Thanksgiving 2013

Write about a typical Thanksgiving holiday with your family. What do you see, hear, taste, smell, and feel? Give as many details as possible.

London Olympics 2012

If you could participate in any of the Summer Olympic sports, which one would you choose?  Why would you choose this sport?

Wilder Remembers our 2012 Retiring Staff

The most admired retiree

Would be caring, kind and smart.

She'd always have her students'

Best interests in her heart.

She'd be just like you Mrs. Chittick, Mrs. Herman, and Mrs. Ogden!

We will miss you all!  Please share special memories or well wishes with this year's retirees!

Mrs. Herman

Mrs. Ogden

 

Mrs. Chittick

Social Networking

According to Brain Pop, " Social Networking sites are public---pretty much anyone can view your posts.  So embarrassing pictures and inappropriate writing can easily be seen by parents, teachers, employers, and college admissions officers, among others." Did you know that some people have been fired from their jobs or kicked out of school because of their social networking posts?  For instance, in 2005 a college student was expelled from Fisher College after the student posted nasty comments about the campus security officers on Facebook.  In 2009, a NFL player was fired for sharing his anger over the cutting of another player.  In 2008, 13 employees of an airline got fired after saying mean things about passengers on Facebook. 

1)  Social Media Websites require a person to be 13 or older when getting an account.  Yet, some people lie about their age to get an account.  Do you think it is ok to lie about your age and get an account before you are 13? 
2)  Do you think employers and school officials should hold things against their employees or students that are said on social media sites?
3)  How would you make sure these kinds of things don't happen to you if you start to use social networking? 

Would You Rather?

Below are some "would you rather" questions. When you answer, please use complete sentences so your audience knows which question you are answering.




Would you rather only be able to whisper or only be able to shout?



Would you rather be hairy all over or completely bald?



Would you rather have a freakishly huge smile or a freakishly small nose?



Would you rather only eat your favorite food for the rest of your life, or never eat it again?

Retiring Teachers

We have some wonderful teachers that are retiring this year. Take a moment to share your thoughts on one or more of these teachers: Mrs Bowen, Mrs O'Malley, Mrs. Metzler, and Mrs. Burcham. We will miss them all!

Martin Luther King

In 1963 Martin Luther King gave a speech called "I Have a Dream". If you had to give a speech about peace and equal rights, what kinds of things would you say?

Spring Break

What are you plans for spring break?

Your family

How many people are in your family? Tell me something nice about each one of your family members. Do not include last names.

Happy Holidays

Some of us celebrate Christmas. Some of us celebrate Hanukkah . Hanukkah, a Jewish holiday is also known as the Festival of Lights. As Americans, we are able to celebrate any holiday we choose. Why do you think this choice is important? Would you be happy if the government forced to celebrate only certain holidays and events?

Peace

This is a video put together by middle school students. You see a lot of peace signs now days. Do you think it is just a fashion statement? Do you wear a peace sign? Do you think about what it means? How can peace start with you?

SchoolTube-Peace

This video was put together by middle school students. Watch the video. I see a lot of kids wearing the peace sign here at school. What does the sign mean to you? Do you wear it because it looks cool or are you really promoting peace? At the end the video states that "it starts with us". How can peace start with you?

Back to School 2109

Imagine that you are a student 100 years in the future. What do you think school will be like? What would you study? Where would you study?

What are you doing?

Hi all,
My family is in Connecticut. We went to yesterday to New York City. That was our first time there. Boy there are a lot of taxis and people everywhere. Later today we are going to go to Newport Rhode Island. We can't wait to spend time at the beach. What are you up to?

Mr. P's Last Year

Mr. Puter is retiring this year. He has been an awesome PE teacher and a great teeth puller. Take a moment to tell us about your favorite PE activities and any stories about Mr. P. You can write about things that happened this year or in the past.

Spirit of Littleton

On Friday April 17, I will be attending the Spirit of Littleton Dinner. I will be bringing with me three students to help show some of the exciting projects that we have done this year at Wilder! If you were at the event, please leave us a comment. If you were not at the event, please tell me which technology project we have done this year that you really enjoyed.

While you are here on our blog, please take some time to read some of previous questions and answers.

Fun Activity

I think this has been a great year so far! I have been having a lot of fun teaching my class. I am wondering what you think has been the most fun activity at school so far?

What would happen if.....

Did you know the second graders are learning all about dinosaurs? I am wondering if you all have ever read the book If the Dinosaurs Came Back by Bernard Most. Well, even if you have not, you can still answer the question. What do you think would happen if the dinosaurs came back.

Time Travel

Pretend you can be transported back in time to meet any famous person in the world. Who would you chose to meet? What's the first thing you would say to him or her?

My Robot

If you could invent a robot to do the same three tasks each day for you so that you have more time to do other things you enjoy, what would these tasks be?

What would you name your robot?

Where would your robot sleep?