Welcome to Miss Wilson's Classroom!

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Updated 8/31/10

Did you know that Miss Wilson......

	Grew up in Mt. Lookout.
	Attended St. Ursula Villa and Ursuline Academy.
	Played varsity soccer, basketball, and softball at Ursuline Academy.
	Accepted a soccer scholarship to Spring Hill College.
	Miss Wilson has been teaching for 13 years and coached for several years at the elementary and high school levels. Miss Wilson feels that education must be approached with the expectation of diversified learning. Each day is filled with the challenge of assessing various learning styles. Through the use of many activities, materials, and audio and visual aides, every student is offered an equal opportunity to learn. Miss Wilson is preparing us for life situations.
	Oh, I almost forgot, she also juggles!!!

Authentic Assessments:

Each week students are required to complete their Reading and Math Log. At the beginning of each week, the Logs will be due. Every student will have read at least 100 minutes and have completed 40 minutes of math fact practice.

Olweus Bullying Prevention Program

We will not bully others.

We will try to help students who are bullied.

We will include students who are easily left out.

When we know somebody is being bullied, we will tell an adult at school and an adult at home.

3W Specials Schedule: Monday: 9:00 Library, 9:55 Music, 11:35 Lunch Tuesday: 11:55 Lunch, 11:10 P.E. Wednesday: 8:55 Spanish, 11:55 Lunch, Thursday: 11:20- 11:55 Story Time, 12:00 Lunch, 1:20 Computer Friday: 9:05 Art, 11:35 Lunch, 1:00 - 1:30 Social Skills

Mathematics: Students will value and enjoy mathematics, become confident in math, and become mathematical problem solvers. Students will also learn to communicate and reason mathematically.

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Science: Students will participate in hands-on activities and learn to investigate, make hypotheses, test ideas and draw conclusions.

Health: Students will gain an understanding of the human body and how to care for the body

Olweus Bullying Prevention Program: School Rules Against Bullying and Personal Health

Language Arts: Students will develop listening, speaking, reading, visualization, media literacy, and writing skills.

Power Writing and Written Expression, Diagramming Sentences, Reading Fluency, Comprehension, and Vocabulary Development

Religion: Students will study that God is revealed in creation. They also will learn the history of salvation, about Jesus, the Church, sacraments, prayer and worship, and life in Christ.

Social Studies: Students will explore many areas. Some of these areas are peace and justice, geography, history, governance and civic ideals, global connections, and cultural connections.

Test and Projects

Spelling: First Week's List Test Friday, Sept. 3rd

Answer the following questions and win blue tickets!

1.) What is your goal this school year?

2.) What are the morning procedures in this classroom?

3.) What do you like about 3rd grade so far?

4.) Compare and contrast 2nd grade to 3rd grade.