You are invited to Willow Glen's
First FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT!
Please come and enjoy watching Despicable Me
with family and friends!!!! Don't forget to
bring a blanket and a pillow....PJ's are a
great choice, as well!!!!!!!
Where: WG Gym When: April 24 at 6:30pm
Friday, April 24, 2015
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Week of March 30
B I N G O !!!
Today we celebrated achieving our all-school goal, with PBIS. This goal was to use appropriate hallway behavior, when moving about the building.
Background: Classes were awarded "snowflakes" every time they were identified as following our school Gator Expectations for hallway behavior. Snowflakes were put on a large tree in the main hall of Willow Glen...Once the tree was filled, we were ready to celebrate!
This morning, we engaged in playing all-school Bingo. Our oldest students paired up with youngest students, in an effort to support them when completing their Bingo cards. This was a great exercise in mentoring and showing leadership for our "big kids"! The students at Willow Glen thoroughly enjoyed this special acknowledgement, for making good choices over the past few months. Prizes and excitement were recognized in every classroom!
PBIS continues to have a positive impact on the culture at our school. Students understand and have been taught behavior expectations, and as a result, they are ready to learn every day!
Today we celebrated achieving our all-school goal, with PBIS. This goal was to use appropriate hallway behavior, when moving about the building.
Background: Classes were awarded "snowflakes" every time they were identified as following our school Gator Expectations for hallway behavior. Snowflakes were put on a large tree in the main hall of Willow Glen...Once the tree was filled, we were ready to celebrate!
This morning, we engaged in playing all-school Bingo. Our oldest students paired up with youngest students, in an effort to support them when completing their Bingo cards. This was a great exercise in mentoring and showing leadership for our "big kids"! The students at Willow Glen thoroughly enjoyed this special acknowledgement, for making good choices over the past few months. Prizes and excitement were recognized in every classroom!
PBIS continues to have a positive impact on the culture at our school. Students understand and have been taught behavior expectations, and as a result, they are ready to learn every day!
Friday, March 27, 2015
Week of March 23, 2015
I'd like to share some classroom highlights with you. Wonderful learning experiences are occurring at all grade levels!
K5 - Students just finished opinion writing and will be moving on to "how to" and "all about" books after break. They have been talking about weather and it's changes. In math children are working on number stories and simple addition problems.
1st Grade - Children are immersed in reading and writing. They are leaning more about how words work, through the Words Their Way Program.
2nd Grade - Second grade started a new writing unit. Students are writing opinion letters about books with strong characters. Students are writing to convince others to read the book and agree with their opinions. Everyday math brings us the world of fractions and measuring with a variety of tools.
3rd Grade - Third graders have been working hard in Writer's Workshop learning about editorial biographies. They have been researching a famous person and writing about his/her contributions to society. Students have been drawing conclusions about the lessons they themselves have learned from these famous people. In math, third graders have just started learning about fractions. They are learning to shade in parts of a whole, equivalent fractions, as well as working to find mixed fractions. The Smarter Balanced Assessment/Badger Exam is quickly approaching, so third graders have been completing various practice tests and reviewing important math and reading strategies that will help them to be successful with this important test.
K5 - Students just finished opinion writing and will be moving on to "how to" and "all about" books after break. They have been talking about weather and it's changes. In math children are working on number stories and simple addition problems.
1st Grade - Children are immersed in reading and writing. They are leaning more about how words work, through the Words Their Way Program.
2nd Grade - Second grade started a new writing unit. Students are writing opinion letters about books with strong characters. Students are writing to convince others to read the book and agree with their opinions. Everyday math brings us the world of fractions and measuring with a variety of tools.
3rd Grade - Third graders have been working hard in Writer's Workshop learning about editorial biographies. They have been researching a famous person and writing about his/her contributions to society. Students have been drawing conclusions about the lessons they themselves have learned from these famous people. In math, third graders have just started learning about fractions. They are learning to shade in parts of a whole, equivalent fractions, as well as working to find mixed fractions. The Smarter Balanced Assessment/Badger Exam is quickly approaching, so third graders have been completing various practice tests and reviewing important math and reading strategies that will help them to be successful with this important test.
Monday, March 9, 2015
Week of March 2
Our annual "Green Eggs and Ham" breakfast was a HUGE success!
