Wilson Schools Weekly Newsletter

Week of September 9, 2019

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Gooood Friiiiidaaaaay Dragons! What a fantastic week of school we have had! An interesting fast fact about today, this is last Friday the 13th with a full moon until 2049. It is hard to believe that Wednesday of this week marked the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attack on our country. May we never forget those that lost their lives to this horrific event. I am sure most of you are like me, you can remember exactly where you were and what you were doing when you heard the news of the attack.

The following are a few items to put on your calendars:

NO SCHOOL NEXT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. District In-service
All students will be receiving a vision screening here at school on September 17. Our school nurse will be in contact with you if there is a concern with your child's vision.
The opportunity for flu-shots is October 7. Consent forms will be coming home in the near future, be looking for those.

Lastly, here's a reminder to students and parents about chronic absenteeism and the Kansas compulsory attendance law. If a student is under the age of 18, a process leading to a report to the county attorney as a truancy case will begin when he/she has been unexcused for 3 consecutive days, 5 days in a semester or 7 in a school year. Also, unexcused absences may result in no credit on the dates listed as unexcused. If the school has to initiate the contact, the absence may be recorded as unexcused. We ask that you bring a doctor's note to the office each time your child is absent due to a doctor visit.

Everyone please have a wonderful weekend!

Principal Randy Fox

Order your WHS Homecoming

T-Shirts by Tuesday Morning!

Use the Wilson High School Homecoming T-Shirt Order Form to reserve your WHS Homecoming t-shirts today.

Payment for the shirts is due by TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH. Please bring the money to the school office.

If you need to buy more than five t-shirts, please fill out form twice.

You may also order shirts by contacting Mrs. Hays or Ms. Zelenka at WHS by Tuesday.

Rock - Paper - Scissors - Pencil

The firsties are learning how to collect data with tallies. The class played rock-paper-scissors-pencil and kept track of the data on worksheets.

The kids LOVED it! What a fantastic way to practice tallies!

Guess My Number!

Kinders playing a math game

WHS Cheer Leads the Way

Wilson High School cheerleaders have been working hard this year under the guidance of Tonya Weinhold. These cheerleaders not only bring smiles to the halls of Wilson Schools but also do many other things most of us do not realize. WHS cheerleaders practice when they are not competing in other sports, plan Homecoming activities, make spirit posters and locker sheets, eat with the elementary students on Fridays, and keep up their grades. Thanks ladies!

The Dragons were victorious in their first game of the season against Chase. They played a flag football game as their opponents were short on players.

The Wilson Junior High Football team defeated Tescott Thursday night 64-8 with the game ending at halftime. Wyatt Bohnen, Connor Charvat and Taegan Thrasher each had two rushing touchdowns. Wyatt Bohnen also had two punt returns and an interception return for touchdowns. On defense, Wyatt Bohnen had 11 tackles and assists. Cade Brokes had 7 tackles and assists and Briceson Pasek had 5 tackles and assists.

The players were ready to block and tackle somebody else besides their own team. They came out ready to play and that definitely reflected in the score. As a team, we did a lot of good things, but there is still plenty to work on to get better.

The Wilson Jr. High Lady Dragons competed against Chase in their first volleyball game on September 5.

On September 12, The Jr. High Lady Dragons played Tescott. The Dragons won all games A, B, and C. The A Team won 25-19 and 25-18, the B Team won 25-16 and 25-21, and C Team won 27 - 18. Leading servers were Skyler Cullens and Anna Thielen. Coaches Heinze and Zelenka were proud of the girls for their improved floor play and serving. Great job girls!

Character Counts at Wilson Schools

Wilson Schools will be focusing on one character trait per month this year. During August, students in grades 7 - 12 made posters for elementary students focusing on KINDNESS.

September's focus word is RESPONSIBILITY. Students will be presenting to the students in a variety of ways including skits, videos, and slide presentations.

Mrs. Hanzlick's seminar class' poster, Kindness is the Best Way!, was voted the best KINDNESS poster.

Kindness Counts @ WES

Mrs. Bushell's third graders were spreading kindness to 1st and 2nd graders and encouraging them to become readers by giving them a free book to take home.

Statistics in Sixth

Histograms came to life this week for the 6th grade class. The students did a great job of collecting and analyzing data as part of their statistics unit.

Learning their Lines

This week in 4th grade math, we started learning about geometry- lines, line segments, rays, angles, and different shapes. During our lesson, one of the students started singing about geometry. We then decided to sing the short song as a class to celebrate our learning for the day.

Catchin' Critters

Today in 3rd Grade we had some critter catching going on! Donny caught and brought a toad to school named Mr. Chunk, Jozelyn brought Mr. Stinky a stink bug to school.

Dough Numerals

The kindergarten students used dough to form their numerals. It is important for young students to experience textures and use their senses.

WHS Volleyball Competes Against Lakeside & Tescott

On Tuesday the Lady Dragons hosted Lakeside and Tescott where they added another win to their record. With a few challenges they have faced they are working hard and are determined to overcome them as a team. The Lady Dragons will host Sylvan, Osborne, and Natoma on Tuesday.

Upcoming Events

Monday, September 16

NO SCHOOL - Teacher Inservice
6:00 PM - WHS JV Football vs Tescott

Tuesday, September 17

4:00 PM - WHS Volleyball
- Triangular with Natoma, Sylvan-Lucas, Osborne

Wednesday, September 18

WHS FFA Greenhand Conference & Fall Area Meeting

Thursday, September 19

3:45 PM - WHS Cross Country at Bennington
4:00 PM - WJHS Volleyball vs Stockton
6:00 PM - WJHS Football vs Stockton

Friday, September 20

ACT Registration Due
7:00 PM - WHS Football at Clifton-Clyde (Clyde)

Saturday, September 21

9:00 AM - WHS Volleyball Tournament at Tescott

Messy Church

Wilson United Methodist Church & First Presbyterian Church

HOMEWORK CAN BE STRESSFUL...WE WANT TO HELP!

Messy Church offers Wilson students a time to receive extra help on homework. Messy Church believes all children learn differently and tutoring and other fun activities may give each child a way to reach their true potential.

There is NO COST to this program.

Please contact Theresa Heinrich at (785) 810-8268 to RSVP.

Messy Church will be on Tuesdays from 3:30 - 5:00 PM at the Educational Building across from the water park in Wilson. The 1st Messy Church date is Tuesday, September 17, 2019.