February 2014 - Waverly School District 145

FEBRUARY 2014
Waverly Middle School, together with parents and our communities, will prepare each student
to meet academic and social challenges by creating meaningful learning experiences in a safe,
nurturing environment based on the needs of early adolescents.
Notes from the Principal’s DeskGreetings Waverly Middle School Students,
Parents, and Families. The second semester is
moving quickly. I cannot believe that we are
nearing the midway point of the third quarter. As
we continue to focus on our current progress, we
also begin to provide information relating to
scheduling and registration. During the next couple
months, we will work hard to keep students on track
as well as prepare our kids to transition to, from,
and within the middle school.
Conferences/Registration Notes
Middle school conferences will take plan
on February 4th and 11th. Students were recently
given a copy of the scheduled conference time to
take home to parents. If you have questions about
your conference time, please contact the grade level
team.
Our current eighth grade students will be
visiting the Waverly High School on February 11th
at 2:00 pm for an overview of the high school
registration process. This will provide students an
opportunity to learn more about high school course
offerings and programs. There will be a separate
orientation for both parents and students in the fall.
The current sixth and seventh grade students will
begin registering for next school year during the
next couple months.
In addition to registering for courses, our current
6th grade students will need to have a physical and
copy of immunizations submitted to the nurse's
office at the beginning of their seventh grade year.
We strongly encourage that parents begin
scheduling summer doctor appointments for
immunizations and physicals. Please see the
attached list of immunizations that are required for
the beginning of seventh grade.
Heads-up/testing time
The dates for the Nebraska State Accountability
(NeSA) tests will begin in April. Sixth through
eighth grade students take the NeSA reading and
math tests. Eighth grade students are also
administered the state writing and science tests.
Eighth graders completed the state writing test on
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Tuesday, January 28th. We are scheduled to take
the NeSA test on the following dates:
April 1-4
6-8th: NeSA Reading
April 8-11
6-8th: NeSA Math
April 15-16
8th: NeSA Science
As a district, we do not solely judge our
students’ success or failures on their performances
on these tests. These assessments are important,
however, as we do utilize the information and data
they provide within our continual school
improvement process. With that said, we want to
see our teachers and students working hard to have
the students perform at their optimal level. Here are
a few things that will help your child as we enter
this period of assessments:
Get plenty of rest, especially the night before
an assessment
Eat healthy. Foods full of empty calories do
not help our bodies function at their peak
performance level
Be at school. Research is pretty conclusive
that attendance is strongly associated with student
achievement.
Please try to schedule appointments around these
testing weeks if possible. We know that this may
be difficult but make up time is difficult to schedule
within the state’s timeline.
Thanks for helping your child succeed.
-Mr. Ricenbaw
6th Grade Team
Math:
Classes will be testing over Chapter 3 during the
first part of February, variable expressions and
variable equations. We will then transition to
Chapter 7, Ratios, Proportions, and Percents.
Students will be using prior skills to set up ratios,
using fractions, and finding percents of numbers
and relating 50% to 1/2, percents to fractions. We
will continue to prepare for our spring round of
NeSA testing with various activities in Math
classes.
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Science:
Students have concluded their studies over cell
structure and the proper use of microscopes. Our
next units will be over the skeletal, muscular and
integumentary systems.
Reading:
We are using our new textbook in class and
spending time completing our unit on poetry and
then moving on to elements of story structure. Midquarter point goal for AR is February 6th.
Geography:
After spending some time making travel
brochures about China and several other Asian
countries, we will now be focusing on Monsoon
Asia. This will include chapters 27, 28, and 32 in
the textbook.
English:
We will have a simulation of the
Nebraska State Writing on February 4th and
5th. Please continue to remind your student to
practice for vocabulary and spelling tests.
We are looking forward to visiting with all
parents at conferences on February 4th and
February 11th. We hope all parents make this a
priority in their schedules and plan on attending.
7th Grade Team
As is true for the rest of the middle school
classes, the seventh grade just completed the State
Writing Test. This test was just a “practice” round
for the seventh graders, as the test results are not
reported until eighth grade. This group, having
taken the “mock” test the past two years, will be
well prepared to perform on the State Writing Test
next year.
The focus of the second half of the month of
February is the novel, Children of the River by
Linda Crew. The novel centers around a young
Cambodian refugee named Sundara, who flees to
America with her family after the Viet Nam
Conflict. As background for the novel, students
will be introduced to various historical aspects of
U.S. involvement in the Viet Nam conflict. The
culminating activity for this unit of study is our
annual multi-cultural day. In the morning all CORE
activities will center around Asian culture, and in
the afternoon the students will hear insights from a
local Viet Nam veteran.
Parent/teacher conferences are coming up.
You should have received a post card with your
conference information. Please notify us as soon as
possible if you need to reschedule a conference
time. The sooner we know, the more options we
have to find a time that works for everyone
involved. Remember, all students need to be
present for conferences as we utilize student lead
portfolios.
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Parents, do you have facebook? The 7th
grade team has a facebook page. Go “like” us at
WMS 7th Grade. This is only a page, not a profile.
If you “like” it, you will receive updates on
assignments and tests, enrichment videos, and other
updates. We will not be able to see your profile,
though.
8th Grade Team
American History –
February brings a wealth of activities to
American History. Students look at the history of
our two party system by holding a debate between
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. This
will be followed by students becoming advisors to
President Monroe regarding American foreign
policy. Toward the end of February we look at
what it meant to be an American in the 1800s.