Willow Glen served almost 500 students, parents and community members a Seussful feast. Thank you to everyone who made this special event such a wonderful success!
Please take a look at the Twitter page for some pictures.
In other news...
Our third grade students are preparing for the new state assessment, called the Badger Exam. Information on this assessment was in the last school newsletter. If you have a third grade student, and would like additional information, please feel free to contact either myself, or your child's teacher. We'd be happy to chat about it!
Second grade children have been enjoying learning about animal habitats and creating Google slides to represent their learning.
First graders completed their non-fiction writing unit and are moving into writing reviews and opinions. They are continuing to gain competence in counting combinations of coins. And much like Grade 2, first graders are also learning about animal habitats!
Kindergarteners have been having fun with Dr. Seuss books and exploring the wonderful world of rhyming!
4K children have become paleontologists. All their activities have focused on dinosaurs!
Additionally, they have learned all about dental health and keeping their teeth healthy.
Friday, February 13, 2015
Week of February 9
During this week filled with sentiment and "love", I'd like to share two
POINTS
OF
PRIDE
with the Willow Glen School community...
1) Among the 10 area elementary schools in our area, including South Milwaukee and Cudahy, Willow Glen scored the highest on the Wisconsin Accountability School Report Card. We have the highest performing school... We are Exceeding Expectations, per the Department of Public Instruction!
2) Since implementing Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS), we have acknowledged students for showing great behavior and making good choices, over 5000 times! We keep data on how many Gator Gotcha's that we give out, and are extremely pleased with the outcomes.
We have a wonderful school...Pass it on!
POINTS
OF
PRIDE
with the Willow Glen School community...
1) Among the 10 area elementary schools in our area, including South Milwaukee and Cudahy, Willow Glen scored the highest on the Wisconsin Accountability School Report Card. We have the highest performing school... We are Exceeding Expectations, per the Department of Public Instruction!
2) Since implementing Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS), we have acknowledged students for showing great behavior and making good choices, over 5000 times! We keep data on how many Gator Gotcha's that we give out, and are extremely pleased with the outcomes.
We have a wonderful school...Pass it on!
Friday, February 6, 2015
Week of February 2, 2015
Students celebrated the 100th day of school on Friday!
Below, you will find an interview with a first grader, regarding this special day.
Principal: "What does it mean to celebrate 100 days of school?"
Student: "I think that it means that it is our last day of school."
Principal: "Hmmm....Can it mean anything else?"
Student: "Oh yeah! It means that we have been here for 100 days!"
(insert child giggling)
Principal: "What are you doing to celebrate?"
Student: "We are doing lots of fun activities."
Principal: "Can you tell me more about the activities?"
Student: "This morning we wrote numbers up to 100. It was kind of easy because I know
how to write my numbers up to 1000. After that, we went to the gym and used
our bodies to make the number 100. Our class was the 1, Mrs. Coplan's class
was a 0, and Mrs. Cogburn's class was a 0. We got the best number! The
teacher's took pictures of us. We wore really silly glasses that were shaped like
the number 100."
Principal: "That sounds like a great morning! Are there things planned for the afternoon?"
Student: "Well, we were supposed to bring in a collection of 100 things to eat. Lots of kids
brought bags of cereal with 100 pieces in it. They will get to eat this later today.
My dad thought that we were supposed to bring in a collection of 100 things, not
food. So I brought in 100 rocks."
Principal: "Oh my! Those aren't going to taste very good, are they? (more giggling) Maybe
a friend will share with you."
Student: "That's ok. Someone brought a birthday treat in today, so I will just eat that,
instead."
Happy 100 day to everyone! Thank you for sharing your child/ren with us, these past 100 days!
Friday, January 30, 2015
Week of January 23
MAP testing is nearly complete in grades K5-3. Parents can expect reports to be sent home mid-February. We look forward to seeing how our students have grown in reading and math, since September!
Please take an opportunity to access our school's website and learn more about the proposed calendar for the 2015-2016 school year. We are in the process of developing a school calendar that will meet the needs of our students, teachers and families. We are interested in your feedback, as we move through this process.
Please take an opportunity to access our school's website and learn more about the proposed calendar for the 2015-2016 school year. We are in the process of developing a school calendar that will meet the needs of our students, teachers and families. We are interested in your feedback, as we move through this process.
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