Warhawk Nest
03/01/24
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
- Mar 6: NO Staff Meeting this week- prepare for conferences
- Mar 7: Parent Teacher Conferences 1pm-7pm
- Mar 10: Daylight Savings Time begins
- Mar 4-15: FastBridge Assessments
- Mar 20-Apr 26: Forward Testing
- Mar 18-31: Q3 Grading Window Open
- Mar 23-31: Spring Break
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
Parent Teacher Conferences are being held at Wilson Middle School on Thursday, March 7th from 1:00 pm until 7:00 pm.
- Teachers will be in the Gym and Cafeteria at tables in an open concept format.
- Parents/guardians can line up for a quick meeting with their student's teachers as they are available. If a private or longer meeting is needed, a separate appointment time can be scheduled with a teacher.
- If a parent/guardian needs virtual meetings, parents/guardians will contact teachers directly to schedule an appointment. Here are instructions on how to schedule an appointment in your Google calendar.
- We will have teacher name signs posted at your tables in the Gym or Cafeteria, and also a sign to put on your table to indicate when you are away for a break or virtual conference.
- We will have a schedule prepared for each teacher, with a sheet posted at your table of times you are unavailable and/or need to leave your table. Hopefully this will help with the transitions away from your table with families. (i.e., I'm sorry, I have to leave for an appointment)
- Sign up here for your break and dinner; 1 person per slot (you will see multiple slots for the same time.
- For all of this to work, you'll need to email Jessica Primus your virtual appointment times, IEP meetings, conflicts, etc.
- Parents and Admin will provide a taco bar dinner for staff that night!
Spring Sports Information
Spring Sports will be starting in April. Students can sign up in the main office. Click here for more information about the upcoming opportunities for all Wilson students to participate in track, tennis, and golf.
Athletic information is also available through the Wilson website, under Athletics. Calendars are posted with the most up-to-date information. Go Warhawks!
Federal law requires all organizations and businesses that use a multi-line telephone system to provide direct access to 911. You do not need to dial 8 or 81 first when calling 911.
The U.S. Department of Education is committed to protecting student privacy. They administer and enforce student privacy laws such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA). To learn more about federal student privacy laws click here.
Teacher Managed Behavior Referral Chart & Responses
Wondering if you should call a "code blue" or manage a situation yourself? Below are useful guides to help answer these questions and more, and provide tools for handling behaviors.
COMMUNICATE OFTEN!
Staff, please remember families love frequent communication. Please update Infinite Campus no less than weekly. Parents use this as a tool to determine how their students are doing regarding their academic progress. If students have missing work, parents should be notified and students should be assigned to an after school detention. If the student gets their work done prior to their assigned detention, we can always take them off the list. Parents do not like surprises at the end of the quarter, if their student is struggling, we should be communicating that now. Thank you for keeping our communication lines open.
STAFF FUN! LOVE OUR WILSON COMMUNITY BINGO!
Sample Bingo Card
SNACKS FOR STUDENTS
It is great that so many of us want to help students that miss breakfast or are hungry during the day. However, we are noticing some students are on the hunt for snacks and leading to them being late to class and lost instructional time. Some students will wander the school making multiple stops in order to obtain multiple snacks.
The counseling and main office often have snacks available. We have snacks donated by a local non-profit for students. For consistency and to make sure instructional time is maximized, we are asking that anyone who gives snacks to students only does so for students already in their class/office. If a student goes to your classroom or office asking for a snack:
- They MUST have a pass from their current class teacher specifically indicating the purpose of getting a snack.
- Only give out snacks to students from other locations between 10:45-10:55 and 1:55-2:00.
- If students do not meet this criteria, please let them know the expectation and send them back to class.
Thank you for your assistance and collaboration to help our students in a systematic way.
FORWARD TESTING EXAM
The Forward Exam will be here before we know it. Below I have attached the Exam Schedule. We are going to try testing a little differently than in the past in hopes to be less disruptive to our normal daily schedule. Students will take the exam with their content teachers during that assigned period. For example, students will take the ELA portion while in their Reading Edge class. 8th grade students will take the science and social studies portions while in their science and social studies classes. We will have a Staff Meeting on the 28th to discuss proctoring the test and how to prepare students for the exam.
STAFF GLIMMERS
Radke's Glimmer
Mrozinski's & Shillcox's Glimmer
Leitner's Glimmer
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