Our teachers are Ms. Matsumoto, Ms. Beiersdorf, Mr. Nannemann, Ms. Pederson, Ms. Metzger and Ms. Merrill. W e are very excited in continuing our partnerships with Minnesota Sinfonia and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra , as well as expand the already successful IBM keypal program. To more effectively pursue the Keypals program, and aid in student achievement, IBM has also generously donated 3 computer systems and software to Willard's Third Grade.
P arent involvement and an open line of communication are essential to student success.
Keep an eye out for events announced on the Willard Bulletin Board on the opening page of our school's website. Our weekly newsletter is also sent home every week with updates on class activities, field trips and other school related events. I n reading, we use a series from Houghton Mifflin called Invitations to Literacy to reinforce an already rigorous language arts program. We are also excited about beginning Direct Instruction, with it's strong phonics component as another important part of our Reading curriculum. We also utilize a variety of novels in class while building grammar, spelling as well as expository and creative writing.