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and staff—agree or disagree about important issues. We will be able to identify what we are doing

well and what we need to work on, such as safety in a particular location of the school, students’

understanding of the expectations for behavior, or communication with families.

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or during parent conferences on September 26 & 28 in the library. (Cellular connections

do not work well, but tablets and phones with WIFI will work.)

Just one parent or guardian from each household should take it.

You can choose to read the survey in English or Spanish.

Examples of questions are:

Are staff members supportive of students?

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Are student cliques a problem at this school?

Here’s how!

The survey is available from Tuesday, September 6 - Sunday, October 30.

Thank you! If you have any questions about the survey, please feel free to call the school office at

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Stucky Storm Watch

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

6th Grade

News

2

7th Grade

News

3

Literacy &

Morphemes

3

8th Grade

News

4

The Lion

King, Jr.

Auditions!

5

Exploratory

News

6

Conferences

& Book Fair

6

Calendar of

Events

7

W I C H I T A P U B L I C

S C H O O L S

S E P T E M B E R 1 5 , 2 0 1 6 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 6

Parent Teacher

Conferences

Monday 9/26

Wednesday 9/28

4:00-7:00 p.m.

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opinion

NOW or during

Conferences

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P A G E 2

6th Grade News Mathematics

In 6th grade math we are

working with Factors and

Multiples. They are of tre-

mendous use when work-

ing with multiplication, divi-

sion, fractions, and money,

in addition to other real-

world situations.

Example:

½ hour is 30 minutes

because 30 min x 2

equals 60 minutes.

2 and 30 are factors of

60.

And 60 is a multiple of

2 and 30.

Take a few minutes to ask

your 6th grader about the

following vocabulary terms

because talking about math

outside of the math class

increases math fluency,

number sense and confi-

dence!

Factor, multiple, prime

number, composite num-

ber, factor pair, square

number. See pictures below

of Ms. Hong’s students

playing the factor game.

Social Studies

Social Studies students be-

gan the year with a short

unit on Archeology. We

learned about artifacts, why

we study history, and the

importance of working to-

gether. We will dive into

our first ancient Civiliza-

tion, Mesopotamia, in mid-

September.

Science

Sixth grade science stu-

dents are learning to meas-

ure with non-traditional

measuring devices, which

will help them to learn why

standard measuring devices

are so important.

Pictured below are Luke

Riley and Macameron

Speckhardt measuring with

a pencil and Cameron

Howell and Terrance

Weaver measuring with a

paper clip.

Sixth graders in Mrs. Over-

stake’s class are studying

inventors, scientists, mathe-

maticians and engineers.

They then complete a Spud

project showing what they

have learned about these

people. Calik Tucker

(below right) and Niasia

Goodwin (at left) present

their Spud projects in the

pictures below. Beulah

Henry, nicknamed “Lady

Edison” because of her

many inventions was Nia-

sia's person of interest.

Language Arts

In Language Arts we are

symbolizing important as-

pects of our lives through

the creation of personal

mandalas and writing auto-

biographical essays. This

leads directly into our rela-

tionship unit.

In Enrichment classes we

are working through a Pos-

sible Selves Unit where we

examine our future goals,

hopes, and expectations.

S T U C K Y

Begin Upper Left, then

Clockwise:

Cameron Howell,

Terrance Weaver;

Luke Riley,

Macameron Speckhardt;

Calik Tucker;

Levi Hall, Trina Gilliand;

Jordon Okon, Ciara Bush.

Niasia Goodwin

7th Grade News

P A G E 3 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 6

Language Arts

7th grade language arts classes

will soon finish reading The

Giver by Lois Lowry. Students

have been discussing the idea of

perception and will write an

essay about how their own

perceptions have changed

throughout the

school year. The

end of the unit

assessment is to

create their own

utopia and present

them in class.

This will be a

group project.

Social Studies

In Social Studies, students are

learning the foundational skills

and concepts necessary to think

like a geographer. This includes

cardinal directions, continents,

map skills and landforms. Mr.

Tyner’s and Ms. Parnacott’s

students competed to see who

knew their cardinal directions

best. Students went head to

head in a race to reach the cor-

rect cone for the direction Mr.

Tyner called out. Both classes

did a great job!

Additionally, September 17th is

Constitution Day. Please ask

your student if they have

checked out the Constitution

Day Challenge bulletin board

outside of the 7th grade pod.

Tier 2 Literacy is an exciting

curriculum at Stucky. We are

using morphemes (meaningful

word parts) to learn complex

academic terms and then read-

ing expository texts such as

“What is the Purpose of

School?” We are discovering

how to utilize these terms in

discussions and writing. All

three grade levels are partici-

pating in this curriculum to

strengthen reading and writing

skills.

Trenton

Maze prac-

tices his

map skills.

Literacy Class Exploring Morphemes

Far left:

Surrarie Hill

and Corri

Grayson race to

the cone

nearest the

cardinal

direction Mr.

Tyner calls

(right).

