The Holiday Season is Bustlin' Here at WSS!
Community Events
From sharing our talents at the WSS band & chorus holiday concerts to kindness countdowns, community ornaments and the shopping for others at Merry Moose shop, we continue to embrace the season of giving.
Our 6th grade students also enjoyed a trip to Geva Theater to enjoy A Christmas Carol in Rochester, NY.
WSS Academic Updates
First marking period reports and parent/teacher conferences are now behind us! We hope that you enjoyed learning about your child's glows and grows during this special time of academic reflection amongst our partners in learning.
Guided reading groups are well underway in all classrooms. These are where students read in a small group facilitated by their teacher at their instructional reading level. What is your child reading in group right now? Ask them to talk to you about the characters and problems that the characters are facing. Interested in increasing your child's love of reading? Take a look at this short article that shares 5 reading strategies to support reading skills.
How about the writing that is happening across our building! The narrative writing and informational research writing is just exceptional! Here are a few examples from our 5th grade students:
Math continues to stretch the problem-solving abilities of our learners. From shapes, to finding patterns within numbers to creative arrays, the mathematical discourse thrives within our classrooms.
Special Area Updates
Thank you to Mrs. VanDerBeck for your creative facilitation in the ornament creations and displays for the LeRoy Town Hall. We hope that you enjoy your child's memorabilia for many years to come!
Thank you to the talented LeRoy Musical Department for all of their hard work and dedication in preparing our 4-6th grade students for the 2022 Holiday Band & Chorus Concerts. Enjoy the videos from our concert nights.
Beginner Band & 5th Grade Chorus
The Mini Marching Knights are back! Rehearsals begin in the new year!
Character Education/SEL Updates
We continued our focus on the Pillar of Caring through the holiday season. Each classroom has nominated one student who embodies the definition of caring; including caring for oneself, for others and for our community. The nominated student will be recognized during our January Character Education Assembly on January 12th. Families will be notified by mail of their child's award prior to the assembly. We are excited to begin this new tradition!! We absolutely love seeing how act of kindness and caring are a natural part of our day across WSS; this was his first time tying a shoe and it was for someone else!
This is often a hectic - and exciting - time of year. Our children often benefit from a reset time, or a time to take a break from excitement. Instead of time out chairs or areas, consider designing a simple Calm/Cool Down Corner that has options to help your child learn how to calm their emotions and behaviors. Here are two great articles to learn more:
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https://www.weareteachers.com/
From the Desk of Principal Messura
Welcome 2023! A few important dates to remember as we enter into a new month and new calendar year:
- No School Monday, January 2nd
- PTSO Meeting Monday, January 9 at 6:15pm
- Character Education School Wide Assemblies January 12th
- No School Monday, January 16th for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- No School Monday, January 30th for Superintendent's Conference Day
Sincerely,
Mrs. Carol Messura, WSS Principal
Ms. Christy Neu, WSS Assistant Principal
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