Littleton Career Day students become “Junior Reporters”
Fourth- and fifth-grade students at Dr. Carrie D. Robinson Littleton Elementary School were asked at last week’s Career Day if they wanted to be “Junior Reporters.”
Each had to come up with interview questions like a reporter, interview a professional and write a few paragraphs for a story.
Their interviews could be with real or fictional people. Some wrote creative pieces, some hard news. Some depicted how they would get into that career. All showed talent.
Each are noted by their name, grade and teacher’s name, what career they have written about and their story.
Julianna Bissonnette
Fifth grade
Teacher Jenna Giampi
Occupation profiled: Teacher
Woosh, woosh. It was a windy day and I was interviewing a 5th grade classroom teacher at Littleton Elementary School. I decided to interview a teacher because I thought it would be so cool to interview a person who works with kids.
I went into the classroom and she was telling the kids to pack up then I asked her, “What do you like about your job?”
“Well,” she said, “I love kids and always dreamt about being a teacher.”
“So how many years do you have to go to college?”
“You have to have a bachelor’s degree,” explained the teacher.
“Thank you for answering my questions and I hope to see you soon.”
I got up and went out the door. When I went out the door I thought about what she said. It made me want to be a teacher because of what she said. It made me want to go to college and get my bachelor’s degree. Then I would become a teacher when I am done with college.
So I went home and went on the computer and e-mailed the teacher and asked her how I could become a teacher and what I had to do.
She said I had to fill out the form to become a teacher.
So I did, I filled out the form I needed to become a teacher.
Then I got the job to be a teacher.
Janelitza Ortega
Occupation profiled: Journalist
It was a hot, sunny day and I got to go to the park and interview a journalist. I’m interviewing the journalist because I want to know how she expresses her feelings in a newspaper.
I walked up to her and she was sitting on a bench texting so I asked her, “How does it feel to be a journalist?”
Then she said, “Well, it’s really exciting to be a journalist.”
Then I asked her, “How creative do you have to be to be a journalist?”
So then she says, “You have to be super creative to be a journalist.”
Then I said, “Okay, thank you so much for letting me interview you, hope to see you again.”
Then she said, “You’re welcome, hope to see you again, too.”
After that I went to my room and had my noon lunch. I sat around my room and thought about what the journalist had said. I was thinking how I felt and I was thinking that I think being a journalist is an expressive job.
So I thought a little bit more and I said but first I have to go to college and get my bachelor’s degree.
So I went outside and looked around then I started walking the blocks and saw a sign that said “Journalism Store One Block Away.”
So I walked as fast as I could and when I got there I went into the store and asked what I needed to be a journalist. They gave me all the information I needed and I got it and went home and did everything and then I went back to the store and they said I had the job and then I became a journalist.
Kristen Cline
Occupation profiled: Mold
remediation specialist
I am interviewing my mom and stepdad’s employee. I’m going to ask him a few questions.
His name is T.J. One question I asked was how long he had worked there and he replied, “One year.”
I asked him a couple of more questions, but there was just one that almost broke my heart.
The question was, “If there was anyone injured on the job?”
It was sad hearing him say yes. I sat there thinking how he felt.
I asked just one more question. “Did you have a relationship with him?”
As he slowly began to speak, he said, “Yes.”
When we got done T.J. went back to work and I sat there. I went to my computer and started to type.
Naisia Parcz
Occupation profiled: Veterinarian
Her questions included, “How do you care for animals?” and “Why do the animals get hurt?”
“The vet told me how they take good care of animal by seeing if their paws, ears, eyes and body and if it hurts.
“Then the vet told me why the cute, cuddly animals get hurt by not eating very good, getting worms and much, much more.”
Allison Little
Teacher Jenna Andele
Occupation profiled: Banker
If you would like to be a banker, keep on listening. First you would start out as a teller. A teller is a person who is at one of the counters and you give your money to them to put in your account, then you work your way up.
When you start you get $10 to $13 an hour. When you work there longer you move up and of course, you get more money.
Abryana Moya
Occupation profiled: Singer
The questions Moya came up with for an interview included: Do you ever have stage fright? And have you ever lost your voice while singing?
Here is an interview she would do if she met a singer:
If I ever met a singer I will ask he or she if it scary to sing in front of people. The other question I would ask, is it awesome to be a singer?
The next one I would ask is if it is fun to be famous, because singers are famous.
If I knew a singer I would also ask them, how much do you act for your job?
If I meet Selena Gomez I would ask her, “What type of music do you make, why you make it and how do you make a song?”
The best question I would ask is, “Do you like your job?”
I would like to ask any singer if this is the perfect job.
The Neighbor would like to thank these creative young writers, and tell them, “Keep writing!”