Notes From the Nurse:
As your student receives new vaccinations, please provide us with a copy. Students should be receiving a Tdap booster before going on to middle school. A few other possible vaccinations that we may not have updated information on is HPV, Menactra, Influenza and COVID. You may send in an updated copy or email to us. Thank you.
As cooler weather is upon us, please remember to send your student to school in warm clothing. Fifth graders go out to recess each morning when temperatures are often cold. Jackets, hats, and gloves are often needed. If your child is in need of any cold weather clothing or accessories, please reach out to Nurse Brenna or I and we can provide resources.
Rachel Haynes RN and Brenna Singleton RN BSN
Wilson’s Creek School Nurses
rlhaynes@spsmail.org; bssingleton@spsmail.org
Phone: 417-523-7930 Fax: 417-523-7995
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Math News
This week in math, we will continue Section A in Unit 4. Unit 4 covers multiplication and division with multi-digit numbers.
The specific lessons we will cover this week are: Lesson 6- Understand and apply the standard algorithm for multiplication when multiplying two- and three-digit numbers with composition of new units. Lesson 7- Multiply two-digit and three-digit numbers with any number of newly composed units. Lesson 8- Play games to continue to develop fluency with multiplying multi-digit numbers with the standard algorithm.
Keep working on those basic multiplication facts. We are using those basic facts more and more each day! Students that have a good handle on those facts are having a much easier time with each of our math units. We will be relying on those facts more and more as the year progresses. | ELA News
| Science NewsWe are currently working through our Junior MD unit. Last week students reviewed the characteristics of vertebrates and invertebrates as well as learned about dichotomous keys. This week we will focus our attention on the systems of the body by comparing and contrasting the major organs/ organ systems (e.g. circulatory, respiratory, nervous, digestive, excretory, muscular, and skeletal) that perform similar functions for animals belonging to different vertebrate classes. |
Math News
This week in math, we will continue Section A in Unit 4. Unit 4 covers multiplication and division with multi-digit numbers.
The specific lessons we will cover this week are:
Lesson 6- Understand and apply the standard algorithm for multiplication when multiplying two- and three-digit numbers with composition of new units.
Lesson 7- Multiply two-digit and three-digit numbers with any number of newly composed units.
Lesson 8- Play games to continue to develop fluency with multiplying multi-digit numbers with the standard algorithm.
Keep working on those basic multiplication facts. We are using those basic facts more and more each day! Students that have a good handle on those facts are having a much easier time with each of our math units. We will be relying on those facts more and more as the year progresses.
ELA News
- We will focus on plot, subplot, theme, and plot summarizing in reading mini-lessons this week.
- Students have been learning about elements of fiction in reading. This week, we will utilize those elements along with tips provided to students this fall by J. Scott Savage to plan and write our own fiction stories.
- Students should be completing individual goals in Lexia and Reading Plus on a weekly basis. This is a 10-point grade each week in Reading.
- Students should be reading independently 20+ minutes each day. Studies show that students who read 20 minutes per day score much higher on tests than students who don’t.
Science News
We are currently working through our Junior MD unit. Last week students reviewed the characteristics of vertebrates and invertebrates as well as learned about dichotomous keys.
This week we will focus our attention on the systems of the body by comparing and contrasting the major organs/ organ systems (e.g. circulatory, respiratory, nervous, digestive, excretory, muscular, and skeletal) that perform similar functions for animals belonging to different vertebrate classes.
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Art
Wilson’s Creek Art News
Students have done a great job creatively expressing ideas! We just finished up our “Day in My Shoes” line drawings and are getting ready to start our unit on three-dimensional design. Students will have the opportunity to work with clay in the near future which is always exciting! There is also an opportunity for student artwork to go into two exhibitions in March. I will provide more details on these shows in the future.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need – jkmoore@spsmail.org
Instructional Technology
For the month of January we are learning about how to analyze the credibility of digital information. We are using critical thinking skills in order to identify useful information in an online news article. Students are also learning how to spot links meant to mislead the reader or are simply irrelevant (i.e. clickbait advertisements, opinion pieces, comments on the article by other readers, etc..).
