SWIS News
October 27, 2023
Teaching and Learning
Insights into the Classroom
At SWIS, we believe in a well-rounded and balanced education for each of our students. During all content times, whether it's in math, science, or language arts, we want to make sure our children have many ways in which to work with new material. Our approach includes a combination of whole group lessons, where everyone learns together, small group work to encourage collaboration and individualized support, and independent practice to foster self-reliance. This multifaceted approach ensures that every student receives the attention and guidance they need to grow and develop into a well-rounded person.
What is WIN?
WIN block, which stands for "What I Need," is a dedicated period of time within a school day when staff provide targeted and personalized support to students. During the WIN block, students receive extra assistance, instruction, or enrichment activities based on their individual needs. It's designed to address specific learning gaps, offer additional challenges for advanced students, or provide interventions to help struggling learners. The goal of the WIN block is to ensure that each student is receiving the instruction or practice they need to achieve their academic goals.
Community
Please use the link to purchase your SWIS Spiritwear. There will be a 20% discount from November 6th - December 8th.
Classroom
Science Experiment with Mrs. Scanlon's Third Grade Class
Thanks to a grant from the Pappas Foundation the fourth and fifth grade were able to attend a showing of The Lightning Thief at the Hanover Theater
The District Attorney's Office spoke with third, fourth, and fifth-grade students about bullying and cybersecurity
STUDENT SHOUT-OUTS 🙌 📣
Students Support AYFS
Students initiate a community service project to support AYFS
Refreshing the Buddy Bench
Students bringing the meaning of "buddy" back into a refreshed Buddy Bench.
Begin with Hello
Building community and deepening relationships
🗓️ UPCOMING EVENTS 🗓️
Please use the link to create your eWallet.
Monday, November 6th 9:15 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Tuesday, November 7th 9:15 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Wednesday, November 8th 9:15 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Check with your child's teacher if you would like to attend at the same time as the class.
Wednesday, November 8th
Scheduled appointments 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 9th
Scheduled appointments 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Family Literacy Night at SWIS
Thursday, November 30th
Fourth and Fifth Grade 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Dress as an Idiom Day
Friday, November 17th
Words to Ponder
A man found a cocoon of an emperor moth. He took it home so that he could watch the moth come out of the cocoon. On the day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to force the body through that little hole.
The moth seemed to be stuck and appeared to have stopped making progress. It seemed as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. The man, in his kindness, decided to help the moth; so he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The moth then emerged easily. But its body was swollen and small, its wings wrinkled and shriveled. The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to and able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life crawling around with a small, swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly. The man in his kindness and haste did not understand that the struggle required for the moth to get through the tiny opening was necessary to force fluid from the body of the moth into its wings so that it would be ready for flight upon achieving its freedom from the cocoon. Freedom and flight would only come after the struggle. By depriving the moth of a struggle, he deprived the moth of health.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were to go through our life without any obstacles, we would be crippled. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. Give every opportunity a chance, leave no room for regrets, and don't forget the power in the struggle.