Congratulations to Ocean View Teachers of the Year for 2010
Elementary Teacher of the Year Veronica Folsom and Middle School Teacher of the Year Sheila Blyth
Veronica Folsom - Elementary Teacher of the Year
Veronica Folsom has been a fourth and fifth grade teacher at Sun View School since 1998. Veronica is a highly competent educator who bases her instructional program on standards and curricular guidelines, her knowledge of how children learn, and the needs of the students in her class as a whole and individually. She is a true professional, readily accepting responsibility and carrying out her duties with competence. Veronica is always first to volunteer or to learn the latest instructional practice to share with her colleagues.
Veronica Folsom’s enthusiasm for teaching and hard work has made her a tremendous asset to the entire school and community. She is a caring and thoughtful teacher. She tutors students after school that need intervention and gives them the confidence and support they need to succeed. She consistently demonstrates an unwavering work ethic, and is always working above and beyond her call of duty. She is dependable and is a positive role model for her students. Her lessons are engaging and she uses a variety of instructional practices to meet the needs of all her students. She is very knowledgeable and proficient in utilizing current instructional strategies and methodology and has extremely high standards for her own performance.
Veronica is innovative, well organized, and takes the initiative to problem-solve. Veronica is always willing to help someone in need or to help resolve a situation in conflict. Her commitment to the teaching profession is the reason her students succeed and come back to see her long past their time in her class.
Sheila Blyth - Middle School Teacher of the Year 2009
Sheila Blyth represents all that is great about education. She takes great pride in her work and is passionate about educating children. Sheila has taught Physical Education in Ocean View for over 30 years, and throughout that time has been an integral mentor, teacher, and friend to countless students. Her lessons about physical fitness and life have impacted thousands of children.
Sheila is a champion for student health and fitness. She vigilantly coordinates her class time to incorporate both health-related classroom lessons and carefully-directed, hands-on physical fitness lessons. She is an inspiration to her students, encouraging each child to continually push the limits of their physical fitness to achieve new goals for themselves. She is a champion for involvement in sports, both in and out of school, working before and after school with individual athletes to improve their skill. For many years Sheila has coordinated Marine View Middle School’s Jump Rope for Heart, Hoops for Heart, and Walk-a-Thon programs with the American Heart Association. Sheila is a patient, kind, and loving educator who has, time after time, won the trust of even the most reluctant physical education student.
Sheila Blyth carries herself with a positive attitude at all times and is often seen “high-fiving” students in the halls and congratulating students on their recent accomplishment, both academic and athletic. Character education is extremely important to Sheila, and she incorporates the Marine View motto, “Do the Right Thing”, into her students’ daily experiences.
Sheila Blyth has been chosen to represent Ocean View School District for the 2009 Orange County Teacher of the Year competition.
