Wildcat News
January 2024 Issue 33
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Attendance Matters
Did you know that when you miss 2 days of month….
- That is 20 days a year.
- That is 60 hours of reading and writing over the school year.
- That will be over 1 year of school by graduation.
Everyday counts!! We will cheer you on every step of the way! Please get to school by 7:20 a.m. (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday) and by 8:20 a.m. on Tuesday's.
Upcoming Winter Sports and Activities
Get involved! Research says that students that are involved at school in an extracurricular are more likely to be successful with time management, their classes, social circles, and on track to graduate! Encourage your child to get involved!
Athletics:
- Girls' basketball-tryouts are 1/10, 1/11, and 1/16 from 2:35-4:00 p.m.
Tutoring:
- After School Tutoring on Tuesday's and Thursday's-complete permission slip if interested
Leadership:
- Cures Leadership Program on Tuesday's and Thursday's-complete permission slip if interested
Interest:
- Art Club meets weekly on Thursday with Ms. Cholewa & Mr. Levi
- National Junior Honor Society twice a month with Mrs. Furr
- Newspaper Club meets every other Tuesday with Mrs. Boyce
- PeaceJam will meet various dates. Get permission slip and calendar from Ms. Summerlin
- Student Council meets every other Tuesday with Ms. Burback & Ms. Tugman
- Tae-Kwon Do Academy Tuesday's and Thursday's with Mr. Alonso
- Technology club meets every other Wednesday with Ms. Burback
- Yearbook Club every other Tuesday with Ms. Donnamario
Think about it!
"Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play." - Mike Singletary
"Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Hope for tomorrow." - Albert Einstein
"Try to be the rainbow in someone's cloud." - Maya Angelou
"Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up." - Jesse Jackson
Waldo Testing Season Begins
Testing Part 1:
MAP testing is just around the corner. All students will take the Math MAP on Thursday, 1/17 and English Language Arts MAP exam on Friday, 1/19, MAP make-ups will be the week of 1/22 to 1/26.
How can you help? Have you child get a good night sleep. Encourage them with positive words to do their best. Ensure they are here on time so they are not stressed about being late and walking into a testing session late. Most importantly, remind them that they are smart and they can do hard things.
Testing Part 2:
Quickly following MAP testing comes ACCESS testing. The ACCESS helps to show the amount of growth and knowledge for our emerging language learners on how well they can do in English in the domains of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Each grade level will test for approximately 1 week. Here are the anticipated testing dates:
- 6th grade will test 1/30-2/2
- 7th grade will test 2/6-2/9
- 8th grade will test 2/13-2/19
The students will take 1 portion of the exam each day of the week. The order of the exams will be
- Listening
- Reading
- Writing
- Speaking
Test taking reminders:
1. Get a good night sleep
2. Eat breakfast
3. Listen to all the directions carefully
4. Read everything
5. Answer the best you can, do not dwell on one problem if you do not know the answer
6. Be sure you have finished all the problems and check your work
Having technology issues? Email Mrs. Boyce at sboyce@d131.org today!
Join Newspaper Club
Hey Students!
Come join Waldo's Newspaper Club. We will meet after school on Tuesdays in room 219 from 2:45 PM to 4:00 PM to create Waldo's online newspaper. All students are welcome to join. Email Mrs. Boyce at sboyce@d131.org for more info. Our next meeting is
Tuesday, February 6, 2023, hope to see you there!
February and March Events
February:
Feb. 19th - No School
Feb. 16th - Midterm
March:
Mar. 7th - Parent/Teacher Conferences
Mar. 22th - Quarter 4
Mar. 25th to 29th - Spring Break
Waldo Wildcat News Staff
Mrs. Boyce - Editor in Chief
Email: sboyce@d131.org
Website: waldo.d131.org/
Location: 56 Jackson Street, Aurora, IL, USA
Phone: 6302998400