“Teacher of the
Year 2008” awarded to BFCCPS Teacher
Ms.
Susan Weidman, a first grade teacher at The Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter
Public School, was joined by her class and her associates, to receive Wal-Mart’s
distinguished recognition as “2008 Teacher of the Year.” The Bellingham branch
of Wal-Mart, represented by their store manager
and their “Good Works” coordinator, presented Ms. Weidman with a generous gift
certificate and presented the charter school, with a check for one thousand
dollars.
This
Wal-Mart tradition is decades old and every branch in the nation partakes in a
community wide tradition of recognizing the teachers who make
a difference. Out of all the submissions to the Bellingham Wal-Mart, a
spokesperson from the store said, “BFCCPS’s teacher received the most meaningful
praise by her students.
” Some of the quotes about her were, “ Ms. Weidman is a gift. She knows how to
connect with her students and parents... I wish I had her as my teacher when I
was a child.”
One of her 1st grade students wrote, “She (Ms. Weidman) came to my
birthday party and came to my Destination Imagination
competition on a week end and she makes school fun.”
Ms. Weidman, who has taught first graders at the
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter School for six years
and is a graduate of Framingham State Collage, joined
the kids in the celebration of her honor, with apple juice and cookies.
