The Hangar - December 2024 Edition
3rd graders celebrated their win in the Math-Off competition against the 6th graders with breakfast pizza and hot chocolate!
Today, Mrs. Crabtree introduced topic sentences when writing informative pieces to her 6th graders. This came following the introduction and conclusion that they had written earlier.
Mrs. Bybee's 8th graders have been exploring writing linear equations this week. There is lots of trial and error that goes into math equations, and these students are learning firsthand!
Mrs. Simon's 2nd grade class has a "centers time" each day, where students pick out an activity from a weekly To-Do list. They get to choose what they work on each day as long as everything gets completed. This week they were working on contractions and proper vs. common nouns.
This morning, a vehicle transporting USD 379 students on a college visit was in an accident. Thankfully, no serious injuries were reported. Parents have been contacted, and plans are in place to bring everyone home safely.
The USD 379 December meeting Board Brief can be found here:
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/969/USD_379/5094827/December_9__2024_Board_Brief.pdf
Wakefield Schools December BOE Report
The Photo Imaging class is learning how to use Photoshop to create simple animations. Ms. Bergmeier's students are using individual frames in succession to make a holiday animated cartoon. Cool stuff!
Mr. Freeman's Physics students are in the middle of their semester final project. They are researching, diagramming, and building a simple machine that is intentionally designed to perform a simple task in an overly complicated way. In this case, they are being asked to close a textbook. The final product should be pretty crazy!
Wakefield's new counselor, Mrs. Ramirez, goes into each elementary classroom every other week for lessons. Today, she talked to the 5th graders about fixed vs. growth mindsets.
Mr. Moneypenny's December Bomber Dispatch Newsletter
https://secure.smore.com/n/93d4x
Happy Thanksgiving from USD 379!
Each quarter we create a video for staff, parents, and community members who have signed up to be a USD 379 Academic Ambassador. These videos highlight different academic curriculums used in the district and how they impact our kids. (go to usd379.org/academics to sign up)
We decided to share the latest video with the general public. It dives into the district’s 5-year plan to improve reading scores, which is taking place across all grade levels. We wanted to showcase the hard work and dedication ALL staff have put into making sure our students have the best ELA education in the state of Kansas!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT5V0KUKzP8
USD 379 Intervention teachers have gone through extensive reading intervention training from The Phillips Fundamental Learning Center. One of those teachers is Mrs. Adams. She has excelled so much that they decided to come to Wakefield and film a short documentary about everything she is doing to help our kids succeed!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTUiDpOgRwg
Wakefield parents, do you have a child enrolling in the WES kindergarten class next year? If so, please take five minutes to complete this survey to give us some more information. Thanks for your help!
https://forms.gle/W8gTW9BL3i1b2xcA8
On National Substitute Appreciation Day, we celebrate and say THANK YOU to our dedicated substitute educators!
Mrs. Crabtree worked through some logical fallacies today with her 6th grade English class.
A logical fallacy is an error in reasoning that weakens an argument. They are often seen when someone uses misleading tactics in an attempt to persuade. Students defined different types of logical fallacies and then gave an example of each one.
Mrs. Butler's high school choir class was hard at work this morning preparing for their Winter Music Concert, which will take place on Monday, Dec. 16.
Mrs. Ehlers' third grade class spent their ELA time researching a unique theater in the Czech Republic. They watched an informational video and then wrote down how the theater stage is different than the one they have in Wakefield. They loved the video so much that they asked to watch it twice!
