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
th
(rising 9 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:
8:20-8:45
8:45-9:00
9:00-10:00
10:00-11:00
11:00-12:10
12:10-12:30
12:30-1:30
1:30-2:15
2:15-3:00
3:00
Morning Work
Morning Meeting
Writing
Math
Lunch/Recess
Phonics
Reading
Science
Social Studies
Pack-up to go home
Lunch/Recess:
*Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 11:0012:10
*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 2nd 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 2nd 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.