Wolverine Bimonthly News
November 1, 2024
Hello Wiggs Families,
I want to thank everyone for your support and encouragement; it means the world to our students and truly enhances their experience. We appreciate that you take the time to join us and celebrate the hard work and talent of all our students, whether it be in sports, fine arts, academic groups, or any other extracurricular activities.
Thank you for being an integral part of our school community!
Thank You,
Rudy Diaz
Principal
Wiggs Middle School
El Paso I.S.D.
Parenting with Generosity
There are many ways to be generous. Obviously, the most common thing we think about with generosity is with monetary gifts. But the truth of the matter is, for most students, access to money is not that simple or readily available. While students might not be able to be generous financially, we should consider other ways we can encourage them to be generous and make people's day. For example, being generous with a compliment, or going the extra mile to show kindness are free ways
to make an impact in people's day. Generosity is most impactful when people can FEEL your generosity- not just see it. So it might need to be just a little bit more than just, "Have a nice day!" Maybe it's a genuine, very specific and meaningful compliment. Or a handmade gift, with a thoughtful card.
As we teach generosity, it is important to remember that we are seeking to instill generosity as a long-term trait in our students. Therefore, we aren't necessarily looking for one-time acts of giving, but rather a spirit of giving to and helping others when it is needed.
Questions to consider:
• What are the ways that you show generosity?
• Do your kids get to see that generosity?
• How could you be more intentional about talking to your kids about generosity and showing them how you do generous things?
Questions to ask your child:
- Who do you know that is generous? How do you know?
- What does generosity look like for a teenager?
- If we think of generosity as giving to and helping others, how can our family be generous with your friends or peers at school?
Chess Club: Wiggs Chess Club is an award-winning team. We are an informal, social club meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-4 PM in our cafeteria, competing in tournaments up and down the Rio Grande Valley, throughout the year . Any student is welcome to come out and play. For further information contact M. Probasco at mhprobas@episd.org.
Destination Imagination: 3:15 -3:45 PM
Drama Club: meets MWF from 3:30 -5:00 PM. Students will need to come by and get a permission form to take home and get signed.
Math Club: (Mathletes) practice on wednesday from 3:00 to 3:40PM.
Robotics Club: Robotics meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-4pm
NJHS Members: NJHS Community Service Field Trip November 21st.
Military Connected Club: November 18, 2024 at 3PM in the Resource Center- Any student who would like to support the Military is welcome!
Wiggs Community Networking Meeting
We host community meetings with our community partners, Alumni & EPHS feeder schools. The community comes together to ensure all students needs are met through the equitable education & holistic support of our community. If your business, non-profit or family would like to become a partner, please email Ms.Guzman @ljguzman@episd.org.
Our next Community Meeting will be November 12, 2024 at 2PM in the Resource Center.
