Wimmer's Weekly
English IV, Writing Skills, Technical Writing, and Yearbook
"Monday Mail" for September 25-28
I hope that everyone had a restful weekend. Now that we are well into this school year, I want to take a beat to remind everyone of my expectations. I hold my students to pretty high standards by asking them to turn work in in a timely manner, being present in class AND participating in discussions and assignments, and being respectful to oneself and others. Everyone is doing a great job so far and I am enjoying every second with these wonderful students.
What's Going On In Room 115?
English IV
Epic Poem, Epic Hero, Kenning, and Alliteration
Writing Skills/Technical Writing
Yearbook
Upcoming Grades
Kennings Activity (Daily Grade)
Beowulf Vocabulary Quiz (Daily Grade)
Writing Skills/Technical Writing:
Expository Pre-Writing (Daily Grade)
Expository Essay (Test Grade)
Yearbook:
Feature First Draft (Daily Grade)
Feature Profile Final (Test Grade)
Theme package (Test Grade)
Amanda Wimmer, CJE
Email: awimmer@nbisd.org
Location: 2551 Texas 337 Loop, New Braunfels, TX, United States
Phone: 830-627-6000
A Little Bit About Wimmer
I was born in Lubbock, TX and grew up in Muleshoe. While I was in high school, I was very involved in 4-H where I raised show pigs and also competed in speaking events and taught homemaking classes to younger kids. I think that was where I caught the teaching bug! That and my grandmother, Nanny, was a very respected 4th grade teacher.
I went to SWT (now Texas State) where I received a degree in Broadcast Production and Journalism, and I minored in English. In my last semester there, I met my husband, Max and decided to go ahead and pursue my teaching certification.
I began teaching in Poteet, TX, where I taught English I, II, and III for two years. After living south of San Antonio, away from family and friends, we decided to move to San Antonio proper and I took a job at Seguin HS teaching English III. After seven years and teaching English I, II, III, and IV, and adding a sweet baby girl named Ella to the family, Max and I decided New Braunfels was the place for us and I was lucky enough to secure a job teaching English and Yearbook (which is definitely a passion of mine).
Ella is a fourth grader at Lamar Elementary and Max teaches 6th Social Studies at Brooks Collegiate Academy in San Antonio. We love New Braunfels and are happy to be a part of this great community.