Meet the Teachers

Mrs. Wilson Room 122 My name is Amy Wilson. I'm excited about teaching second grade at Endeavor! I earned my early childhood education degree from S.U.N.Y. Cortland College in New York. My minor was psychology. I have lived in North Carolina for 13 years. Over the past twelve years I have taught both first and second grades. My husband and I have two girls: Hailey (rising third grader) and Hannah (3 years old). We have a yellow lab named Chloe. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my family, scrapbooking, reading, and listening to music.

Mrs. Mills Room 101 My name is Tonya Mills, and I am excited about teaching 2nd Grade this year. I am a Meredith College graduate with a degree in Early Childhood Education, and I have taught both 3rd grade and 2nd grade. My husband and I have three girls: Christianna (rising 9 th grade), Gabrielle (rising 6th grade) and Isabella (rising 4th). We have a giant breed German Shepherd, named Azlan and a soft-coated wheaten terrier named Trixie. We also have a holland lop bunny named Cosmo. Our class pets are two turtles. One is a southern painted turtle and her name is Nancy and the other is a red-ear slider and his name is Drew. During my free time I love spending time with my family, reading, creating dvd's on my computer, sewing, and painting.

Mrs. Hester Room 102 I am a UNCG graduate with a concentration in Science Education. I have loved teaching at Endeavor! I was born in Virginia, but spent most of my life in North Carolina with my parents and three sisters. Just recently I got married and my husband and I now live in the Raleigh area. We have a Netherland Dwarf bunny that lives in the classroom during the week. I enjoy spending time with my family, scrapbooking, cooking, baking, and crafting!

Our Schedule: 8:20-8:45Morning Work 8:45-9:00Morning Meeting 9:00-10:00Writing 10:00-11:00Math 11:00-12:10Lunch/Recess 12:10-12:30Phonics 12:30-1:30Reading 1:30-2:15Science 2:15-3:00Social Studies 3:00 Pack-up to go home

Lunch/Recess: *Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 11:00-12:10 *Wednesday 10:40-11:40

Rules: *Kind words or no words *Hands and feet to selves *Respect for self, others, and school property *Have fun

Behavior Expectations: *Behavior chart: Mills-Colored Cards Wilson-Smiley Faces Hester-Colored blocks * If a rule is broken warnings are given. *If rules continue to be broken, a consequence is given on behavior chart. *If behavior is fixed they have the opportunity to move their name back to the starting place. *If a child has an exceptional day, they will be rewarded on their behavior sheet. *The area of most concern is excessive talking that prohibits work and distracts others.

Homework: *Monthly Calendar *Turned in EVERY Friday *Reading a minimum of 20 min. a night *Starting 2 nd semester there will be homework on Study Island and nightly math homework on Thursday. ****Look on our websites for a Study Island Power Point that explains how to use this website!***

Homework Example: *This is what your child’s homework should look like when they turn it in:

Field Trips: *Mordecai House *Durham Museum of Life and Science *High Touch High Tech (on campus) *Professor Ken (on campus) *Crowder Park

Special Events: *Winter Concert *Spring Fine Arts Extravaganza *Day of Reading, Math, and Writing

Celebrations: *Celebrate what we learned after we finish studying each region in Social Studies *Food sampling *Activities/Arts & Crafts *Photo-ops *Music

Headlines: * Switching for Math starting 2 nd Quarter *Pretesting and Post-testing in Math *SRI Lexile *Unit tests in Science and Social Studies *Weekly computer time: learning keyboarding skills, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point

Closing: We are super excited to welcome your children into second grade at Endeavor! Together we will go on a journey across the United States. Along the way we will be actively learning, cooperatively working together, and growing into Super Second Graders.