WKES Cares
Please keep Cathy Bryant's mother in law in your prayers.
Congratulation to Mitch Wilkins on his wedding this weekend! All the best to the sweet couple!!
Congratulations to Tamika Del Valle on her nephew's
graduation from the New York Fire Department Academy!! Manhattan is a little safer tonight!!
Please keep Mary Cromwell's wife, Rita, in your thoughts and prayers as she will begin her treatments next week.
Learning Commons
LLC Leaders- We have 134 LLC Leaders, 3rd-5th graders, so far. Students take a short quiz to show they know how to self check in and out. I’m so proud of all of our students! Take the quiz and see how much you know.
SC Book Award Nominees-- Each year, the SC Book Award Committee creates a list of 20 of the BEST books! I have placed a bookmark in each teacher’s box of these books. There are many genres represented in this list.
Check out the SC Picture Book Award list for Kindergarten-3rd grades.
Check out the SC Children’s Book Award list for 3rd-6th grades.
All students 5K-2nd graders are being read aloud in the LLC the SCPB Nominees each week. They will vote on their favorite book at the end of February.
Third graders are encouraged to read on their own either SCPB Nominees or SCCB Nominees.
Fourth and Fifth grade students are encouraged to read the SCCB Nominees.
Students and teachers who read and review at least 5 of the 20 SC Children’s Book Nominees will be invited to our Book Voting Celebration in March and the SC Read In at the State House on April 2nd.
Need Assistance form-collaboration, read aloud, book talks, reader’s advisory, makerspace projects, extra set of hands, mental moment, etc.
WKES News Crew airs each day at 7:40 so tune in @ live.lexington1.net. Click on "Choose a stream"-"White Knoll Elementary." Click on the arrow that appears and you should see a picture of our school. If you have problems, please let me know or fill out a BOSS ticket.
BFF(Book Friends Fridays) Club-1st, 4th, and 5th grade teachers please remind and encourage your students to be part of the BFF Club on Friday mornings in the LLC. 1st graders are paired with the older students to read to become 100 Book Club Members. All of these students will benefit from this opportunity.
Counselors' Corner
Counselors Corner
Dear Teachers,
The school counselors wanted to reiterate the importance of referring students so that we can get them the most appropriate services. This especially hit home to us in our Collaborative Conversation and the scenarios we discussed.
Also, it's going to be a long week next week. DON'T FORGET ABOUT SELF-CARE! In fact, here are some great strategies and techniques to remember. JUST FOR YOU!!!
https://blissfullybrunette.com/self-care-challenge-week-1/
Also, please fill out this short google form so we can better serve you!
https://forms.gle/oEbbXQCi8EuxoCxd7
THANKS! Angela, Ruth, and Elizabeth
Helping Hands
Cafeteria:
Monday: Tomato basil bisque, Cheese sticks and steamed Broccoli
Tuesday: Beef Tostitos with Queso and Pico
Wednesday: Baked Spaghetti, green beans Cesar salad and garlic bread
Thursday: Chicken Filet sandwich and mashed potato bar with: green onions, sour cream, cheddar cheese and turkey bacon bits
Math
I wanted to share digital access to the most current version of Everyday Math. This is a review login you can check out. You may find the games work better on your MacBooks.
To view our online student/teacher resources and digital assets go to: https://my.mheducation.com/login
Enter your login information:
Username: SCMathReview2019
Password: SCmathreview2019
Once logged in, select your grade level teacher edition. On the left side, you will find a link to the games. If you click on the Menu button in the upper left corner, you can find the eToolkit. At the bottom left corner you will then see eTools and Backgrounds. There are lots of options you can choose from. I hope you will find this to be a helpful tool.
Literacy Corner
In our journey of always improving our practice, be reflective. Ask yourself:
- What kind of writing is on display? What kind of writing is not on display?
- If what we display in the hallways conveys a message about what we value in our school, what is the message here?
- How is this seating in my room set to support independent writing?
- How is the meeting area in my room set up for the whole class to comfortably come together for whole class minilessons?
- Are kids using anchor charts? Which ones are most popular?
- What systems are set up for kids to access writing supplies on their own?
- Do I have a clear way of keeping conferring notes?
- Do I leave students with an artifact and/or something to work on (a reading/writing goal)?
