Thursday, June 30, 2011

Spotlight on Ms. Satterfield

Spotlight on Ms. Satterfield!



Marisa Satterfield

Teacher of Language Arts Literacy

Woodbury Junior High School




• Name:
MarĂ­sa Satterfield

• College(s) and degrees(s):
BA in English and Certification in Secondary Education from the Honors College of Rutgers University; TEFL International TESOL Certification from TEFL International

• Work experience:
Substitute teacher, AVID and Homework Workplace Tutor- Woodbury Jr. Sr. High School- 2009-2010

• Favorite books
o fiction: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
o nonfiction: Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah

• Favorite television show:
My Fair Wedding with David Tutera

• Last movie I loved:
I fell in love with Pride and Prejudice all over again when I saw BBC’s 6 hour screen adaptation for the book.

• Music CD that I have almost worn out from repeated playing:
I could listen to anything from Alicia Keys over and over again.

• Person (living or not) that I’d like to have lunch with and why:
My Mom-Mom so that we could talk about books and crossword puzzles again.

• Visiting this place makes me peaceful:
Visiting my little sister and walking with her around town always allows me to relax.

• One item on my “to do” list that I can’t seem to get to:
Becoming fluent in Spanish is a slow but continuing process for me.

• Favorite animal (domestic or wild):
My pit bull, Koda.

• Favorite sports team:
My family would disown me if I didn’t say the Philadelphia Eagles.

• Destination of my fantasy vacation trip:
Last summer I stayed a month in Barcelona, Spain. I’d love to go back to my favorite places, La Fontana Magica de Montjuic and Parque Ciutadella.

• Details about the teacher I will never forget who inspired me to enter the profession:
Growing up I loved visiting my mother’s classroom because I could see how much she cared for her students and how they cared for her in return.

.....Anything Else?
I have lived in Woodbury all of my life and for senior superlatives I was voted Most Likely to Come Back and Work at Woodbury. I’m baaaack!!!!