West Navarre Intermediate
October/November Parent Newsletter
Happy Fall Navigator Parents & Families!
We are so excited about our Fall PTO Fundraiser, WNIS Fun Run! Thank you to everyone who has already donated to support our school! We have just a few days left in our WNIS Fun Run fundraiser to reach our goal of $50,000. As we approach the event day on 10/21/2022, we would love to see all students registered. You can register your child today at MYBOOSTER.COM.
As a reminder volunteers must be school board approved before volunteering in any capacity at the school site. You may pick up a volunteer application at the school site or complete and download the application online then turn in to the school. Applications may be found on the school district website by clicking the following link. https://sites.santarosa.k12.fl.us/forms/sr000003VolunteerApplication.pdf
Please join me in congratulating two awesome staff members at WNIS. Last week Mrs. Michelle Tucker was selected as our Teacher of the Year and Mrs. Rose Cromer was selected as our School Related Employee of the year! We are so excited to have these amazing ladies representing the dynamic team here at WNIS!
The 2022-2023 Family Guide is currently available on the district’s website at: https://sites.santarosa.k12.fl.us/files/familyguide.pdf
If you have not had the opportunity to apply for Free or Reduced Lunch, please do so today! The program qualifies students and schools for more than free meals! Complete an online application at www.myschoolapps.com or request a paper application by contacting our front office @ 850-936-6060.
As always school attendance is a must for every child, if they are to receive a quality education. Please make sure your child is in attendance each day at school. If you have questions or concerns about your child's attendance, please contact the school.
If you would like to recognize an outstanding Navigator Teacher or Staff Member, please complete the recognition form at the bottom of this newsletter and return to Shana Dorsey or send an email to dorseys@santarosa.k12.fl.us.
Thank you for your continued support and partnering together for the success of your children!
Shana Dorsey
Principal
October, November, & December Events
October 12-21 – Boosterthon Fundraiser
October 21 - Boosterthon Fun Run - Check with your child's teacher for their specific time.
October 21 - First Quarter Report Cards available in FOCUS Parent Portal
October 24-28 – Red Ribbon Week (Themed Dress Up each day)
October 24- "My future is bright"- Wear hats and sunglasses
October 25- "Drugs can`t find me" - Wear camo
October 25 – PTO Meeting @ 3:00 PM – Media Center
October 25 - WNIS STEAM NIGHT - 5:30 to 7:00 PM
October 26- "Together we can accomplish anything"- Twin day
October 27- "I love my drug free life"- Wear pink
October 28- "Without drugs, I can accomplish what seems impossible"- Superhero day
October 31- "Without drugs, I can be whatever I choose"- Wear Halloween costume (no blood, masks, or face coverings)
November 1 – November 15 - Caring and Sharing Food Drive
November 2 - 5th Grade to the Symphony
November 7 - 4th Grade Historic Pensacola Village - Buck, Corrales, Vacks, A.
