Warhawk Nest

• Dec. 6th: Content PLCs
• Dec. 13th: Solutions Teams
• Dec. 20th: NO MEETING!! Merry Christmas!!

We're a month into Quarter 2 already! Students and parents/guardians use IC as a communication tool to see how a student is doing in regards to their assignments and assessments. Please continue to update IC on a regular basis, so parents/guardians & students can monitor progress and any missing work. If you need any assistance with entering assignments, grades, etc. please contact Jess for assistance.

Did you know that you can send an IC blast (email/text message) to your students and/or families? Here are instructions on how to do this ... or ask Jess and she will walk you through it! ☺️

It is always important to prep for our reserve teachers in a way that will set them and your students up for success. In addition to sharing the day's lessons with them, also think about your classes and create a Teacher Resource Guide. The following items should be considered:

• Students who require additional help/support
• Student who may struggle behaviorally and what they can do to support the student
• Additional information that is helpful to know when working with your students
• Any special education staff that work with you and your students
• Where to find the SRP Emergency Binders and what to do in case of an emergency
• How to call the office

Here's a Reserve Teacher Template if you'd like to use it. We have it on the HUB as well.

We love that everyone has access to and utilizes the supply room located by the art room. We can see the creativity flowing, especially during our advisory challenges. Moving forward we are going to request an adult accompanies students to the supply room for safety reasons and to ensure the room stays organized.

• Always send the advisory buddy or adult with the student or students to the paper room. If there is no buddy/adult that day or at all, call and see if there is a room that has a buddy/adult that can help.
• Before leaving the room, the adult and student(s) should make sure the room is left clean.
• No student should be using the paper cutter, only adults!
• If the supply room doesn't have it, then we don't have it. Please do not come to the art room to ask for a special supply.
• The art teacher will keep the supply room stocked with our district supplies and we will all work together to keep it organized.
  

Thank you for your help!

Wilson Middle School hosts an annual trip to Washington D.C., Mt. Vernon, and Gettysburg, PA for 8th grade students. If you would be interested in traveling with the class of 2028, please complete this form, which contains additional details about the trip and your responsibilities. If you have any questions please contact Trisha Sabel, trip leader.

For those of you NEW to Wilson, this is how it goes: Names were sent to Becky Meyer or Terri Augustine of students someone felt needed a little “cheer” at this time of year. A master list was created and any/all Wilson Staff is encouraged to select a student you would like to provide a little gift for this holiday season. Each gift should be wrapped, and tagged, (To: Student's First Name and last initial / From: Your elf friend/Santa, etc....) and delivered to the Wilson Counseling office by Monday, Dec. 18th. We will have a team of little Wilson “elves” who will place candy canes inside each locker for our Wilson students, on the evening of Dec. 21st, so that when all the students arrive at school the morning of Dec. 22nd, there will be candy canes hanging inside each of their lockers! For students receiving a Cheer Gift, there will be an extra tag asking them to stop into the counseling office for an extra gift from one of the elves. This is an optional activity - nobody is expected to select a student from the Cheer List. It is a tradition here over the course of the past 19 years and it has truly been a wonderful experience for all! The gifts are your choice – the average amount spent is $20.00. Some of our Cheer students will have some gift ideas listed next to their names, so when you select a child to sponsor, you will have some ideas already brainstormed for you. If you are hesitant about deciding what to purchase/give – these kids may be a nice way for you to begin. Thank you! - Terri

Awesome Advisory Teachers,

We will be doing a Penny Drive starting next week. There will be more info in the advisory slides, but if you could think about a container you could use to collect the money that would be great! We thought we had enough containers for all but it turns out we are short. So...a milk jug, ice cream bucket, ziplock bag, etc.. will work! We will have a handful of containers in the office on Friday if you cannot find anything to use!! **Please label your container and keep it locked up in a safe place!

The advisory that collects the most money during the drive (12/4-12/20) gets to take all the money and donate to a charity of their choice! We will do occasional collections to give total updates to see who is in the lead! At this time we are not doing a Penny "War" where we squash other buckets for negative coins--lt's a straight up collection!

Thank you for your participation and as always email with questions!

Molly, Terri, Becca, Becca, Cora

Manitowoc Public School District (MPSD) is committed to providing a safe learning environment for students, staff and visitors. As part of that commitment, we wanted to remind families about a resource from the Wisconsin Department of Justice called Speak up Speak Out (SUSO).

This is a confidential 24/7 free tip line where: “Students, parents, school staff, or any community members can submit a school safety concern or threat via a website, mobile phone application, or toll-free number. Resource center staff work around-the-clock to respond to tips and to deploy a response locally by communicating directly with school administrators, law enforcement, and counselors.”

SUSO Reports can be made 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:

1. Online at speakup.widoj.gov
2. 1-800-MY-SUSO-1 (1-800-697-8761)
3. Mobile app (iOS/Android)
4. Text SUSO to 738477

Please join us for our Annual Staff Holiday Potluck before school in Cora's room on December 18th. For those that are participating in the Staff Secret Santa, this is when the reveal and final gift exchange happen. Every staff member is encouraged to attend, it makes for a nice start to the last Monday before break. Please let us know if you will be joining us and what you will contribute to the meal using the signup sheet.