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Week of April 17th
Week of April 17th
Wilson Middle School Recycled Fashion Show and Art Auction
Wilson Middle School Recycled Fashion Show and Art Auction
On Thursday, April 18th our art, paint, and photography students held a spectacular event at Wilson. This event was two fold: a fashion show made up of original designs created solely from recycled products and both a silent and live auction of the students work from the school year. This was an amazing way to bring the community, staff and students together for a special evening.
At the beginning of the event guests had the opportunity to walk through the different displays of artwork and make a silent bid on a piece they would like to purchase. There were so many amazing pieces to choose from that ranged in design, color, and technique. It was amazing to see all of the students creativity come to life. There were multiple bidding wars. Teachers Mr. Garcia and Ms. Linhares circled around the pieces they desired and anytime anyone made a bid, they would make another bid in hopes of being the final and highest bid to win the piece. The students played many different roles in the event. Oscar, a cashier for the auction, stated "it was an honor to be part of the show because of the amount of people who were willing to do something good. I am glad I got to be part of it." Heidi, a ticket manager for the raffle, stated "everything went so well. I was kind of nervous at first because I haven't participated in something this big before, but I'm glad I could help out."
In addition to the silent auction, there were also six larger pieces of art for a live auction. Parents and staff alike rallied back and forth to win the piece of their desire. Many of the pieces sold for over 100$! Mrs. Hansell, a teacher in attendance, shared "I was just so impressed with how everything turned out. These students are truly talented. I could imagine seeing these pieces in an art gallery." When asked if she bid on anything, she shared, "yes! But unfortunately I was out bid on the piece I wanted and I did not catch it in time to up my bid."
The big finale of this entire night was the fashion show. Students were the hosts, designers and models! The announcers explained each piece: its inspiration and the material it was made of and announced the designers and models. The models showed amazing courage by walking the stage and down the carpeted runway. The creations were anywhere from ball gowns made of sheets to suits made of full on newspaper! The finale of the fashion show showcased three designs that were inspired by famous artists such as Monet and Diego Rivera.
Mrs. Stojanovski, the art, paint and photography teacher, said that "behind stage the students were incredibly busy and it was full of lots of movement, but the audience would never have known. The kids worked so hard to put on a show for their community. They wanted to do their best. They faced many small struggles throughout the show however, that never stopped them and they were able to over come any challenge that came their way. I am so incredibly proud of them and all that they accomplished. They worked tirelessly throughout the year to prepare for this event."
Mr. Collins, our superintendent, also enjoyed the event. He shared “I could not be more proud of our Wilson art students and our art teacher, Ms. Stojanovski, for the amazing Recycled Runway Fashion Show and Art Auction. The talent and confidence exhibited by our students exemplify what Chowchilla Elementary and Wilson MS is all about. To add to their talent, our students are choosing to donate to students at Valley Children’s that are in need of support. That is a testament to our students and our staff. My only disappointment was being outbid for my favorite piece of art in the live auction! Great job and a huge thank you!”
Week of March 11th
Week of March 11th
Site Day School or SDS
Site Day School or SDS
Site day school has recently been added at Wilson Middle School. Ms. Dias is the site day teacher, along with her co-teacher, Mr. Gaines. Site day school was added to our school because our principal believed that instead of suspending students and having them miss school, that we would create a class specifically for students to learn their consequences.
In Site Day School we learn everything that the regular classes learn except since we are mostly a small class we learn the lessons faster and that way we get ahead than the normal school. In order to get out of site day, you need to reach a certain amount of points depending on how long you're in there. The minimum is 6 weeks, but can last as long as 12 weeks. So it really just depends on your behavior because some days you might get all of your points of the day and other days you might not.
Learning in Site Day can be fun, some afternoons we would play board games till it was time to go home. Now, that’s only if you do all your work and well if you don’t get to play board games you get to spend the afternoon with the lovely Mr. Gaines and his wonderful workouts.
By Sandra Castaneda
Week of February 26th
Week of February 26th
This Month in our Classes
This Month in our Classes
The seventh grade has many things coming up this February like in ELA upcoming is our final draft on competitive youth sports is due, and many people are still behind. Keep it up you could do it! We still have many things coming up in ELA.
In the seventh grade math we have finally finished the CFA, and now we will be entering a new subject of geometry. Geometry is like a branch of mathematics and will be focusing on this subject for about a month.
