Welcome to Miss Wilson's Classroom! 

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Updated 12/1/08 

Did you know that Miss Wilson...

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Grew up in Mt. Lookout.

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Attended St. Ursula Villa and Ursuline Academy.

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Played varsity soccer, basketball, and softball at Ursuline Academy.

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Accepted a soccer scholarship to Spring Hill College.

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Miss Wilson has been teaching for 11 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.

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Oh, I almost forgot, she also juggles!!!
 

Authentic Assessments:

 

 

Reading and Math Logs!

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: School Rules Against BullyingWe 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.

 

THIS YEAR...

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: 12:00 Lunch, 12:45- 1:15 social skills 1:20 Computer  Friday: 9:05 Art, 11:35 Lunch,

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.

Using Basic Facts Subtraction and Two-Digit Addition and Subtraction

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

Body Sytems

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.

Story Elements, Power Writing, and Sentence Structure

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.

Tests and Projects

Science:   organ test 12/10 word bank provided

Spelling:  Lesson 4 Dec. 5th

Science:  Body Systems Test December 19th

President's Report Due December 10th

Family Quiz

Answer the following questions and win gold tickets!

1.) What is the difference between a muscular system and a skeletal system?

2.) What do your red blood cells do?

3.) Explain how to use mental math in addition and subtraction?

4.)  How the circulatory system and the respiratory system work together?

5.)  What are capillaries?

6.) Explain what ligaments do in the body?

7.) Compare and contrast ball and socket joints and hinge joints. 

8.) How do the circulatory system and the digestive system work together?