Friday Flash Forward
Focusing on the Future - September 29th to October 3rd
Schedule
Monday, September 29th
- B Day
- 1:51 Faculty Meeting - Individual Buildings - Room 124
Tuesday, September 30th
- A Day
- 1:51 Subject Area Meetings - Click Here for Detailed Info
Wednesday, October 1st
- B Day
- 1:51 TDT
- 2:21 PGG PD in Room 124 Villa Nova
- Feinstein Food Drive Begins - $1 per can up to $1000 per building
Thursday, October 2nd
- A Day
- Parent/Teacher Conferences from 5 pm to 8 pm
Friday, October 3rd
- B Day
- Wear Pink in Support of Gloria Gemma Fundraiser
Next Week's Upcoming Information:
Monday, October 6th
- A Day
- Wear Blue in support of Stomping Out Bullying
- 1:51 Faculty Meeting - Villa Nova Cafeteria
Tuesday, October 7th
- B Day
- 1:51 CPT
Wednesday, October 8th
- A Day
- 1:51 TDT
Thursday, October 9th
- B Day
- 1:51
Friday, October 10th
- A Day
- Wear Pink in Support of Gloria Gemma Fundraiser
Sunday, October 12th
Gloria Gemma Walk - Providence
Friday Flash Forward Featured Folks
Lisa Tenreiro
Born and raised in Providence, I had not ever been to Woonsocket until the day I interviewed for my first teaching position. I am happy to say that I have never left (well except for those two years when I hung out at RIDE but I always knew I was coming back!). It has been an exciting journey and I am thrilled to have transitioned from classroom teacher to school counselor.
My students keep me busy all day and my own two children keep me on my toes at night and on weekends! Michael and Julia would probably say that I embarrass them in public, but I think my jokes are hysterical. I am a great dancer.
I am married to a principal who also happens to be on a school committee so there are always interesting conversations at our dinner table (well, actually he isn’t ever home but when we talk one of us is usually eating!) about education.
When I am not telling jokes, eating, dancing and talking about education you can find me at the beach or catching up with friends.
Thinking positive about the year ahead and hoping to make a difference in our students’ lives!
Lisa Mansfield
It’s hard to believe that I have been a school social worker in Woonsocket for the past 21 years! It’s so much fun to see students that I worked with at the high school become parents and have children of their own. Just yesterday, I saw a former student who is now 33 years old and has a 6th grade daughter at WMS! Wow! How time flies! I also have a private practice where I see teenagers and their families in Warwick, RI.
I am now officially an “empty nester”! Jake just started his freshmen year at Coastal Carolina University and Steph is a junior at College of Charleston. Both are enjoying the palm trees and warm weather in South Carolina. Steph loves to brag that she can still go to the beach in November while I get ready for the snow. The love of my life is my Chocolate Lab, Dylan, who is now almost 13! Even after those exhausting days in Woonsocket, it is great to come home to his smiling face and wagging tail. I also have a great husband who puts up with my craziness!
I love to cook, go to Narragansett Beach and of course, visit South Carolina. Maybe some day I will find myself there permanently.
I try to instill respect, honesty and empathy. If you give respect you almost always are respected. Be kind to one another……Peace!
Julie Gladding
When I tell someone whom I am meeting for the first time that I am a math interventionist, the response I usually get is: “Well, I would have been in your class! I hated math!” Unfortunately and ironically, when I was in high school I would have said the same thing. It is a little known secret that I was a struggling math student in high school and college. In fact, it was not until I met a certain professor who taught that “oh- so- dreaded- elementary- non-math major’s math class” that I realize it would become my passion. He opened my eyes to the idea that we (all learners) can construct our understanding of math concepts by experiencing them. The lightbulb went off and I had one of those moments that I always look forward to seeing in my own students. A few years later, I told this professor that I had gone on to become a fifth grade teacher who taught students with learning needs and was going to Lesley University to pursue my M. ed in Mathematics. With tears in his eyes he said, “That is what we do this for.” I was simply proud to be considered part of that group of people he referred to as “we”. I hope that like this professor, I can instill some respect for mathematics in my students so that their fear of the subject subsides, so that if someday someone tells them they work in the field of math they don’t respond with that usual “I hated math” response. Maybe they will actually be in a career that uses math, and will come tell me about it.
When I reflect on my 10-year career and those moments of clarity that I have seen on my students’ faces, I realize what my uncle had said to me was true (I have 3 uncles, 2 parents, 2 cousins, and a brother all in education!), I really am in “The greatest profession”.
Take the WMS Parent-Teacher Conferences Challenge
Crush a Can Day Contest for Students and Staff
Saturday, September 27th is Crush a Can Day. In your mailboxes are flyers (with detailed information) to give to interested students who want to compete. They have the weekend to crush and design a can. They must bring it in Monday 9/29 and submit them during Advisory. Bring all entries with student's name and homeroom to the office. Winners win a gift card.
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