Welcome Parents! Please find a seat.

Mrs. Fritton Experience: 12 th year at Wilson – all core subjects Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education Master of Arts in Educational Leadership Research experience with NSF and with NASA Principal Certification My Teaching Goals: Maintain a safe, well-managed, nurturing and organized classroom Inspire students to become life-long, inquisitive learners Prepare all students for 7 th grade by meeting state standards and teaching them responsibility Differentiate instruction to meet the needs and learning styles of all students (challenge/modify) Maintain honest and productive communication with all parents

Agenda Packets Students are expected to write their homework in their agendas on a daily basis –Great tool for being organized –Prepares them for their future –Parent signatures garner extra credit! Communication – preferred –Classroom phone (Please no transportation messages!) Website –Forms/Handouts –Classroom procedures –Weekly homework forecast

Science Inquiry (throughout the year) Weather/Energy (weather patterns and climate) Water (freshwater systems and oceans) Biology (cells, microscopes, human body, dissection) Expository and informational reading and writing, test taking and study skills, gain interest in and appreciation of science Guest speakers?

Science Assignments Textbook reading assignments, organizers, and worksheets Projects / Labs Interactive Student Notebook Periodic quizzes and tests Science in the News Science Fair / Robotics Club

Help Needed! Give “Fundraisers” the boot (not fundraising). Each family is encouraged to make a donation to PTO (this is not a tax credit donation, but is still a tax deductible donation). Chili cook-off volunteer needed (Thursday, September 19) Field trip coordinators wanted!

Thanks for coming this evening!