About Us
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Leanna Narain
My name is Leanna. I am eleven years old. I am in fifth grade at P.S. 56 Q. I love to draw and to do artwork. When I am not drawing I enjoy listening to music. My favorite sport is basketball. My favorite food is pizza. My favorite species of butterflies is the Goliath Birdwing Butterfly. I loved the experience of doing this site because I am a person who loves to get involved and this site makes many want to get involved and help these butterflies. I also love culture so we put in just a little Vietnam culture. This site has a little bit of the things and love and also a little bit of all my friends favorites and that's what makes it such a great experience.
Sadiqah Ali
My name is Sadiqah. I am eleven years old. I am in fifth grade at P.S.56 Q. I love singing and dancing. When I am not singing and dancing I enjoy listening to music. My favorite sport is tennis. My favorite food is pizza. My favorite species of butterflies are the Vicroy.I loved the experiance doing this site because as a child I also loved butterflies. Butterflies also interest me because I was attracted by their wing color.
Avisha Sanassie
My name is Avisha. I am eleven years old. I am in fifth grade at P.S. 56 Q. I love writing poetry. When I am not writing poetry I enjoy listening to music. My favorite sport is swimming. My favorite food is pizza. My favorite species of butterflies is the Blue Morpho Butterfly. I loved the experiance of doing this site because I love chellanges and also I have always been interested in butterflies and ways to help them.
Coaches
Neme Alperstein
Ms. Alperstein is a fifth grade teacher at P.S. 56 Queens in Richmond Hill . She has been teaching for 20 years. She is a big fan of Thinkquest NYC's educational web design competition. She also feels that this form of project based learning engages students in a way that is meaningful. She is an extremely knowledgeable person who is always willing to share her ideas with us. Fortunately, Dr. Bonita Coleman and California teacher Pamela Leestma brought the Vietnamese monarch butterfly project to the students which soon expanded into this web site. Her help as our coach in thinkquest is tremendous. She is always enthusiastic about thinkquest and thinks it's a great challenge for every child. Ms. Alperstein is the mother of two children a daughter and a son. She knows how to deal with children. She makes us feel very comfortable at school. She is a super teacher.
Loretta Torossian
Mrs.Torossian is a computer teacher at P.S.56 Queens in Richmond Hill New York . She has been teaching for 7 years. She enjoys teaching children how to design websites. Her favorite hobby is writing children's books. She thinks that Thinkquest is a great experience and she loves it. Mrs. Torossian is always willing to give suggestions on computer techniques to enhance the appearance of the Thinkquest websites.