WARRIORS OF THE MONTH CHOSEN

April 10, 2018

By Cruz S. and the Warrior Wake-up News Crew

Each month, WAIS honors four students as the Warrior of the Month. There is one student from each grade chosen to be the Warrior of the Month. To become Warrior of the Month you will need to do one or more of the warrior traits. The word warrior stands for Welcoming, Aspiring, Respectful, Responsible, Inspiring, Open-minded, and Reliable. So far this school year, 75 students were nominated for Warrior of the Month.

Savannah P. is your 5th grade Warrior of the Month. She was nominated by Mrs. Reider, who says, “Savannah is an inspiration for others. She completes all class and homework assignments. She always puts her best effort forward. She will gladly help others if they need it. She comes in at lunch just to study key words and terms for the upcoming PSSAs, which was her idea! Savannah demonstrates all the traits of a warrior.”

In 6th grade, our Warrior of the Month is Alexia L. Alexia was nominated by Mrs. Curato and Mrs. Fogel, who write, “Alexia consistently demonstrates the qualities of warrior by helping others, aspiring to do better, always being friendly, completing her homework, and focusing in class. She's a joy to have in class and inspires her peers to work hard.’’

The 7th grade Warrior of the Month for March is Brooklyn C. She was nominated by Mrs. Lewis, Mr. Brady, and Mrs. Cunningham. Earlier in the year, Brooklyn invited a very shy student to join her at her table for lunch. Brooklyn initiated a conversation and convinced her to join a table of girls. She watched for her over several days and repeatedly invited her. It is so nice to see this shy student smile and laugh at lunch. Overall, Brooklyn is a great girl and student.

And finally, in 8th grade, our Warrior of the Month is Mya M. Ms. Dungan nominated her, explaining that, Mya currently has made it a personal goal to improve her reading fluency. She has already grown by two full grade levels. She takes time outside of school to practice reading passages every day in order to improve. Her perseverance has made her successful in showing great improvements toward this personal goal. I'm very proud of her! Mya always has a smile on her face, greets teachers, and is friendly toward peers. Mya is also always respectful in and outside of the classroom. She works quietly, raises her hand, and is respectful toward teachers and peers 100% of the time. Mya is extremely responsible by completing her homework consistently, being prepared for all assessments, and trying her best as an 8th grade student. She is also very reliable. All teachers trust her to run errands and help other students.

Congratulations to all of the Warriors. Keep showing those WARRIOR traits.

A Trip to the PAst

April 10, 2018

By Amanda F. and Marissa S.

The sixth grade class will be going to Medieval Times on May 12th. The students will be watching jousting, seeing amazing interactive events, and eating a huge feast at the end.

The sixth graders said that they are looking forward to the field trip. They wanted to see the jousting and the other events that will occur during this super fun trip. Most of all, the students said that they were most looking forward to the huge feast that they are able to enjoy. All of the sixth graders were super excited and can’t wait to go!

Kailee J., a seventh grader who went on the trip last year warns our sixth graders that the food is good, but eating with your fingers is a little weird. Patty S. adds that the food takes second place to the horses, which were so cute. Cruz S., a sixth grader, says, “I’m looking forward to it.” Aiden H. says that the trip doesn’t appeal to him, but he is going anyway, since he might change his mind.

Medieval Times has six knights competing with real swords and, amazing horses. This field trip has everything from medieval jousting to an 11th century castle, and so many educational opportunities to learn and have fun! Finally, having a hearty feast is probably the best way to end your day. At the feast will be a four-course meal full of oven-roasted chicken, roasted potatoes, garlic bread, corn on the cob, chocolate chip cookies, and filtered water or pepsi. This sounds like a terrific and tasty adventure. Enjoy your trip, sixth graders!

FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE DRAMA CLUB TEACH AN EVIL MAD SCIENTIST TO LOVE

April 24, 2018

By Sabrena E. and Savannah P.

On April 20 and 21, WAIS drama club presented the play ‘Dr. Evil and the Basket of Kittens.’ The directors were Mrs. Korin and Mrs. Boucher. There were about 40 students who worked very hard for this play.