PTO
Thanks to all the parents who helped chaperone
the winter dance. It was a great success and the kids
had a great time.
We're still in need of volunteers to help with
concessions for the girl's basketball games. Karla
has sent out the dates that need to be filled. If you
can help,contact Karla Nagengast at 402-560-2373.
The dates for Parent Teacher Conferences will
be February 4th & 11th. An email will be going out
with more details for those of you who said you
would be willing to make a dessert.
Our next meeting will be held on Monday
February 10, at 5:00 in the library.
We have our January nominations of the school
year for “Student of the Month”. Each month the
teachers nominate 2 students to represent their
respective grade levels as students who have
demonstrated a strong work ethic in academics as
well as displayed positive behavior and citizenship.
The winners for January are:
6th Grade: Evan Riley
Kennedi Claycomb
7th Grade: Val Gerlach
Clayton Lowe
8th Grade: Parker Nagengast
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Taylor Martin
Calendar of Events
No Name-Calling Week
By Kamryn Pfenning
Melissa Warner
Girls Basketball Schedule
7th Grade
2/3 Plattsmouth @ Waverly 4:15
2/6 Waverly @ Blair 4:15
2/13 Waverly @ Nebraska City 4:15
2/17 Elkhorn Ridge @ Waverly 4:15
2/20 Waverly @ Elkhorn Valley View 4:15
2/24 Waverly@ Platteview 4:15
2/27 Norris @ Waverly 4:15
3/3 Waverly @ Wahoo 4:30
During the week of January 20, Waverly Middle
School is celebrating kindness while working to
create a safe school free of name-calling and
bullying. No Name-Calling Week is a national
program for 10 years that the Middle School is
choosing to participate in. No Name-Calling Week
means that any nicknames or rude comments to any
individual will not be allowed. This will hopefully
help to stop the amount of name-calling that is
going on in our school and to make everyone aware
of the issue.
Each day from January 20-24 our students are
supposed to wear a certain color to represent a
feeling towards the way we should treat others.
Monday- Caring (Red)
Tuesday- Respect (Yellow)
Wednesday- Compassion (White)
Thursday- Fairness (Orange)
Friday- Acceptance (Green)
2/4 Parent/ teacher conferences
2/11 Parent/teacher conferences
2/15 Band Booster Soup Supper
and Concert @ high school
4:30-7:30
2/17 NO SCHOOL
8th Grade
2/3 Waverly @ Plattsmouth 4:15
2/6 Blair @Waverly 4:15
2/13 Nebraska City @Waverly 4:15
2/17 Waverly@ Elkhorn Ridge 4:15
2/20 Elkhorn Valley View @Waverly 4:15
2/24 Platteview @Waverly 4:15
2/27 Waverly @ Norris 4:15
3/3 Wahoo @ Waverly 4:30
Elks Award
Wrestling Schedule
2/18 Away @Nebraska City 4:15
2/25 Away @ Elkhorn Valley View 4:15
3/4 Home 4:15
3/8 Norris Tournament 9:00
3/11 Home 4:15
3/15 Away @ Nebraska City
3/17 Away @ Auburn
3/22 Waverly Mat Club Invite @
Waverly 8:30
Congratulations also go to the other nominees
for being outstanding students. The girls nominated
were Grace Eliis, Kylie Janssen, Ashley Marco,
Taylor Martin, and Pru Piening. The boys
nominated were Ron Bockelman, Caleb Giesler,
Parker Nagangast, Caden Rubenking, and Damien
Wylder
Each year, Elks Lodge #80 in Lincoln recognize
"Teen of the Year" candidates (one boy and one
girl) from area schools. This award is based on
courtesy, good citizenship, hard work, and
leadership. Students are chosen by the staff at
Waverly Middle School and then honored by the
Elks Lodge.
This year, the students chosen from Waverly are:
Bentley Tonniges and Melissa Warner.
Spelling Bee
The annual Middle School spelling bee was held on
Friday, January 31. All the students who
participated did a great job. This year’s winner is
Elyssa Clatt!
Way to go Elyssa!!!
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Student Drop-off, Pick-up and Parking
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Traffic and parking are a concern for
every school when it comes to the safety of
students arriving and departing to and from
school. Students that attend WMS can ride a
school bus from any of the other schools to and
from school. This means that students can
meet a bus at Hamlow or Waverly Intermediate
School in the morning and ride it to the Middle
School and can then take a bus after school
from WMS to either one of these locations.
Students being brought to school may
be dropped off at the front of the building on
the west side. Please do not park for extended
periods of time in the turn around when
dropping off, as this can and will backup traffic.
The east side, or back of the building, is a
designated drop-off and pick-up area for buses
and delivery trucks only. Vehicles wanting to
load or unload students will need to go to
the west side of the building as they will not
be permitted on the east side of the
building or on the access road coming from
140th street. I cannot stress enough to not
park on the north access road between the
west and east parking lots. Additionally, to
make our campus safe for students and
patrons, and to assist in traffic flow, vehicles
will not be allowed to park in the turn around at
the front of the building for student pick-up
until after 3:35 PM. Vehicles picking students
up need to filter into the west parking lot or the
parking stalls leading to the middle school.
Thank you for your attention and support
regarding parking and the loading and
unloading of students.
**Included is a map to help give you a
visual of what we are asking.
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