Volume 9 May 2019 WIS News - Duneland School Corporation · Mother’s Day is where you get to...
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Volume 9
WIS
Wow, where did the time go? This year has flown
by so very fast. As we are nearing the end of this school
year, all your WIS staff members would like to wish our
6th graders good luck next year in the middle school, as
well as good luck to our 5th graders going into the 6th
grade. We hope that you all continue to do your best
in all of your classes until the end of eth school year.
Wishing you all a fun filled summer with your family, and
friends this year and all the best to each of you in the years
to come. Please remember that any goal is possible to
achieve if you only try your best.
May Calendar of Events
May 2nd- Disney Theme Making Magic Happen – Bring a stuffed animal or blanket
iLearn ELA – please make sure iPad is charged and have
ear buds
Spring choir concert – 7:00 p.m. in WIS Cafeteria
May 3rd- Disney Theme Making Magic Happen- Wear favorite
Disney attire
Kona ICE Sold at Recesses - $2 to $6
May 5th- Fundraising event at Five Guys in Valparaiso- open to close
May 6th - May 10th - Teacher Appreciation Week
May 6th - 4th Grade Orientation, Brummitt
May 7th - eLearning Day – NO SCHOOL
Referendum voting day
May 8th - Nurses' Day
Robotics Clean Up and Pizza Party (3:15 – 4:30 P.M.)
Book Battle at LIS - 6:00 P.M.
May 9th - Muffins in the Morning - 6th Grade - 7:30 A.M.
4th Grade Parent Night - WIS Cafeteria - 6:30 P.M. May 10th - Muffins in the Morning - 5th Grade - 7:30 A.M. 4th Grade Orientation, Yost May 13th- 4th Grade Orientation, Bailly May 14th- 6th -12th grade Combined Spring Band Concert 7:00 p.m., CHS Gymnasium May 17th- Musical rehearsal during SRT times May 20th- Students turn in iPads and chargers Musical performances during SRT times May 22nd - Yearbook photos 5th grade IMAX field trip May 23rd- Students turn in iPads and chargers if absent 5/20 May 24th- Last day of school 5th grade awards 8:30 A.M. in Gym B 6th grade awards 10:40 A.M. in Gym B May 27th- Memorial Day May 24th – 4th Quarter Grades posted
Run Club: 3:15- 4:00 P.M. Dates: May 2nd, 8th, 9th, 14th, 15th, & 16th
May 2019
News
Looking for a place to eat on May 5th, 2019 with your family, then why
not head over to the Valparaiso Five Guys, and help WIS with our family
dining event. From 11 am – 10 pm, anyone who goes and mentions, or
shows the special flyer that they are to help support WIS, then 20% of your
purchase will be donated to WIS. (As a bonus every shake that is sold that
day to those that are supporting WIS, we will earn $1 for each one sold.)
Why not enjoy some good food and help WIS at the same time. Please help
to spread the word, as anyone can help to support WIS.
We at WIS greatly appreciates any help possible with this event.
WIS CHOIR:
WIS choir students need to wear their choir shirts or
elementary shirts for orientations:
May 6: 4th Grade Orientation Brummitt May 10: 4th Grade Orientation Yost May 13: 4th Grade Orientation Bailly
2019 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas By: Emma Henze
Can’t figure out what to get your Mom for Mother’s Day? Well here’s a list of things your mom will be the happiest person on the world when she receives these gifts.
1. One gift your mom is sure to love is a customized keepsake. 2. Another gift most moms will love is a homemade gift basket. You might include some chocolate, some bath goodies, or even maybe a nice card or letter. 3. Most moms will totally LOVE this gift. Just a simple homemade card or a thank you card for all she has done for you will make her the happiest mom on earth. All moms love homemade cards and letters. Homemade means more than just buying a card at the store. 4. Some moms will also love this gift idea. You could get her an edible arrangement basket or maybe just some dipped strawberries for Mother’s Day! 5. Most moms will love a nice breakfast in bed! You could make some pancakes, some toast, and maybe even some eggs!
These gifts are guaranteed to make your mom the happiest person in
the world!
Volume 9
What is Cinco de Mayo?
