Wicker News for Parents

We are excited to wish each of you a Happy New Year! We know that 2025 will be a great second half for everyone! We hope that your holidays were restful and awesome! We know that Family Time is the Best Time! This semester will be jam packed with plenty of testing, Quarters 3 & 4, more family engagement activities, Science Olympiad, along with lots more teaching and learning, and much more!

The middle of the year brings in a lot of assessments to ensure that students are progressing on the right track. We will begin with our mClass / Dibels assessments on Tuesday, January 7th, upon the students' return from Winter Break. This assessment is to gauge their fluency while reading; how fast they read without mistakes, the reading of words on sight, being able to sound out words correctly, and knowing a real word from a nonsense word when reading and sounding them out. This assessments also gauges their reading comprehension level. Which informs teachers of their knowledge of understanding while reading books, passages, articles, etc. Please make sure that your child is well rested and ready to perform to the best of their ability.

Each year, our ML students are assessed to determine their proficiency of the English language. This is a Statewide Assessment that occurs during the last week of January through the first week of March. All students who have been identified as having to participate in ACCESS Testing will be a part of the Bootcamp that will begin this week with our ML Teachers, Mrs. Baron, Mrs. Orellana, and Mrs. Martinez. This Bootcamp will help our students to prepare for the test and help them to have a better understanding of the components that they will be tested on (Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing).

If you are noticing some deficits in your child's academic performance, there is help available! Schedule a meeting with your child's teacher to discuss your concerns. Read over the attached document to see if your child meets any of the requirements for either a 504 plan or and IEP. Understand the difference between the two types of plans. We are here to assist you and your child! Our goal is to help them be successful in school and give them the skills they will need to be successful throughout life!

We are looking for parents to serve on the PTSO Board, School Improvement Team, and help collect hours at the PTO Thrift Store! If you are willing to or are able to help in any area that helps to serve the students and the school, please reach out to Mr. Beasley.

PTSO Meeting Dates- (All meetings will take place in the Auditorium at 5:00pm)

February 18, 2025 @ 5:00pm

March 7, 2025 @ 5:00pm

April 25, 2025 @5:00pm

May 6, 2025 @ 5:00pm

School Improvement Team Meeting Dates- (All meetings will take place in the Media Center at 3:00pm unless otherwise advertised.)

January 13th

February 10th

March 17th

May 12th

If you are looking for some resources to use at home that can help your child(ren), look no further! Here are some resources that you can access from your phone, computer, laptop, ipad, etc.

Khan Academy

Story Online (Read Aloud Books/Stories)

Letterland (Letter Sounds Videos)

Letterland (Letter Sound Songs)