Lillian W. is one of the students in the play. Lillian was playing the werehyena Sylva Were in the play. She had 17 lines to memorize for the big day. We asked her what her favorite scene was, and she said, “I like the second scene in act two because I like the part when the child throws a temper tantrum about his kittens.” She laughed and said it was the best part for her. She was a little nervous to be on stage. After the play, though Lilli W. was so thrilled to be part of such an amazing production. She felt so much better and was less nervous and more confident. She also made many new friends. She did such an amazing job and remembered all of her lines. She was an amazing werehyena.

Kylie L. was doing backstage crew. She was doing sound for the play. She likes doing hands on activities, which are her favorite part of doing backstage crew. The crew has painted the scene of the play, helped find costumes for the characters, and lighting . Her favorite part of being backstage was painting the scene. On the night of the play, Kylie L. operated all of the sound effects. She did an amazing job. Her feelings changed from scared to confident. She made new friends and had a ton of fun along the way.

The play was about a very sinister man named Dr. Evil. He was planning on destroying the world with a death ray, but the Council of Evil would have to help pay for it. If the ray works, then the money will be given to make more death rays. When he found a basket of kittens on his doorstep, it threatened to ruin all his plans. Would he get rid of them in time? The play ended with the maniacal and sinister Dr. Evil learning to love. The kittens didn't get destroyed, and helped Dr. Evil learn his true feelings. He may be evil like his name, but deep down, there is love and appreciation.

The play was a great and amazing success. Many people enjoyed the play. They all laughed a had a great time. The cast remembered all of their lines and did awesome. The crew did all of the right sounds and lighting effects at the right time.

Many people worked very hard to make the play a success, and it was. Thank-you to everyone who came to play and cheered on their friends. Another big thank you to all of the cast members for all of their hard work and remembering many lines. ALso, thank you to all of the crew members who made the play come alive. Thank you to senior helpers for helping everyone to learn to do sound and lighting. Finally, a big thank you and shout out to Mrs. Korin and Mrs. Boucher for helping us and making this play happen.

CELEBRATING CITIZENSHIP ON THE SEVENTH GRADE FIELD TRIP

April 24, 2018

By Kenneth S. and Austin M.

On May 3, the seventh grade will be heading to Philadelphia for the yearly school trip. The buses will not allow you on if you arrive later than 7:15 am, so don’t be late! Every student will have a Wilson shirt to wear while on the trip so that the group is easy to spot.

Before you leave your house you will need to make sure to do a couple of things. Please put on your field trip shirt before you leave as you will have no time to put on the shirt at school. Make sure to bring a small bag, NO BOOK BAGS, as they will be searched before you enter the museum itself. Make sure you are comfortable in the shoes you will be wearing, because you will be walking a lot throughout the trip. Also leave early enough to arrive at 7:00.

Once you arrive, check in with your chaperone, and if you brought one, put your lunch in the box with your bus number. Once the buses get ready to leave, sit with your partner in your bus.

In Philadelphia, the seventh grade will be visiting the National Constitution Center. According to the Center, their mission statement is, “The National Constitution Center inspires active citizenship as the only place where people across America and around the world can come together to learn about, debate, and celebrate the greatest vision of human freedom in history.” When we are there, we will be doing different things at different times. At 9:30 am we will take lunches into the cafeteria to be checked, at this time also silence your phone. At 10:00 am, we will be viewing a 360-degree live production that tells the history of the US Constitution, but no cameras are allowed. The next thing we will be doing from 10:30 to 11:00 am is to visit the We the People exhibit and SIgner’s Hall where we will get to sign the constitution next to 42 life sized bronze Founding Fathers statues. You can take pictures here. At 11:00 am, we will be viewing the Bill of Rights Show, but again you may not use cameras. At 11:30 am, we will be eating lunch, and afterwards at 12:00 pm, we will be continuing the museum exploration. We will sadly be leaving at 1:15 pm. We will arrive back at WAIS at 3:00 pm.

The seventh graders are excited to go on the trip. Hayden C., a seventh grader who is going on the trip, said, “I am looking forward to seeing the museum and Philadelphia.” Nick K. is excited for the whole adventure. Other seventh graders have been excited for things to do on the trip like eating and learning at the museum, sitting next to their friends, and being in the museum in general.

Morgen T. has a favorite founding father. She is looking forward to "learning about Alexander Hamilton because [I] love the musical." She is also looking forward to sitting on the bus with her best friend, an opinion which is shared by Autume A. and Mariah M.

The trip should be a fun and educational day for all of the seventh graders.