Meet Your Teacher

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="10f785a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Mrs. Wilkens - Room 403</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mrs. Wilkens Room 403"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="schedule.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Schedule"><U>Schedule</U></A>   |   <A HREF="assignments.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Assignments"><U>Assignments</U></A>   |   <A HREF="calendar.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U>Calendar</U></A>   |   <A HREF="work.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Student Work"><U>Student Work</U></A>   |   <A HREF="album.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Class Photo Album"><U>Class Photo Album</U></A>   |   <A HREF="policies.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Classroom Policies"><U>Classroom Policies</U></A>   |   <B>Meet Your Teacher</B>   |   <A HREF="contact_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Me"><U>Contact Me</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#A6CAF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="33bb47d0.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="125" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> This is the Beehive at Acadia National Park.  </div> <div> This is one of our favorite places to visit.  </div> <div> We love to hike, bike and kayak when we camp in Acadia.</div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#A6CAF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Meet Your Teacher</I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="652" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#EEEEEE > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 48 WIDTH="646"><div> <IMG SRC="33e24240.png" border=0 width="36" height="36" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >  </FONT><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Bell MT" ><B>Mrs. Wilkens</B></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3403f0e0.png" border=0 width="575" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="646"><div> <B>* Fourth Grade Teacher</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> <B>* Lives in New Fairfield with my husband and 16 year old son.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="646"><div> <B>* Eighth year at MHHS</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 45 WIDTH="646"><div> <B>* Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and Elementary Education</B><B> from Western Connecticut State University</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> <B>* Pursuing Master's Degree in Integrating Technology at Walden University</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 45 WIDTH="646"><div> <B>* Worked as a CAD Systems Manager and LAN Specialist for 18 years until I finally decided to pursue my first love: TEACHING!!!!!</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> <B>* Love to travel, camp, hike, bike, kayak and fly kites.</B><B> </B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 44 ><NOBR><div> <B>*</B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Berlin Sans FB Demi" ><B>I was born in Germany. Germany is one of my favorite places to visit.  </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>I speak just enough German to order my favorite German foods</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 48 WIDTH="646"><div> <IMG SRC="33e24240.png" border=0 width="36" height="36" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Bell MT" ><B>My Mission</B></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3403f0e0.png" border=0 width="575" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 112 WIDTH="646"><div> <B>My mission as a teacher is to be a facilitator in building a foundation for lifelong learning. Students will be allowed to experience success without the fear of failure. Students will be encouraged to discover their own answers.  I will find the key to each student and use that key to unlock his or her hidden potential.  Each child's successes and failures will be celebrated. </B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>