Mrs. Jewls's class is the classroom located on the thirtieth story of Wayside School. In the books, it originally belonged to Mrs. Gorf, but was transferred to Mrs. Jewls after Mrs. Gorf was transformed into an apple and eaten by Louis. In the cartoon, it appears to have belonged to Mrs. Jewls for a long time, as a flashback in "Age of Aquarium" shows Mrs. Jewls beginning her job what is presumably at least a decade ago.
In the Wayside School book series, between twenty-seven and twenty-nine students are taught in this class. (Benjamin Nushmutt only starts appearing in Wayside School Is Falling Down, while Sue only appears in the Sideways Arithmetic series.) In the cartoon, fifteen students from the books return in Wayside: The Movie, while Elizabeth is added starting with "Pull My Pigtail."
Members of Mrs. Jewls's class[]
Current members[]
- Mrs. Jewls (teacher)
- Todd
- Maurecia
- Myron (former class president)
- Dana
- Stephen (current class president)
- Jenny
- Eric Fry
- Eric Bacon
- Eric Ovens
- Sharie (named Shari in the cartoon)
- John
- Joe
- Bebe Gunn
- Rondi
- Leslie
- Allison (books only)
- Calvin (books only)
- D.J. (books only)
- Dameon (books only)
- Deedee (books only)
- Jason (books only)
- Joy (books only)
- Kathy (books only)
- Mac (books only)
- Paul (books only)
- Ron (books only)
- Terrence (books only)
- Benjamin Nushmutt (books only, Wayside School Is Falling Down onwards)
- Sue (Sideways Arithmetic only)
- Elizabeth (cartoon only, after Wayside: The Movie)
Former members[]
- Mrs. Gorf (former teacher, deceased after Louis ate her)
- Sammy (removed from class for being a dead rat, one-off)
Known Substitutes[]
- Mrs. Franklin
- Mr. Gorf
- Mrs. Drazil
- Miss Wendy Nogard
- Mrs. Bellamy (cartoon only; a cow)
- Mrs. Gorf (cartoon only)
Seating arrangement[]
Books[]
While some seats remain consistent throughout the series, there is no consistent seating arrangement for Mrs. Jewls's class. In fact, there are various contradictions seen throughout the series.
- In "Sharie," Kathy sits next to Sharie. In "Up and Down," she sits next to D.J. In "Eric, Eric, and What's-His-Name?," she sits next to Eric Ovens.
- In "A Bad Case of the Sillies," Eric Fry sits in front of Allison. In "A Story with a Disappointing Ending," he sits next to Paul, who is stated to sit in the back row in "Paul."
- In "Todd" and "The Best Part," Joy sits behind Todd. In "Science," she sits in front of him.
- In "A Story with a Disappointing Ending," Jenny is said to sit in front of Eric Fry. In the same chapter, she is said to sit next to Leslie, and in "Jenny," she is shown to sit next to Dana. Dana sits in front of Stephen, who in "Breathe" is stated to sit between Rondi and Jason.
- In "Forever is Never," Rondi sits next to Allison. In "Breathe" she sits next to Jason, and in "A Million" she is said to sit one desk over from Terrence. In "Spelling," she sits next to Sue, though Sue does not appear in the main series.
Cartoon[]
In the cartoon, the seating arrangement of Mrs. Jewls's class is much more consistent.
| Todd | Leslie | Rondi | Shari |
| Eric Fry | John | Bebe Gunn | Stephen |
| Eric Ovens | Dana | Elizabeth | Maurecia |
| Eric Bacon | Myron | Jenny | Joe |
While animation errors are present in a few episodes, usually the positions of the students are kept in this relative order.
Dana pushes Todd’s desk to Maurecia “ Pull my pigtail”
Appearances[]
For a list of every chapter and episode Mrs. Jewls's class appears in, see here.
Trivia[]
- While in the cartoon, most of the teachers are assigned distinct subjects, Mrs. Jewls's class has no particular subject associated with it.
Gallery[]
See a gallery for Mrs. Jewls's class here.