Upcoming Dates and Important Information:
- Sunday, September 15 – support a WCDS family:
- September 20 – Early Dismissal at 11:30 am – Aftercare available until 3:00 pm.
- September 21 – Boots for Buses 6-9pm @ WCDS Main Campus Courtyard
WCDS families get to know one another and our WCDS faculty!
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- September 23rd – 1st -5th Grade School Pictures! Students may wear what they’d like.
- September 26th – Join us on main campus for Coffee Conversations @ 2:00 pm! (This is a time to chat with the Head of School, faculty, other families, and discuss parenting, education, and current trends. A short article will be shared beforehand via Talking Points, if interested.)
- September 27th – Freedom Friday for SK – 5th grade (Casual dress and pizza for lunch!)
- October 3rd – Save the Date for Grandparents’ Day!
Parent Partnership Meetings: If you did not sign up for a Parent Partnership meeting yet, please do so using this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18kHTQfavbTOim8vzDI_tC9T7aTvqaFf6841azha7eDc/edit?usp=sharing
CAR DUTY: Fifth graders are our WCDS ambassadors that help young children get in and out of the car in the morning. Students were asked if they want this duty and those that did were assigned a Car Duty day. This does not mean they have to get to school any earlier, but when they do arrive, they can go straight to the gym door to help open doors. They will report to class at 8:45. Their schedule is as follows.
Monday: Bo, Greyson, and Kaya
Tuesday: Braelynn and Jackson
Wednesday: Carter, Helena, and Levi
Thursday: Chad, Isabelle, and Preston
Friday: Gavin, Justine, and Sero
Weekly Recap
Language Arts:
- Completed Aimsweb testing on Tuesday and Wednesday
- We finished our No Talking class novel this week.
- During our wonderful library trip, the students each picked a free choice novel to begin on Monday. We will be reading each day for the next couple weeks with a book report to follow.
- We hope you enjoyed the I am From poetry. We will continue working on our memoirs next week.
Math:
- Amidst Aimsweb testing, we reviewed our understanding of decimals and their place value
- We continue to practice rounding whole numbers and decimals as this seems to be a skill worthy of a more in depth review for the class
- You may see students on a website called Boddle. It was introduced following Aimsweb testing and is a math gaming program students can play on their own time to practice and hone their skills.
Water Science:
- The class divided in half to review macroinvertebrates and to begin collecting samples from our creek.
- The kick net crew used nets to gather samples and identified several macroinvertebrates. (Those that did not use kick nets this week will use them next week)
- During their visit to Northern, we discussed watersheds and how the water from our tributary flows into Big Wheeling Creek, then the Ohio River. We made models to help us “see” watersheds.
D.A.R.E:
- Students discussed age appropriate drug information and responsible decision making
- Children learned the negative effects of alcohol and tobacco
This week, Levi, Gavin, and Sero made an announcement to the school community at our Monday Morning meeting. They discussed ways in which the students can help keep our campus clean while practicing their public speaking skills. Nice job, boys! We also had a Show & Tell visitor this week, Gavin’s cat, Boo! It was also an eventful week in Spanish, as Mrs. MacAteer brought in paw paws for us to try.
Our day at the Downtown branch campus was incredibly special. The Ohio County Public Library put on a “book tasting” for our fifth graders, giving them the opportunity to explore various books from different genres. Mrs. Kramer took one for the team and rented each student a book on her library card! We will keep them in the classroom for our Independent Reading work the next few weeks. However, the students couldn’t be stopped! We allowed for a few moments of quiet reading time so they could get a jump start on their library books. We took a class walk to the playground and spent our lunch time with the middle schoolers on the quad of West Virginia Northern. We had gym class in the college gym and finished our day with Science with Mrs. Farris. How incredible is it that we get to still have a school day while immersing ourselves in all the Downtown Wheeling has to offer?
We hope you have a wonderful week – see you Monday!
Katie and Kristina