By: Emma Henze
Cinco de Mayo is a holiday celebrated in May to celebrate the 5th of May. The date May 5th is symbolized to commemorate the Mexican Army’s victory over the French Empire over the Battle of Puebla. Some cities have Cinco de Mayo festivals also. People celebrate Cinco de Mayo over music, dancing, and making some special food also. Maybe this year you could celebrate Cinco de Mayo as well! 5 facts about Cinco de Mayo!
1. Cinco de Mayo is Spanish for May 5th. 2. Mexican president Benito Juárez made the holiday. 3. President Franklin Roosevelt helped bring the holiday to the U.S. 4. Cinco de Mayo was first recognized as a national holiday in the U.S in 2005. 5. May 5th is also the anniversary of when NASA launched the first American manned space flight in 1961. Mother’s Day Wishes By, Phoenix Bridegroom
What are you getting for
your mother for Mother’s Day? You should think of something special. You could get her flowers, chocolates, or homemade gift. Mother’s Day is where you get to celebrate mothers all around the world and to thank them for their hard work. Mothers play a big part of our lives. For example they cook, clean, and do their daily jobs in just one day. Mothers give us support and loving care. Mothers help us with our homework, kiss our scars, and give us endless love. Even though mothers may give us a hard time that doesn’t mean that they don’t love us any less. When they do stuff for example of tucking you into bed, or cooking you a special meal. Mothers always know what to say and do. So do you know what you’re getting your mother for Mother’s Day? No matter what you decide to get her, be sure to give her as much love and maybe even a little more this day, as I bet she would really love that and lots of hugs too.
What is Earth Day and is Earth Day even a Holiday? By: Mady Novak
I was skeptical if Earth Day was holiday or not. So today I wanted to focus on Earth Day’s importance! Earth day is a day to demonstrate protection to our wonderful planet! Earth Day is not a federal holiday.
Senator Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day in 1970, His idea spread and now is something we all love to celebrate for are beautiful planet! Earth
day is celebrated by millions of people internationally. Some ways you could celebrate earth day is by turning off the tv, unplugging electronics,
turn off the Wi-Fi router, plant a garden, reduce, reuse and recycle. Make sure to celebrate Earth Day every year on April 22!
(This article was submitted a little late for
last month, but I thought it was still
important to add, as we should always try
to take care of our “Mother Earth”)
May 2019
By, Mason Butler
Want to learn something new each day? Then, why not try to find one
interesting fact to share with someone each day. I bet you might find out some
really cool things that have happened all over the world, and even from long ago.
What can you find out? It’s good to try to learn one fun new fact each day to help
expand your knowledge, as you never know what you will find until you try. I’ve
learned some really fun facts from 6th grader, Mason Butler each day we each share
at least 1 new fact that we have learned.
I would love to learn something new from you. If you find something
interesting, I would love to share it with others. Here are just a few tidbits that he
has stumbled upon from various books and sites on the internet:
The current World record for reciting PI is 67,890 digits.
The only thing that can scratch a diamond is another diamond.
Cold water weighs less than hot water.
454 U.S. dollar bills weigh exactly one pound.
Bubble wrap was originally intended to be used as wallpaper in 1957.
The tallest man was 8 feet 11 inches tall.
Children have more taste buds than adults.
The Statue of Liberty wears a size 879 sandal.
The patent for the fire hydrant was destroyed in a fire.
Ketchup was once sold as a medicine.
An egg that is fresh will sink in water, but a stale one will not.
A male ostrich can roar like a lion.
In one day, a full grown oak tree expels 7 tons of water through its
leaves.
Polar bear fur is transparent, not white.
French author, Michael Thayer published a 233 page novel which has
no verbs.
Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys.
There are 18 different animal shapes in the animal cracker zoo.
Important Note from Nurse Sosby: 5th Grade Families: Vaccination Requirements Reminder for Students Entering the 6th Grade (You should have received a note from your student back in February/ March):
statement indicating history of the disease with date is required.) If you have any questions, please contact the school nurse, Mrs. Sosby, R.N.
Volume 9
Congratulations to Our Vex IQ Robotics team 91362.
Our Vex IQ Robotics Team 91362 had qualified and competed in the World
Robotics Championship. Our team qualified for the finals, and then placed in
the 9th place alliance in their division that consisted of over 80 teams. There
were 5 divisions total at this competition and each division had 20 teams make
the finals, so that means that they were one of the top 100 teams in the entire
world. These boys did an incredible job representing Westchester and all of the
Duneland School Corporation.