November 8 - Makeup/Holiday/Santa Pictures (Hartman Photography)
November 8 - 4th Grade Historic Pensacola Village - Nelms, Mathes, Hackman
November 9 - 4th Grade Historic Pensacola Village - Long, K, Long, C., Mckinnon
November 10 - Wear Community Colors
November 10 - 2nd Quarter Midterms available in FOCUS Parent Portal
November 10 - 4th Grade Historic Pensacola Village - Tucker, Wessinger, Blixt
November 10 - 5th Grade - Gulfarium (Adams & Redden)
November 10 - Thanksgiving Lunch - Parents invited RSVP with cafeteria by November 3
November 10 - Veterans' Day Evening Chorus Performance 6:30 to 7:30 PM - Cafeteria
November 11 - Veterans Day Holiday - No School
November 15 - 5th Grade - Gulfarium (Umstead, Lee, & Hostler)
November 16 - 5th Grade - Gulfarium (Duphiney & Brockhum & Vaghy)
November 17 - 5th Grade - Gulfarium (Rice, Feilner, & Neu)
November 18 - 5th Grade - Gulfarium (Rodman, Ferrer, & Little)
November 18 - SGA Spirit Day - Crazy Socks Day
November 21-25 – Fall Break/Thanksgiving
November 29 - School Advisory Council Meeting @ 7:30 AM in Media Center
November 29 - Forsberg, Herrin & Huggins - Zoo fieldtrip
November 29 - WNIS PTO Meeting @ 3:00 PM in Media Center
November 30 - Maher, Mallory, Rivers, Cole and Tomey - Zoo fieldtrip
December 1 - Crosby, Brothers, Allen and Kjer - Zoo Fieldtrip
December 2 - Evans, Morris, Maxwell and O. Vacks - Zoo Fieldtrip
December 9 – Wear Community Colors
December 12 - Gingerbread STEAM Event 5:00 to 7:00 PM
December 13 - Chorus Winter Performance – 6:30 to 7:30 PM
December 16 - Early Release for all students @ 12:10 PM & End of 2nd Quarter
December 19- January 2 – Winter Break/Christmas
January 3 – Teacher Planning Day – No School for Students
January 4 – Students Return – Beginning of 3rd Quarter
Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS) Corner
West Navarre Intermediate is proud to be a Positive Behavior and Intervention Supports (PBIS) Model School. The PBIS framework provides schools with an opportunity to teach expected behaviors utilizing positive reinforcement along with more targeted interventions for students who require more intensive supports. Our school population is divided into five different communities and students earn navigator points/bucks for their respective communities by displaying the school-wide behavior expectations below. Each 9 weeks, the community with the most navigator points/bucks will be rewarded with a special event. Our goal is to maintain a program that fosters school-wide unity, positive behavior, and promotes lifelong learning. Our communities and school wide expectations are: Fidelis (Loyalty), Erubesco (Respect), Officium (Responsibility), Veritas (Truth), and Animus (Courage).
Congratulations to WEST NAVARRE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL for becoming a 2021-2022 Platinum Tiers 1-3 FLPBIS Model School!
Congratulations to VERITAS on being the first quarter community winner!!!!! Details will come out soon for the special reward event for our VERITAS community members!!!
MEAL Winners for August/September
Congratulations to the following classes for earning a treat and lunch outside! We are so proud of your awesome lunch room behavior!!
- Social Thinking: Miss Brothers
- 3rd Grade: Mrs. Crosby
- 4th Grade: C. Long and Mr. Mathes (tie)
- 5th Grade: Mrs. Little
Model Class Winners for August/September
- 3rd Grade: Mrs. Morris' Class
- 4th Grade: Mr. Mathes' Class
- 5th Grade: Mrs. Lee’s Class
Navigator Bucks
- Students earn Navigator bucks/points for exhibiting positive expectations.
- Points are collected weekly and used to determine the quarterly winning community.
- Students can redeem their Navigator bucks at the end of each quarter at "Community Concessions".
Positive Office Referrals
Teachers can submit Positive Behavior Referrals to Administration. These will be a surprise for students! Teachers will submit and then administration will call the student up and make a positive phone call home praising the student for the character trait(s) he/she exhibited. These students also receive a brag tag and community pencil.
Student of the Week Nominations
Students are nominated by staff members on a weekly basis. We will start student of the week on Friday, September 6.
Students of the week will receive a certificate, brag tag and are featured on ITV each Friday morning unless otherwise noted. Additionally, their picture is posted on scrolling ITV announcements for the week.
Students also earn the opportunity to spin the community wheel while on ITV to earn extra points for their respective community!
Navigator Teacher & Staff Recognitions
Teacher/Staff Member Name: ________________________________________________________________
How he/she makes a difference: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Submitted by: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
West Navarre Intermediate
Email: dorseys@santarosa.k12.fl.us
Website: https://westnavarreintermediate.weebly.com/
Location: 1970 Cotton Bay Lane, Navarre, FL, USA
Phone: 850-936-6060
Facebook: facebook.com/WestNavarreIntermediateSchool