P A G E 4

Begin left then

clockwise:

Ms. Causey’s class;

Corbin Adams, Marc

Jamail, Ashanti

Majumder, Damian

Ramirez identify

colonies;

American Colonies

Chart

8th Grade News Science

In September we will rein-

force classroom rules and

procedures in order to be

safe in our science labs. We

will do that as we also learn

about energy and waves.

We will study energy’s be-

havior when transferred

and conserved. We will end

the month learning about

waves and light and all the

crazy things they can do.

Ask your students about

lab safety and the projects

we begin this month.

Language Arts

Language Arts classes have

been learning about rela-

tionships with the people

closest to us. Our focus

for the remainder of Sep-

tember will be about how

we interact with our sib-

lings and the adults that

care for us. It has been

interesting to learn how

much of an impact close

relationships have on our

lives.

Enrichment class students

have been learning the pit-

falls of social media and the

role it can play in bully-

ing. We’ve looked at sev-

eral media examples and in

groups, students have

talked about the role social

media plays in their own

lives. We are learning to

use social media as a tool,

instead of a toy.

In addition to all those

things, Language Arts clas-

ses are diving deeper into

technology in the class-

room. Students are using

computers to retrieve as-

signments and turn in

work. Outside of school

hours they are able to use

their phones to download

work or pick up missing

assignments. The picture

below left is Mrs. Causey’s

honors class working on an

assignment downloaded

from Edmodo, a school app

that looks like Facebook.

Social Studies

Could you survive on your

own in a new place? In an

unknown land with

strangers watching your

every move?

This is exactly what the

settlers of Colonial Ameri-

ca faced as they escaped

religious persecution. They

had to start a new life in a

new place! Our students

are learning about the early

English settlements, includ-

ing lost colonies’ mysteri-

ous disappearances, disease

and famine.

Also, September 17 is Con-

stitution Day. 8th grade his-

tory classes will be learning

about the Bill of Rights and

how it specifically applies

their rights while in middle

school.

Math

Welcome back to

school! 8th grade math stu-

dents have started explor-

ing exponents at a more

complex level than in their

earlier math classes. They

will next learn about equa-

tions. 8th grade Algebra

students have started work

on graphs and will then

learn about functions.

S T U C K Y S T O R M W A T C H

Auditions! Disney’s The Lion King, Jr.

P A G E 5 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 6

September 19th and 20th

4:00pm in the Choir Room

*If you can’t make either of these days, see Ms.

Goodson in room A-15 to set up another time!

Performances! Disney’s The Lion King, Jr.

November 16th & 17th

P A G E 6

Above:

Autobiographical

Artwork

by 7th grade art

students

Right:

Line Artwork

by 6th Grader

Troy Drake

Exploratory News Art

Mr. Goon’s Visual Arts

classes are currently work-

ing on a variety of pro-

jects. 7th and 8th graders

have already finished their

autobiographical artwork

communicating their per-

sonal interests. Currently

they are reviewing the Ele-

ments of Art. 6th graders

are applying their

knowledge of lines to cre-

ate a unique artwork that

demonstrates mood, move-

ment, texture, and pattern

primarily through the use

of lines. Their work will be

on display during confer-

ences on September 26th

and 28th.

Drama

In November Stucky Dra-

ma will present The Lion

King, Jr and we want YOU

to participate! Auditions

will be held September

19th and 20th after school

in the choir room, and per-

formances will be Novem-

ber 16th and 17th in Koch

Auditorium. We’re looking

for performers, stage man-

agers, and backstage help.

Students or parents with

questions can e-mail Ms.

Goodson at agood-

son1@usd259.net. If your

student is interested and

cannot make one of those

audition days, have them

visit with Ms. Goodson in A

-15 to set up alternate

time. We hope many of

our students will help us

celebrate the pageantry of

the “Circle of Life!”

Library

Hello from the Library.

Mary Sumner, (316) 973-

8409 or

msumner@usd259.net, is in

the library to support your

child’s passion for learning

through reading. Please,

contact Ms. Sumner with

your suggestions to nurture

your child’s interest in

reading. Feel free visit the

library to see the many

books we have to read.

The Book Fair will be held

during Parent/Teacher

Conferences, Monday, Sep-

tember 26th and Wednes-

day, September 28th from

4:00 pm to 7:30pm. Please

stop by and enter your

child in the contest to win

$10 from the book fair on

display.

Please mark your calendars

for the Annual Barnes and

Noble Book Fair set for

Saturday, December 10th,

from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

S T U C K Y S T O R M W A T C H

The Book Fair that will be held

on September 26th and Sep-

tember 28th during Parent/

Teacher Conferences. Stop by

to find some great reading ma-

terial for the whole family and

meet Mary Sumner, who is

ready to help support you all in

enhancing your recreational

reading. You may contact her at

(316) 973-8409 or

msumner@usd259.net.

Book Fair - September 26 & 28 Parent

Teacher

Conferences

September 26 4:00 - 7:00

September 28 4:00 - 7:00

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