Micheltorena Elementary School - Mr. Moreno’s Class Page

Mr. Moreno’s Class Page

I am a fourth grade teacher at Micheltorena Street School. I have spent time working for Burbank Unified School District and have now turned my efforts over to Los Angeles Unified School District. Micheltorena is my home school now and I have enjoyed teaching here for all of my 14 years!

I am fluent in Spanish and English. I have travelled to Canada, Mexico, Panama, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Croatia, Italy, Greece, France, Portugal, Spain, Malta, and Sweden. It is impossible to choose a favorite destination although my time spent in Copper Canyon, Mexico is hard to match.

I spend a lot of time traveling in the states too. And when I do, I find it so difficult not to spend $ on things to take back to the classroom = )! In my spare time I like to volunteer. Because I am a naturalist at heart, I love to volunteer in the Angeles National Forest as a fire lookout (Vetter Mountain, Slide Mountain, South Mount Hawkins). Check out our website – http://www.anffla.org/

I also enjoy Los Angeles architecture. I volunteer for the DaCamera Society/Chamber Music in Historic Sites and have helped bring quality musical ensembles to our Micheltorena auditorium. Check out their website -http://www.dacamera.org/

Parents:

To enhance your child’s understanding of westward expansion and the gold rush era, visit the Wells Fargo Museum downtown. Children will love sitting and “riding” in a stage coach.

http://www.wellsfargohistory.com/museums/museum_losAngeles.html

To read more about local California missions visit: http://missiontour.org/sanfernando/

http://missiontour.org/sangabriel/index.htm

The Natural History Museum downtown is loaning our classroom resources and artifacts related to the gold rush. The museum loans “teacher trunks” to teachers for use in the classroom.

http://www.nhm.org/site/for-teachers/teacher-resources/member-loan- services
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