- November 25th – Thanksgiving Luncheon @ Main Campus 12:30 pm early dismissal (Drop off and pick up @ Main)
- December 1st – 5th – Middle School Book Fair @ Middle School
- December 12th – 30th Anniversary of Wheeling Park High School’s “Festival of Sound” @ WP High School 9:30 am – 11:30 am (Transportation Provided)
- December 15th– Middle School Holiday Show 6:00 pm @ Main Campus (Drop-off that morning will be at the main campus for a run-through.) We will transport the kids over to middle school for the afternoon. Pick-up that day will be at the middle.
- December 19th – Winter Break Begins @ 11:30 am (Return to school on Jan. 5th)
CLICK HERE FOR UPCOMING WCDS EVENTS
English w/ Mrs. McFadden –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes- none scheduled
- Trivia, cabin quizzes and Wanted Posters were some of the book extensions we did this week.
- We watched videos of Hercules, Medusa and the furies to build background knowledge and help bring the book to life.
Math w/ Mrs. McFadden –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – none scheduled
- We are halfway through chapter 4. This week, students continued to work onorder of operations, translating words into expressions, and evaluating expressions.
- Students enjoyed a gimkit and some logic puzzles this week as well.
Science w/ Mrs. McKay –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – none scheduled until after break
- Students completed lesson on moon phases and solar and lunar eclipses.
- On Thursday, students used different masses to cause helium balloons to hover above ground.
Art w/Mr.K-
- Students have been focusing on textured paintings and have the freedom to use any material at their disposal.
Music w/Mrs. Chelsey –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes –
- This week we worked on our three holiday songs being memorized – we’re almost there!! We also added the finishing touches on our piece “cold snap”! It’s got some fun surprises!
- Our music journal entry this week was responding to the piano piece “Moonlight Sonata” by Beethoven. It’s known as one of the most beautiful pieces for piano ever written – take a listen!
Deep Dive w/ Mr. Jividen, Mrs. Ochap, Mrs. McFadden, & Mr. K-
- This week we introduced our new deep dive to the entire middle school. We have chosen to do a Youth Show of Hands. The students will get to hear from previous winners and then try their hand at entrepreneurship.
Social Studies w/ Mr. Jividen –
- 6th Graders started a unit on Native Americans
- Early Focus has been on regional tribes surrounding the Ohio River Valley
SEL w/Mrs. Ochap –
- This week, students learn more about the development of an adolescent’s brain. Through hands-on learning and discussion, students explore the different challenges teenagers face and how many of their thoughts and feelings are completely normal for their age.
Elective –
- Robotics w/ Mrs. Boldrick & Mrs. Bishop – Students will learn and use the VEX robotics system. They will work in teams to build a robot and follow a curriculum using the robot. We will also build two competitive robots which everyone will learn to use. These competition robots are used in the VEX Robotic Competitions held all over the United States.
Beyond the Book w/ Mrs. McFadden – We started the Inheritance games today, and so far, everyone seems to really enjoy it! We have decided to meet at the cafe on Fridays, so the girls may purchase a treat if they would like. It is so much fun to meet with them in this small group to share our thoughts and connections!