Welcome to Team Zambezi's math page. My name is Mitzi Mandel and I will be taking over for Ms. Smith. I have already met most of the students and I'm so excited to start working with such a great group of kids! I will be adding valuable information to this website such as calendars, homework, handouts and notes. It will soon become the go-to place for your math class.
A little about me...I have lived in Santa Clarita my entire life. I went to Placerita Junior High and Hart High Schools. I have a BS in Mathematics and an M.Ed in Secondary Education both from UCLA. I taught for 11 years (10 of those at Arroyo Seco Junior High) before staying home with my three children. They are now 8, 10, and 12 and I am ready to be back in the classroom! It's so crazy to have a seventh grader of my own after teaching that grade for so many years. My husband is also a teacher and so are both of my brothers and their wives - all in the Hart District.
my family
my kids with their cousins
my kitties
the entire Burrill/Mandel teaching family