P.E has a couple things coming up this month, such as retakes for the skeletal test, and we are going in the muscles test. We should all be studying at home or whenever we can so we can ace this test, and get a good grade, so we could all possibly attend incentive day.
Seventh grade has a month full of history. We are currently working on our posters for the Aztec empire. We have been working on it for a week. After we finish the Aztec empire poster we will go into studying china for seventh grade
Seventh grade science is currently working on flint's water where we are looking at water from flints and there is some lead poisoning in the water. The next thing we will be doing is taking the test on the atoms and chemicals, and after that we will be studying jellyfish.
In conclusion the things we will be doing this February will be geometry our final draft, muscle test, working on china and studying on jellyfish in science in conclusion this is all the things we will be doing in the month of February.
By David Solorio
What are the 8th graders doing in their classes? I will be introducing and explaining about the topics we are learning from our best teachers in each subject! First, Mrs. Hansell and Mrs. Mendoza, for ELA. In ELA we are learning about Social Justice for our book club groups. In History with Mr. Martin and Mr. Pimentel, we are looking into The trail of Tears. Science with Mr. Heredia and Ms. Garcia, we are building and launching rockets. Then in PE with Ms. Molina, we are learning how to do Sepak Takraw. In math with Mrs. Sandlin and Mr. Nunez we are learning about transformations and similarly on graphs.
In ELA, our book club groups are using strategies to learn and go deeper into the characters' issues and relationships. We are working to understand the central conflicts and themes of the story while working with utilizing evidence from the story to support our ideas and inferences. Also, we are taking our notes and using strategies to figure out the central conflict and themes. This will help us learn from our themes. What can you learn from that lesson?
Next up is History! With Mr. Martin and Mr. Pimentel we are studying the trail of Tears. We look into this topic, learning how native Americans were forced to leave their own homes/land. We also are learning about how it affects them, and go through a journey where they have to process everything they had again.
With our science teachers, Mr. Heredia and Ms. Garcia, we are building a little rocket with our partner that we have chosen. We build it together and spray paint any of the colors that your science teacher has! Then we are going to launch it after everyone is completed!
In math with Mrs.Sandlin and Mrs. Nunez, we are looking into transformations and similarly on graphs. There are 4 different translations: translate, reflect, dilation and rotation! This helps us figure out the coordinates and expressions of the shape’s movement. Also, we need to find the similarities and changing shapes on the graph.
Finally in PE, we are learning how to do Sepak Takraw, which is a foot volleyball between two teams with 4 people in each team. This helps us with our health, because the movements help us work with our body.
By Michelle Pizano
Week of September 18th
Week of September 18th
NWEA Testing: What is it?
NWEA Testing: What is it?
This month, both our math and ELA classes took our new NWEA mapgrowth assessments. These assessments are online and look very similar to the end of year CAASPP testing. These tests are designed to take 1-2 days, and have a range of questions for the students to answer. The range is to determine where each individual student is at in their learning.
These tests are wonderful tools for our students, as well as our teachers. They show where students are excelling in their learning and where there are areas for growth. This helps students to track their individual learning, as well as help drive the teachers instruction.
No one enjoys taking tests, but all of our students did an amazing job during the test. They came in each day focused, and ready to try their best.
Thank you awesome students!
By: Journalism Staff
Week of September 5th
Week of September 5th
Chillin' out on the first friday
Chillin' out on the first friday
During science on Friday, August 25th, the students of Mr. Heradias’ class were able to make ice cream in a matter of minutes. This science experiment could go really well or horribly wrong if you don’t do it carefully. Now, the ice cream was made in a small ziploc bag that was later put into a bigger ziploc bag that contained ice and rock salt. That mixture was able to make the ingredients cold enough that they turned into ice cream. The ingredients that were used were Oreos, vanilla, sugar, and milk. Basically, you could either get good, decent ice cream or salty, nasty ice cream. Trust me, you would definitely not want salty ice cream because then that will mess up your stomach for a couple of days. Some of the students that I talked to mostly got good results, while others got salty ice cream that nobody was willing to eat. However, this science experiment I can happily report was fun for everybody to do; even those who ended up with salty ice cream. We are looking forward to many more fun experiments in our science classes!
By Sandra Castaneda
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