MAP Fourth/Fifth Teachers
| Nina Watson | |
 Voice Mail: 415 453-1544 X60 |
Nina Watson’s 4/5 graders say that Nina is creative, a good problem-solver, likes to dance, and very straightforward. She keeps us active through projects and hands-on activities. We especially like that we move around a lot in class. We don’t even have assigned seats! We do a lot of fun history projects that involve dressing up and going back in time to bring history alive. We perform a lot of skits and more dressing up! Reading and Writing are really important in our class, and it is very creative. There is a really good library in our classroom, and we read all the time. Nina reads to us as well, really good books like: The Watsons Go To Birmingham, Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, Maniac Magee, and Jack on the Tracks. These are some of our favorites. Nina takes us on the best field trips ever, and she keeps a student store where we can shop, using money (not real) that we earned from homework. We learn how to write checks and balance a checkbook. It is really fun. Our teacher has been at Manor for six years, and we hope she stays a lot longer. — From Ms. Watson’s students, 2006-07 |
| Mary Acord | |
 Voice Mail: 415 453-1544 x59 |
Mary
has been a teacher at Manor School for eight years. She has taught
third through fifth grades. Mary has her undergraduate degree in
Musical Theatre and uses music and performance arts throughout her
curriculum. She received her teaching credential from Dominican
University in 1999 and is currently working on her Master’s Degree
in Educational Leadership through Argosy University. Mary
previously worked for 16 years in the corporate banking industry.
When she changed her career to teaching, it changed her life, and
she says she has never been happier in her career. Mary’s interests
include guitar, mountain biking, hiking, and reading. She is
married and the mother of two teenagers who both were taught in the
RVSD. She also has three grown stepchildren, two step-grandchildren
and two English Bulldogs named Simon and PC. (May, 2007) |
