Students in 3rd and 4th Grade participated in the PARCC Field Testing the week before and the week after Spring Break! All of the testing was completed electronically and the students used either computers in the computer lab or our Chromebooks to take the tests. The rigor of this assessment was more than that of the ISAT tests that we have historically taken, so it was a great opportunity for our students and staff to see what the testing was like and to be more prepared for the testing when it is our official standardized test next year.
Last week, our 3rd and 4th Graders and our Chorus also performed in their musical. The students worked hard to prepare for the performance, and multiple components of the performance were ideas, songs, or dance moves that the students came up with on their own! Students from our Sign Language Club also participated in the musical by signing one of the songs that the groups sang! A huge Kudos goes our to Mrs. Hector for her work with the students and a "Thank You" to Megan Boies, our Sign Interpreter, who lead the Sign Language Club.
In the week prior to Spring Break, we celebrated our Students of the Month from the month of February and this past week, we celebrated the Students of the Month from March! These students were chosen either by their teacher or their classmates for this honor. Individuals who are nominated for Student of the Month have demonstrated an ability to follow the school rules, be caring citizens, and show academic responsibility.
February students of the month were as follows:
Kindergarten: AM- Clayton Henning
PM- Aleks Kutsev
1st Grade: Boots- Genevieve Rakozy
Cannis- Jonathon Venouziou
2nd Grade: Armstrong- Adi Zaveri
Mack- Hailey Imrisek
1/2 Wiese: Diego Pacheco
3rd Grade: Leonard- Ryan Dawson
MacNeil- Dhanvi Patel
4th Grade: Chapman- Christine Lee
Durkin- Sofia Asenova
5th Grade: Mehok- Josh Roddy
Wilkinson- Hazel Tan
6th Grade: Franson- Erin Reidy
Keogh- Megan Murphy
March students of the month were as follows:
Kindergarten: AM- Alexis Tenuta
PM- Harmony Ameghashie
1st Grade: Boots- Jaiden Vlasici
Cannis- Maggie Joyce
2nd Grade: Armstrong- Sarah Curran
Mack- Soumil Naik
1/2 Wiese: Dante Chavez
3rd Grade: Leonard- Mario Duran
MacNeil- Kaley Bretwisch
4th Grade: Chapman- Kornelija Vinksnaite
Durkin- Luis Rodriguez
5th Grade: Mehok- Olivia Scheffer
Wilkinson- Leigha Harap
6th Grade: Franson- Amber Moca
Keogh- Ryan Sepulveda
Last week Friday, students participated in our Willow Creek Battle of the Books. There were two different battles, one for third graders and one for students from 4th-6th grades. The winning teams from each of those battles then moved on to represent our school this past Wednesday at the D68 Battle of the Books! All of the teams did a great job during our school battle and the teams that went to the district battle did an excellent job representing Willow Creek!
On Thursday afternoon, we celebrated the 3rd Quarter reading accomplishments of all of our students with our AR Assembly! Students worked hard to reach their AR Goals while maintaining a comprehension average of 85% or higher on their AR Tests. Students will be continuing to work towards their AR Goals with 85% accuracy on comprehension for 4th Quarter. Students who exceed the 85% accuracy, will contribute extra to our all school comprehension goal. If students reach the all school comprehension goal at the end of 4th Quarter, the top and most improved readers from each class will have the opportunity to hit me with whipped cream pie cakes at our last AR Assembly of the year!
The 5Essentials Survey will be open for parents to complete until this Friday, April 25th. We currently have 13% of our parent population who have completed the survey. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to weigh in about our school. The survey for parents takes approximately 5 min. and we need at least 30% of our parents to complete the survey in order for our school staff to receive the feedback. Please take a few minutes to provide us with your input! You can click on this link to go directly to the survey or click on the 5Essentials Icon on our district or school webpages.
Kindergarten registration for the students who will be entering Kindergarten next year was held last week. If you know any families who will have students in kindergarten next year and they have not yet registered, please have them call the school! Registration is now open for the 2014-2015 school year for all returning students as well! Click here to get started!!
The annual Academic Open House, PTO Book Fair, and Ice Cream Social will be held this Thursday, April 24th! The PTO is still looking for volunteers to help make this event successful. Please contact DinaGrace Bielawski at bielawski daniel@comcast.net or click on the link below to volunteer for a 30 min. time slot.
Please sign up for Book Fair!
Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/nLQ4hY
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot)
3. Sign up! Choose your spots - VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!
Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact Dina Grace and she can sign you up manually.
Volunteers are also needed for our upcoming Field Day for students, which will take place in May. Forms for volunteers to sign up were sent home with students this past week. Please consider volunteering to run a station for our students. If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Bailey who is coordinating this event for students. Information regarding the lunch hour on the day of the Field Day will be coming home with students this coming week as well!
Upcoming Dates to Remember:
Monday, April 21st: PTO Assembly, 1:30 p.m.
Parent Information Night at JJH for 6th Grade Parents
Tuesday, April 22nd: Spring Photos
Wednesday, April 23rd: 6th Graders Visit JJH
Thursday, April 24th: Academic Open House, Book Fair, and Ice Cream Social
Friday, April 25th: 5Essentials Survey for parents closes
Supply Kit Orders Due
6th Grade Field Trip
Saturday, April 26th: District Young Author's Event
Monday, April 28th: Board of Education Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
2nd Grade Field Trip to Play
Second Year Band Tours
Tuesday, April 29th: Second Year Band Tours, 8:30 a.m. @ WC!!
Thursday, May 1st: 1/2 Day for Students, Parent Conference: 3 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday, May 2nd: No School for Students, Parent Conference: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Tuesday, May 6th: PTO Meeting, 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 7th: 4th Grade Field Trip to the Symphony
Friday, May 9th: Field Day
Wednesday, May 14th: Friday Schedule
Thursday, May 15th: Field Day Rain Date
Friday, May 16th: No School for Students, School Improvement Day for Staff
6th Grade DARE Lock-In
Check out the pictures below of our students whose names were drawn in our "Positive Paw" raffle over the last few weeks!
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