Once again, students are using materials from Common Sense Media. Make sure to visit K–5 Family Tips: News & Media Literacy | Common Sense Education to learn some easy ways that you can help your child become more media literate.
As always, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. 😊
Rachel Burk
Instructional Technology Teacher
Wilson’s Creek Intermediate
Library
Library Class
Students are learning about the value of persistence using books and eBooks that we won with a SPS Foundation grant.
The Public Library
Springfield Greene-County Library is doing Library Bingo! Click here to play: https://thelibrary.org/kids/library-bingo.pdf.
Mrs. Melson’s Contact Information and Links:
E-mail: amelson@spsmail.org
Twitter: @WCreekLibrary
5th Grade Library Class Canvas page
Music
We are starting recorders again! I am excited to start recorders with 5th graders again as there are so many things to teach besides just playing the instrument. We will be learning to recognize notes, read and count rhythms and learn proper playing technique to avoid all the squeaking and squawking that can sometimes come along with this.
If your student needs an instrument, I sell recorders for $5. They are fully clean and sanitized and are about half the price of the recorders you can buy at the local music stores. PLEASE DO NOT BUY A DOLLAR TREE RECORDER. Even when put together, they are not a quality instrument.
Mr. Parker
PE
We will work to increase our aerobic endurance and muscular strength by participating in various lead-up games, skill building activities, and partner challenges.
Thank you!
Coach Neville
E-mail: lmneville@spsmail.org
Twitter: @levipsu32
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Counselor
A Note from the Counselor
Jill Wilson Jrwilson@spsmail.org
5th Graders are to fill our their Course Selections for 6th grade and return to school with parent signature by Wednesday, January 19th. Parents can Contact Mrs. Wilson at 523-7960 with any questions they may have regarding this process.
The Gift of Struggle.
Are we stealing from our children? Despite our best intentions, we may be robbing them of the opportunity to struggle, leaving them vulnerable to underachievement and suicide.
Schools today face an epidemic of underachievers, yet these children believe with all their hearts that they are incapable of doing the work asked of them. They say that school is boring, irrelevant or too hard. They may seem confused, under constant stress, or incapable of doing more.
Well-meaning friends may suggest that parents be more understanding, more supportive, or more helpful with studies. Sometimes these tips are helpful, but often theyar e the worst possible advice.
Mom and Dad “To-The-Rescue”
These same children may have similar problems when it comes to doing tasks at home. THey have learned at an early age that adults will rescue them when the going gets tough. Children quickly become addicted to adult help and begin to believe the adults’ unstated message that they can succeed only with assistance.
Underachievers often have parents who had to struggle when they were children. They grew up to say, “I don’t want my kids to struggle like I did. They deserve better.” Their children live in a home where struggle is an enemy rather than an opportunity.
Today’s underachievers believe failure is too painful. Yet recent studies demonstrate children denied the opportunity to struggle during their early years are at high risk for suicide. THey are unable to see themselves solving problems.
Solutions
Sylvia B. Rimm, Ph.D., author of the Underachievement Syndrome, says many learning problems at school are cured when children are given chores at home. One of her 12 tips for helping underachievers: “Children feel more tension when they are worrying about their work than when they are doing their work.”
Pearl #13
Struggle Produces S-T-R-E-T-C-H-I-N-G and GROWING
Jim Fay & Foster W. Cline
School Counselor
Wilson’s Creek Intermediate
417.523.7960
Student Council News
STUCO Swag
We are currently sold out of water bottles and blue medium socks. However, you may still order the other items from our flyer. See the attached flyer for details.
Hat Friday
Every Friday is Hat Friday at Wilson's Creek!
