Warhawk Wise

Mrs. Wetenkamp's Phy.Ed. classes will start this coming Monday, Oct. 30th.

The PE classes will be swimming Oct 30th through Dec 22nd:

• Wetenkamp 10/30 - 11/21
• Steinbecker 11/27 - 12/22

Students need to bring their swim suit and towel to each class. Click here for more detailed information.

Today our Wilson community participated in a LOCKDOWN drill. All staff and students did a fantastic job. This will conclude our scheduled drills for the month of October.

Warhawk families, please take a moment to read the flyer that linked below regarding SFA & Reading Edge. Afterwards please take a moment to complete the linked survey. It is our goal to keep families informed about our Success for All programing, including Reading Edge. Your surveys will be used to gauge your current understanding and how we can continue to support all of you.

We are excited to announce that we are holding in-person Parent/Teacher Conferences from 1:00-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 16, 2023. Each 10-minute conference needs to be pre-scheduled using Google Meets. If you are unable to make it that night, please email your students' teachers to make alternate arrangements.

The purpose of Parent/Teacher conferences is to help build relationships between parents, families, and staff, while providing an opportunity for two-way feedback. We aim to provide great communication at all times, but this is an occasion to do so a little more formally.

On Thursday, November 16, students will have an early release schedule, with classes running from 7:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Please be sure to make arrangements for their early pickup.

Click here for all of the information about scheduling conferences. Thank you!

Teachers will be working from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for parent teacher conferences on Thursday, November 16th. We are planning a taco bar dinner for them! If you are interested in contributing please sign up by clicking here. Thank you for helping us show our teachers we appreciate them.

As the end of the 1st quarter fast approaches, so does the evaluation of how the students have grown during the 1st quarter. In the next several days, Wilson's SFA facilitator will look at data from a couple of different sources. She will look at students' daily work and cycle test data from The Reading Edge, which is our reading curriculum. She will also look at data from our district benchmark assessment called FastBridge. The Leadership team will use the data to determine whether a student will stay at the current reading level they are in or if they will move up a level. If a child moves up a level, they may have a new reading teacher for the 2nd quarter and some different classmates. If the student stays at the same level they will continue to receive great instruction and work towards moving up a level at the end of the 2nd quarter.

There are several things parents can do at home to help their child be successful. One thing is to encourage your child to read at home every night for 20 or more minutes and to fill out their reading response forms. Studies show that the more a child reads and writes about reading, the more they will improve in vocabulary acquisition and comprehension. Another thing is to encourage your child to answer questions in complete sentences. If children get in the habit of responding to questions verbally in complete sentences, they will tend to write answers in complete sentences as well.

Did you know that the Wilson website is updated with the daily announcements under the News section? There is a lot of helpful information like calendars, sports information, and more. Please check it out!

Check out our Winter Sports Report for all information about upcoming sports, practices, and more. Questions can be sent to Jennifer Wetenkamp at wetenkampj@mpsd.school, our Athletic Coordinator. Go Warhawks!

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