![]() "As an educator, you wear many different hats and you become all the things to these children. This was not a one-day performance, this was the way Dorothy runs her class every single day." When I saw her video, I was not surprised since I see this every time I visit her classroom. ![]() "One of Dorothy’s priorities is to build relationships with her students and also to have them build relationships among themselves. Her dedication towards her students is evident the moment you step into her classroom," Milly Estrada, principal of Los Medanos Elementary, tells Yahoo Lifestyle. One person not surprised by the class act? The principal of the school. They fell to the floor and some started tearing up," Mallari says. "Although they were overjoyed about the news coverage and reposts of their videos, nothing beat their reaction of when I told them that a local ice cream shop wanted to gift them with free ice cream. "Yuuup! That's my baby's teacher right there," one proud parent wrote.Īccording to Mallari, her students were surprised but ecstatic over the sudden viral fame, with some even practicing their autographs should a fan recognize them. "YES! What a positive way to get the kids excited and ready to learn. ![]() What a blessing you are to all the young and old ones in PUSD!! "I'm honored to have seen your awesome skills in the classroom. Mallari!!!! You are so inspiring in so many ways," one commenter wrote on the video shared by the district. The video of their performance has taken the internet by storm, with over 5,000 shares on Facebook. "These students were so excited because every word in the lyrics was true to them and what they were believing about themselves and their 'class hive family members.'"Īccording to Mallari, since the lyrics were essentially based on the students' ideas, it only took them a day to memorize. I come to class with the skeleton and layout of the lyrics, and then we go around bouncing ideas off of each other to complete the song," Mallari says. "It’s really important to me to have the students be involved with creating the song so they can take ownership when stating the affirmations that we put in the song. "They knew of my tradition of having a morning song, since every year my class would perform it in front of the school during our Flag Ceremony, so they couldn’t wait to create one as well," Mallari says.Ĭreating the lyrics to their morning song, however, is a group effort. It’s important to me that I pick a tune that the students love, are familiar with, and gain a lot of energy from," Mallari, who began teaching in 2013, tells Yahoo.īy now, Mallari's students know exactly what they're getting into on the first day of school with her as their teacher. "In the past, I’ve done songs to Drake and Imagine Dragons. This year, their song is inspired by Lizzo, but Mallari always makes sure the songs she uses for the classroom are ones the students love. While she has moved around since then, obtaining her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in San Diego, living in Los Angeles, and even traveling the world, she always knew she wanted to return to the community the "has poured so much into” her.Ī cover of a popular song is a tradition in the "Class Hive" classroom.Īfter the students chant their rules, they sing their custom-made morning song. Mallari, whose first name is DorothyHoney - "hence the reason for the references of bees and yellow and black in our song" - tells Yahoo Lifestyle that she was born and raised in Pittsburg, Cali. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences.
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