Holiday Fun!

After some rather sophisticated student power point presentations describing how the Spanish celebrate the holidays, I was speaking with some of the older (14 years old) students about how they celebrate the holidays with their families. I was impressed and amused to learn that several of them track the whereabouts of Santa on their computers on Christmas Eve.

How wonderful that all of the glow and delight of old-fashioned traditions have not totally disintegrated with the advent of complex technology. We hear continuously about the pitfalls of children watching too much TV, playing too many videogames and spending too much of their free time (really homework time!) Instant Messaging their friends, and not enough of the virtues of computer savvy.

Want to track Santa? Try this site for videos, countdowns and Santa tracking in 3D!

http://www.noradsanta.org/en/home.html

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I can't wait to track Santa myself.

Teachers as Learners

Six teachers from Wilson attended the NJAIS (New Jersey Association of Independent Schools) conference this week held at Pingry School. What a wonderful experience for teachers to have the opportunity to learn and share what they do in their classrooms with other professionals!

We heard two keynote speakers: Angela Duckworth, who discussed the importance of self-discipline over IQ in long-term success in school as well as in life after school; and Rob Evans, who reminded us of the new and persistent pressures that parents feel about their children and the anxiety that this causes. Variously, the teachers attended workshops on technology use in the classroom, greening and sustainability ideas to enhance the curriculum, the waning popularity of French, storytelling, and other topics of particular interest to individual teachers.

Everyone returned enthused with new energy and encouraged that we too are doing wonderful things in the Wilson classrooms. Many thanks to the teachers who held the school together while we were gone, and to the substitutes who did a great job.

Wilson Students Art Fest!

Reminder

Wilson School’s Children’s Art Fest

November 6th 6:30pm

Please support our artists!

Your child has been hard at work creating his/her masterpiece
All art will be framed and showcased on this fun-filled evening. You will also have the opportunity to purchase a variety of products that has your child’s
art work featured on them.

This is a fundraiser for the Wilson School’s Parent’s Association, all proceeds go to providing special programming, events or equipment for the students.

If your child/children are in Wilson Plus, The Parent’s Association will provide supervision and pizza from 6:00 to 6:30pm

Any Questions please email: wilson.parents@yahoo.com

We're Really Back to School!

This has been a very exciting few weeks at The Wilson School. Old friends reunited, new friends made and a flurry of very productive activities. September 24th - Back to School Night, September 25 - Family Chapel.

How was September for you? Care to share some Wilson Stories - Just Blog!

An Exciting Year!

Welcome to everyone in the Extended Wilson Family! While you are all enjoying your summer vacations, plans are afoot for an exciting year at The Wilson School!

Did you know that is a Centennial Year? That's right! The Wilson School is fast approaching its 100th anniversary!! We are busy putting together a number of events to celebrate this historic occasion. We welcome any ideas you have to make the Centennial a memorable time!