Mrs. Bissett's Enrichment Class finished their book: Vacation Under the Volcano! To celebrate, they made and erupted their own volcanos!
19 days ago, District Notices
These guys know how to live it up during recess time with Mrs.
Bissett and Ms. McCaig!
21 days ago, District Notices
🌄This week's Morning Clubs were in the zone! Games and Crafts explored several stations while Morning Yoga practiced finding their inner zen.
24 days ago, District Notices
👻 Don't forget! The Halloween Parade is NEXT Friday, Oct 31st at 1:00pm. Join us for a sneak peak of all the creepy characters! We'll be hosting a contest for "Best" in several categories that you wont want to miss. See you on the lawn!
24 days ago, District Notices
October is national Pedestrian Safety Month, and the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) highlights New York’s “Operation See! Be Seen!"
(https://dmv.ny.gov/news/as-pedestrian-safety-month-begins-governors-traffic-safety-committee-highlights-new-yorks-see)
At WCS, we would like to take this special opportunity to give a "shout-out" to our bus drivers who undergo extensive training and undertake the added responsibly of ensuring safety for not only our children but everyone else sharing the roads they travel. We can all do our part to ensure safety!
24 days ago, District Notices
📸 Picture RETAKE Day is November 13! If you missed the first round or need a retake, another round of order forms will be coming home with all students tomorrow!
Or skip the fuss and order online at www.inter-state.com/order using school code: 0160QXD
25 days ago, District Notices
Mrs. McCaig introduced a percussion unit in Prek ELA, which introduced drums and claves (or rhythm sticks)! They had a fun story to go along with it and then Mrs. Lowe let them explore her other percussion instruments from the music room!
25 days ago, District Notices
Last week the Ridgewalk was opened up to participating schools for the kids to walk the trail. Our 5th and 6th graders had a beautiful, crisp day to enjoy our beautiful NY landscape!
25 days ago, District Notices
Yesterday's Breakfast Club with Prek through 2nd grades recapped their theme of having a positive vision. Yesterday they added the importance of having a positive attitude too! Even when things aren't going well or you're just having a bad day, trying to smile despite it all may be the start in turning it all around!
26 days ago, District Notices
Mr. Trey, our Occupational Therapist, joined the Pre-K today to help with coloring, scissor skills, and fine motor skills when carefully applying their pumpkin faces!
26 days ago, District Notices
A BIG shootout to our Outdoor Education Guest Speaker, Mrs. Howe who volunteered to come read a story about apples to the kids today! The kids experienced the process of the apple press to make cider and made scarecrows for the courtyard!
26 days ago, District Notices
Kindergarten is learning about the 5 senses through Bingo! Mrs. Bissett then had them taste testing sweet, sour, salty and bitter to get the full experience of each. For math skill reinforcement, they're practicing counting and recognizing numbers 1-6 by playing a pop-it game!
27 days ago, District Notices
Today after school, Nature Club took a short hike to a local creek observing nature as the season changes. They were able to write and draw in their Nature journals. In addition, each student selected a small rock to paint, with creativity in mind. Next week, students will paint their rocks and create a nature inspired Halloween craft!
28 days ago, Jill Coleman
Nora and Jacob made sundials in enrichment class this week to go along with their book: Magic Tree House Vacation Under the Volcano!
30 days ago, District Notices
Friday evening, WCS hosted their Halloween Craft Night for our Parents As Partners program. It was a huge hit! With the help of their parents, students created wooden Halloween cats, costumed healthy snacks, and decorated Acron Pocket Pumpkins. We look forward to seeing families work together next month with Wacky Science Experiments!
30 days ago, Jill Coleman
This week's Breakfast Club for 3rd through 6th grades focused on more aspects of their "We Before Me" theme! They has previously discussed how hard work and effort plays a role in being part of a team, and this week they added in the benefits of believing in and encouraging each other to build stronger bonds and lift others up.
about 1 month ago, District Notices
📢📢We need your help! Mosaic Health Dental would like to come to Whitesville School to give dental exams and cleanings to our students. We need to know by tomorrow , October 17, if we have enough students interested for them to come ! Please return the form that was sent home or call Mrs. Barner in the nurse's office to get another form or let her know you are interested. Let's sign up, so we can get these important services at WCS!💙
about 1 month ago, Health & Wellness
This week is "Board of Education Week", and we'd like to give a special thank you to our WCS Board members. All of our Board members, past and present, have been the cornerstone in recreating our vision and path forward. Their dedication and commitment to educational success and student achievement has been commendable!
about 1 month ago, District Notices
*Drum roll, please!* Wyatt Howe takes the spotlight for receiving our very first Blue Jay Brag Tag of the year! This honor is awarded by the Principal to students who go above and beyond to help and serve, showing true leadership! Wyatt has worked extremely hard to earn this by making great choices to help others with small acts of kindness. This was well deserved, Wyatt. Keep it up!!
about 1 month ago, District Notices
WCS Fire Prevention Week wrapped up with our Whitesville Volunteer Firefighters spending much of their day with our students! Pre-k and Kindergarten visited the fire station first thing this morning to explore the trucks, firemen gear, and experience the power of the water hoses! The firemen then joined several of our classes for lunch, which our kids absolutely love! Then they returned in the afternoon for their annual presentation on the lawn. The kids showed off what they've learned about lithium-ion batteries (this year's Fire Prevention theme), learned more about firemen's gear, their training process, and talked further about what to do in case of a fire. They then presented cash prizes to the poster contest winners and allowed everyone to explore the trucks in depth! We cannot thank our volunteer firemen enough for taking time out of their days these past weeks to put all of this together for our students! In the words of our students' thank you cards "Thank you for keeping our community safe!"
