Wolf Pack News

Students will receive their new electives schedules during Wolf Pack on Thursday, January 25th. Core classes will not change.

The new semester beings on Monday, January 29th. If you have any questions, please call the office at 253-945-5000. Semester 1 Report Cards will be mailed out by February 9th.

In January students began a new project cycle in which they began working on an interdisciplinary project in all of their classes. Their projects center around community issues and involve them designing a solution for the issue. How they present their solutions varies from telling an adventure story to making a shark tank pitch. Students are working on their projects and will present their final products at the STEM EXPO event on March 7, 2024.

See below for the projects happening this year at the school.

The Pacific Science Center brought the Science on Wheels "Blood and Guts" workshops and Exhibition to the 6th Grade students school on Monday to support their STEM Expo project.

Exhibits included "Main Frame, Visual Eyes and Peace of Mind"

The 6th Grade STEM Expo Driving Question is:

• How do we mitigate the impacts of an environmental factor [students choice] on an organ system [student choice]

Project Overview:

• Students have to create a "hero's journey" in which they create a story in which a hero will enter the human system to diagnose and provide a solution to a sickened organ. Their story has to be scientifically and mathematically accurate (including the method (digestion, skin absorption, injection, etc) and speed the hero travels to the site of impact.

The Pacific Science Center brought the Science on Wheels "Space Odyssey" workshops and exhibitions to the 7th grade students to support their STEM Expo projects. Exhibits include "Lunar Logic, Spectra, Hidden Figures and Plan it: Mars"

The 7th Grade STEM Expo Driving Question is:

• As Earth is depleted of its resources, how can we consider the exploration and settlement of other planets in our galaxy?

Project Overview:

• You have been hired by NASA to choose an exoplanet to explore in order to take people to a habitable planet. You will need to convince NASA which exoplanet is the best one to explore and bring people to - You will also need to influence people to join your mission to go live on an exoplanet! Students will create a "museum exhibit" with propaganda poster.
  

8th Grade students are partnering with local community members to provide High Tech solutions to problems they may be encountering.

Project Overview:

• Community partners the students are partnering with include Aegis Senior Center, South King Fire, MaST Aquarium, and our own Learning Support Team at Saghalie.

HS school students are pitching STEM Expo projects in a Shark Tank presentation style. Projects are focused around three driving questions.

9th/10th grade

• How can we make a specific resource for well-being more accessible to our community?

Project Overview: Students are designing mobile units to fill a well-being need in the community.

11th/12th

• How can we improve upon a medical intervention already being used by a member of our community?

Project Overview: Students Interview someone using a treatment (i.e. cancer treatment, dialysis, insulin etc) and then write the company with a request for changes based on patient feedback.

HS Environmental Science :

• How do we measure and reduce water consumption at our school?

Project Overview: Students will work with Lake Have Conservation to implement changes at the school that will reduce water consumption. This work will qualify the school for a Level 3 Green School certification

Through out the school day on February 1st there will be a full museum presentation. We will be offering a series of events throughout the month of February. The 1st installment will be focused on black inventors and Mother Africa.

The mission of this museum is to empower all people with the unspoken historical truths that leads to self-restoration and community healing.

Stay tuned for information on a family night and a larger museum event with a wider historical perspective.

Here's a link to his website: https://www.unspokentruths.org/

Monday through Thursday, we will have a 3 minute passing period to give students a little more time to get to class without being marked tardy.

All Early Dismissal Friday and 2 hour late bell schedules will remain the same. Please see the links below.

At Sherwood Forest, High School students were set to monitor recess, but due to the weather, read to students in their classrooms. After reading, the Elementary students were able to ask them questions about High School!

At Brigadoon Elementary, Middle School students read books about the community, talked about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy, and lead the younger students through a service project--writing and decorating cards for patients at St. Francis.

The scholars worked with students from Kindergarten-3rd grade

All students who are designated as walkers or bike riders were given safety lights. Please remind them to use it to help stay visible to and from school!

Tech Access Student Support Specialists will now be offering 2 tutoring sessions:

During Wolf Pack:

• Monday and Tuesday in the Library

After School:

• Tuesday and Wednesday from 2:00 - 3:00 M in the Band Room

Students need to have a pass to go to the tutoring during Wolf Pack.

The 2024-25 Choice Enrollment Registration will be available for all grade levels February 1 – March 15. For more information, or to submit your online application visit [//www.fwps.org/Choice]www.fwps.org/Choice.

All Choice Enrollment applications are due by 4:30 p.m., Mar. 15, 2024.

The Choice Lottery will take place April 17, 2024 at 5:30 p. m. Please see the website for location details.

Existing Choice families:
You are not required to reapply except for non-residents students who are transitioning between grade spans such as elementary to middle to high school. Please see our website for more information regarding the Choice timeline.

TAF@Saghalie's Middle and High School Planning Night will be on Wednesday, February 7th from 5:30 - 6:30 in the Commons.

We no longer have school tours during the school day. However, here are a few ways for families to get to know us better. Keep checking back for updates!

• Middle School/High School Planning Night - February 7 @5:30pm
• STEM Expo - March 7, time TBD but will be held during the school day
• Exhibition 3 - May, (date and time TBD) 2024 Elective and Cultural Exploration Night

Connecting with our 6th-7th counselor and TAF Director would be a really good first step. Please feel free to call our main office at 254-945-5000 to set an appointment.