Wingo Board Report for January 2018a

January 2018

Jackie Whitlock’s First Grade Class Enjoyed Mr. Bradley Reading
Twas the Night Before Christmas

Mr. Bradley Reading Twas the Night Before Christmas to Wingo 2nd Grade

How about that jacket?

Special Guests Visit Second Grade as They Travel on The Polar Express

It takes a special golden ticket to get
aboard The Polar Express!

Second grade was visited by some special
people while watching The Polar Express.
We all believe!

Historians–Bringing the Past to the Present

Teachers Collaborating: Combining Art and Social Studies!

Mrs. Toon shares how she and Mrs. Sherry Darnell, the art teacher collaborated on this historical based lesson that incorpo-
rates artwork. “Ms. Sherry came to me and asked me if we could do something with my class. I assigned each student in my
home room a historical figure to research. Then they made presentation boards and came up with a script and costumes to be
used in an interactive museum setting. They then presented to the other fifth-grade classes,” explained Susie Toon, 5th grade
Social Studies teacher.

Historians–Making History Come Alive!

Mr. Blake’s Reading Class Enjoy Flashlight Friday

To increase student motivation in
reading, Mr. Blake’s class participated in
Flashlight Friday. Students got to pick a
cozy spot in the room and read with a
flashlight!

Mr. Blake Jessup’s 5th Grade Reading Class Finding Inferencing can be Fun!

Mr. Blake’s 5th grade Reading classes did a little Christmas themed inferencing. Students had to use
their smell and touch senses along with their schema to infer what was inside the Christmas mystery
bags. Some of the bags were labeled “Elf Earwax”, “Santa’s beard”, and “Snowman poop”. The kids’ (and
Mrs. Miller’s) reactions were priceless!

Reba Wiggins’ Reading Students are Engaged While Using a Kagan Structure

Reba Wiggins’ second grade reading
classes engage in the Kagan structure
called “Fan-N-Pick” as one of their
weekly team building activities.

Susie Toon’s Reading Students are Engaged While Using a Kagan Structure

Mrs. Toon's class works on social studies
vocabulary using the Kagan strategy of
Quiz-Quiz-Trade.

Kris Buss’ Kindergarten Class Programs Beebots to Practice CVC Words

Mrs. Buss and Mrs. Debbie's class learned how to program Beebots. Beebots are computer programed
bees that allow the students to learn how to do computer programming. We used them to practice our
CVC words.

Paige Dunning’s Math Class Finds a Fun Way to Study Geometry Standards

“We have been studying geometry standards
this week in class and a fun activity is always
what you need when studying geometry. The
students were surprised to come into the class-
room this morning and find our back table with
tape all over it! They could not figure out what
we were going to do. Finally, I let them in on
the surprise. They couldn't wait to label right
angles, obtuse angles, and acute angles. I LOVE
to see my kids so excited about learning!” ex-
claimed Paige Dunning, fourth grade math
teacher.

Hula Hoop Competitions for Project Fit America!

P.E. teacher, Michele Grant, is using competitions and new equipment to
boost student participation in physical education!

GCHS Basketball & Cheerleaders Visit Wingo to Encourage Students

GCHS Cheerleaders visited
Wingo School to promote
cheerleading as a sport.

Former Wingo Elementary
School students taught
basic basketball skills to
Wingo students.

Wingo Weather Watchers Have a New Electronic Weather Station

We have a new electronic weather sta-
tion at Wingo. This equipment will col-
lect rain, measure wind speed, and wind
direction, and provide temperature and
humidity. Students/classes can use this
to collect data for science and math ac-
tivities. According to Debbie Samples,
Special Education Teacher, students will
have the opportunity to check weather
data on a regular basis. They can use
that data to learn how to graph infor-
mation and compare data as well as
study weather trends in our local area.

The indoor information monitor is located in
the front office and is easily accessible to stu-
dents and teachers. Weekly weather an-
nouncements are given by students on
Wednesday mornings. This monitor will allow
our students to accurately report current
weather conditions.

Wingo Students Use LexiaCore5 to Grow as Readers!

Lexia Reading Core5® supports educators in providing differentiated literacy instruction for students of
all abilities in grades pre-K–5. Lexia’s research-proven program provides personalized learning in the six
areas of reading instruction, targeting skill gaps as they emerge, and providing teachers with the data
and student-specific resources they need for individual or small-group instruction.

Third grade students proudly show off their Lexia certificates as they complete each level!

Wingo Teachers Attend After-School Profession Development to
Learn More About Reading Plus

Reading Plus simultaneously develops
all three domains of reading: physical,
cognitive, and emotional–by integrating
them in one personalized online reading
program. Rooted in eight decades of re-
search, Reading Plus is proven to in-
crease achievement in students from
elementary grades through college.

Reading Plus is correlated
with the Lexia Reading Core5
program that Wingo students
are already using each day.

Jackie Whitlock’s First Graders Learn a Fun Way to Measure!

Ms. Jackie’s 1st graders traced their
shoes so they could measure them with
linking cubes. They have been using
different units to measure objects.

ESL-English as a Second Language Students Celebrate

ESL Teacher, Jaime Masso, invited Wingo School’s former ESL
teacher, Chris Crafton, to enjoy in the Christmas celebration
for all of Wingo ESL students. ESL classes are small classes for
students who speak English as a Second Language. Students
meet with him each day or he works with them in the class-
room. These lessons help ESL students work on specific learn-
ing objectives. Looks like they enjoyed their celebration!

Former Wingo School ESL instructor,
Chris Crafton, is in the photo above as
he visits his former Wingo students.
Jaime Masso, ESL instructor, working
with student in the classroom.

Jessica McClure 6th Graders are Learning about
Graphing Locations on a Coordinate Plane

Wingo Elementary 6th graders in Ms. Jessica
McClure's class recently gained experience in gra-
phing locations on a coordinate plane. Groups of
students were given real-world situations that
were used to graph points in all four quadrants of
the coordinate plane. Students had to use prior
knowledge concerning coordinate planes and
numbers and work together as a group to com-
plete the activity. Picture above (L-R) are Summer
Davis, Skylar Gillespie, Madison Alderdice, and
Ms. McClure.