Principal McCauley's Weekly Update

Hello Wolverine Families!

We had a great week of teaching and learning. This week was our Attendance Spirit Week where we honored and celebrated perfect attendance. Did you know that when a scholar misses just 2 days a month they miss 10% of the school year. Please support us with ensuring our scholars are in school daily and on time.

i-Ready reports are accessible and available to all families. The i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive assessment that identifies students’ strengths and opportunities for growth in both math and reading. Information on how to access this report for your scholar(s) is linked below in this newsletter.

Please see below this week's happenings at Wilson STEM Academy.

It's GAME Time! Let's W.I.N (Work. Improve. be Nimble)

i-Ready gives each scholar a personalized learning path for both reading and mathematics and it's based on their Diagnostic results. The Diagnostic is an adaptive assessment that identifies students’ strengths and opportunities for growth.

To access your scholar's report follow the steps below:

1. Log in to your student’s i-Ready Dashboard using their district or school’s portal credentials and then click on the i-Ready icon.

2. Click on the For Families dropdown and select the For Families report.

3. Enter your District’s Report Code CXNG5Q.

For more information and support, visit the i-Ready Family Center: Understanding Diagnostic Results, for your scholar's percentile compared to scholar's nation-wide, please see the i-Ready Norming Tables..

In order for your scholar to recieve a school issued chromebook you must sign and return the technology acknowledgement forms. Majority of the assigned work requires scholars to utilize their chromebook for access. Please support our 1:1 initiative.

Parents of scholars with chrombooks:

Please see the directions below to troubleshoot accessing content from home.

To enhance the learning experience and protect valuable instructional time, we want to remind all students to limit personal cell phone usage during school hours, in accordance with Rule 5 of the Code of Student Conduct. Cell phones must be turned off and stored during instructional time.

This measure will contribute to a focused and distraction-free atmosphere, allowing our educators to deliver the best possible education to every student. Students will continue to have access to the internet using district-issued devices, and any additional use of other personal technology devices for instructional purposes will be at the discretion of the school principal.

Please note, the school is not responsible for lost or stolen devices, per the CMS Code of Student Conduct Handbook.

If you need to get in touch with your scholar(s) and or get a message to them, please contact the front office. Any scholar who violates this policy will be subject to consequences. We appreciate your partnership and support.

We will host Curriculum Night Tuesday October 1st from 5:00-6:00 in the gym. Please join us to learn all about our STEM programming, meet with vendors for resources, and attend our homecoming football game against Eastway Middle school. We hope to see you there!

Tuesday: Homecoming football game against Eastway Middle:

Wednesday: Softball and Volleyball at JM Alexander

Here at Wilson STEM Academy we support all scholar athletes. Please remember to cheer for our scholars and not against the other team. We appreciate you in advance for upholding sportsmanship.

All 7th grade students are required by state law to have the Tdap booster and Meningitis vaccinations by the 30th day of school. Please submit proof of vaccination to tontisha.massey@mecklenburgcountync.gov or turn proof in to the school. We encourage you to make your appointment, if you have not already done so, as soon as possible. Appointments fill up quickly.

Big Shots is hosting a clinic. See flyer for details.

Scholars who have not fulfilled the vaccination requirements will be excluded from school beginning September 30th

October 1st: Curriculum Night

October 3rd: Teacher Workday

October 4th: Teacher Workday

October 8th and 9th: Progress Reports

October 30th: Early Release Day

November 4th: Teacher Workday

November 5th: Teacher Workday

November 7th: 1st Quarter Grades are due

November 19th and 20th: Report Cards

November 27th-29th: Thanksgiving Break

Follow Wilson STEM Academy on social media:

Twitter: @WilsonStem

Instagram: Wilsonstemwolverines