching math and reading, Eileen teaches her pupils to show empathy to each other, to set goals and muster determination to meet them. It was clear that in Mrs. Moore's classroom youngsters from whatever background or situation of hardship will feel safe, happy and valued for whom they are.