Congratulations to you all. This is an amazing accomplishment, and
so many fun memories that I bet you made together. I wish you all continued
luck in robotics throughout your lives. Thank you WIS coaches for all of your
guidance for all of our robotics teams.
Happy birthday to not only our May
birthday people, but also to all of you
that have a birthday in June, July & in
August. We hope you have a wonderful
day, and hope that your birthday wish
comes true.
May 2019
Be on the lookout for more information from your 5th or 6th grade student with regards to upcoming events. As this school year is rapidly coming to an end there will be many activities going on.
Happy early Father’s Day to all of our WIS dads.
Okay, so Father’s Day isn’t until June 16th, 2019, but I wanted to make
sure that all of our WIS dads were being thought of as well as all of our WIS
moms. With Father’s Day being in June, most of the time their special holiday
Is often not mentioned in our May edition. (With May being our last month each
year for our paper.)
Father's Day was founded in Spokane, Washington at the YMCA in 1910
by Sonora Smart Dodd, who was born in Arkansas. This special day was brought
to the U.S. in the early 20th century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating
fathers, fathering, and fatherhood.
I hope you all do something special for you dad on his special day. Most
of all let him know how much you care about him and I hope you all build many
fun memories on this day together.
I wanted to put a special thank you out to not only my
Knights of WestCHESSter, but also to the following WIS staff members
that took part in our first Knight to Remember Tournament here at
WIS. Thank you to Mr. Napier, Mr. Burke, Mrs. Masi, Mr. Morley (my
parent volunteer.), Officer Joe, and Mrs. Chavez. Congratulations to all
teams, you all played very well and should be so very proud of all that
you have done. I look forward to seeing all those wishing to join in
playing this wonderful game next year. For our 6th graders, I hope that
you are able to continue playing chess at CMS. Be on the lookout early
next year for our meeting dates, and for a new t-shirt design to wear
for next year. Thank you for the many fond memories that you all
have given me this year. Remember that you all are amazing with
your own unique talents. Hopefully next year we can get more staff
members involved in our Knight to Remember Tournament.
Volume 9
NORA NIGHT
On Wednesday, May 1st, five of our 6th grade English Arts
classrooms had the opportunity to participate in our first Nora Night.
For the past several months, these classrooms have been paired with
other students who have a special needs impairment. Our students
learned empathy through getting to see the many similarities that exist
between all the children in this grouping of student participants. Our WIS
students had made wonderful heartfelt documentaries about their Nora
Friend throughout this whole process in which they were with. These
documentaries were then edited into one video/ audio presentation
which then shown to a group of about 100 people attending the Nora Night
event. It was such a treasure to see that many new friends were made
during this whole process! It was such a treat to see all of the different
personalities of all of these children coming together throughout this
whole process.
We would like to thank all that not only participated in this new
magical event, but also to the many people who helped out behind the
scenes that helped to make this project such a special and memorable
event.
Important Information:
All students must turn in their iPads, cases,
and chargers on the following dates:
May 20th- Students turn in iPads and chargers
May 23rd- Students turn in iPads and chargers if absent 5/20
May 2019
Thank you to all
By, Mrs. Michael
I just wanted to thank everyone on the News Crew for all of your
delicious recipes, news articles, interviews, current events, book and movie
reviews, and other fun news you shared with everyone over this school year.
Thank you to all of our getting to know you staff members that helped to let
everyone get to know you just a little bit more. A big thank you goes out to
Mr. Longacre and our WIS staff that has helped provide other information, or
given advice. Without your help, we would not have had the quality monthly
Newspaper that has been packed with a little bit of everything each month that
our readers have enjoyed. Thank you to all of you for making our news fun and
interesting!
Please be on the lookout early next school year for information about
being a part of the WIS News Crew for next year. If there is anything that anyone
would like to see added to our WIS News each month, please let me know. I
would love to be able to add new items, and always encourage suggestions.
Most of all, thank you all for taking the time to read the articles our
News Crew has brought to you. It has been my pleasure working with these
students this year. I would like to send a thank you and good luck wishes in 7th
grade to my 6th grade News crew (Phoenix Bridegroom, Ava Bartkus, Amelia
Adams, and Mason Butler).
Smiles,
Mrs. Michael
(Phoenix) (Ava)
(Amelia) (Mason)