3rd Grade VOE
Mills/Wilder
Week of April 25th
Ms. Wilder's Homeroom has earned a pizza party on Thursday (high participation in book swap reward) -- looking forward to that! No need to bring lunch that day :)
Reminders:
Thank you parents for sending library books back
Spelling Test Friday
"This is How You Do it" project in progress -- students will be completing the writing assignment on Wednesday, when they will be writing out the steps in class. They need to study the steps in order to write them without notes.
On Thursday, they will be sharing their projects and finished writing in a gallery-style presentation
Ms. Wilder’s Homeroom Learning Highlights
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Our focus this week will be:
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Context Clues
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Determining Importance
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Summarizing
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Identifying what is missing
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a good summary includes the beginning, middle, and end of a story
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In social studies
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The qualities of great business people
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Homework -- Spelling and Reading Passage
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A few students have been exempt from reading homework (for this week only! )
Welcome to my classroom!
My name is Erin Mills and I am THRILLED to be here at Valley Oaks! I am a native Houstonian and Spring Branch ISD graduate. I began my career here many years ago and and recently moved back to where I consider "home".
This is my 15th year as an educator. I have taught everything from Pre-K to 5th grade. I have also had the opportunity to work as an ESL teacher, Instructional Coach & Instructional Coordinator.
On a personal note, I have been married to my WONDERFUL husband James for 13 years
and we have 3 AMAZING children; Dylan(11), Rhett(10) & Mallory(8).
Some interesting facts about me are that I have been to 48 states in our great Nation....I'm looking forward to visiting Alaska & Hawaii someday. I enjoy birdwatching! I was raised with my grandparents and they were AVID birders, so we traveled most summers in search of interesting birds when I was growing up. I raise Great Danes! I have a quite a few running around my home at any moment, but I breed & raise Harlequin and Blue Danes; I Have also spent quite a bit of time to train my dogs to be therapy dogs; so they go pretty much wherever my family does. AND I come from a long line of teachers...in fact my great grandmother was a teacher on an Indian Reservation many years ago and I still have old letters from her detailing her daily life...it's pretty cool!
Needless to say, I hope you are getting ready to have the best year EVER! This is going to be the most amazing year and I can't wait to meet each and every one of you!
~Ms. Mills
erin.mills@springbranchisd.com
713.251.7555
Welcome to my classroom! My name is Ms. Alyssa Wilder.
If you can believe it, I am a fifth-generation teacher. Teaching was clearly in my blood, and I am incredibly pleased to experience the joys of teaching, just as many have before me. This is my 10th year teaching and I am still as inspired as I was during my first year. I have taught fifth, fourth, and now third grade. I graduated from Austin College in Sherman, TX with a Bachelor’s Degree in English and a Master’s Degree in Education.
My roots are in Illinois and Texas, which means I am well-versed in Chicago history and border-town lingo. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, traveling (last summer I went to 6 different states), music, reading, and spending time with friends. I enjoy bringing my passion for literature, music, and technology to the classroom. I am looking forward to an exciting year at Valley Oaks Elementary!
~Ms. Wilder
alyssa.wilder@springbranchisd.com
713.251.7557