Amanda Golesh, Bluffdale Elementary School
Apr 15, 2025, 2:36 PM | Updated: May 8, 2025, 11:14 am
“Amanda Golesh is an amazing 3rd grade teacher who cares deeply for each student and has high expectations for them all. She expertly manages her classroom to give extra care to individuals in small groups, in one-on-one time, and in over-all classroom instruction. She teaches them to be accountable, to have empathy by emphasizing the “why” behind her classroom rules, and to have fun while learning.
Students with disparate needs are often assigned to her class because she is so trusted by school administrators and other faculty members, and so frequently requested by parents. They know that despite large class sizes, with her instruction each student will receive what he or she needs to succeed.
To help her students become well-rounded, she encourages participation in such activities as “Battle of the Books,” “Reflections,” and the plays that the school presents each year—keeping track of what each student is participating in and helping each of them meet deadlines and rehearsals. She even keeps track of the different activities her students are involved with outside of school and encourages them in their extra-curricular activities.
She also puts in extra time with activities that help the entire student body. She is the teacher’s representative this year for the school community council, the team leader for the five 3rd grade teachers, and the leader of the team of teachers who each month pick a “student of the month.”
Over the 15 years that she has been teaching, she has applied her passion for learning (reflected in her own master’s degree in education) and her love of an active lifestyle to help hundreds of students develop skills and grow toward their own full potentials.”
-Lynn Packham
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