Hello!
I normally start one of these letters with welcome back and asking about how your summer went. I guess it is a little bit different this time. Today is the first of 36 days that we are going to spend together. My greatest hope is that this will be a time of learning and fun. I recently saw the quote “I care more about the people my students become than the scores they get on tests.” The more I teach the more this holds true for me.
This will be my second year of teaching in a school and I'm excited to be part of the Mount Albert family even if only for a short while. In the past few years I have also worked as an outdoor educator for the YMCA teaching everything from mountain biking, to high ropes, to survival. I also worked as a teacher for the Stratford Shakespeare School. I'm excited to get to know all of you and work with a class full of leaders.
Since I will be learning about you I thought it would be only fair if you learn something about me. I was born in Nobleton and have spent 24 of my 25 years living there. I am the youngest of two children having only an older sister. As a child my largest influences were nature, Batman, I currently own over 100 Batman graphic novels, and of course sports. My favorite team is still the Toronto Maple Leafs and I hold hope that they will once again win the Stanley Cup.
My biggest influence during my teenage years were my experiences at camp. From working at a summer camp, I discovered I wanted to be a teacher and I loved spending time in the great outdoors. I still try to spend as much of my summer as possible Outdoors.
This past year was a crazy one for me. I got married in May 2015, moved to a new town and got my job with the York Region District School Board. Most of my down time right now is either spent learning all I can about being a teacher or at my local CrossFit gym, this sport has become my new obsession. My year-long obsession is reading myself and my wife Are already trying to figure out where we are going to put all of our books.
Over the next two months I will have the opportunity to get to know all of you as well. What is most important to you? It looks like a great few months ahead.
Sincerely,
G. Hussey
