Volume 9

WIS

Wow, where did the time go? This year has flown

by so very fast. As we are nearing the end of this school

year, all your WIS staff members would like to wish our

6th graders good luck next year in the middle school, as

well as good luck to our 5th graders going into the 6th

grade. We hope that you all continue to do your best

in all of your classes until the end of eth school year.

Wishing you all a fun filled summer with your family, and

friends this year and all the best to each of you in the years

to come. Please remember that any goal is possible to

achieve if you only try your best.

May Calendar of Events

May 2nd- Disney Theme Making Magic Happen – Bring a stuffed animal or blanket

iLearn ELA – please make sure iPad is charged and have

ear buds

Spring choir concert – 7:00 p.m. in WIS Cafeteria

May 3rd- Disney Theme Making Magic Happen- Wear favorite

Disney attire

Kona ICE Sold at Recesses - $2 to $6

May 5th- Fundraising event at Five Guys in Valparaiso- open to close

May 6th - May 10th - Teacher Appreciation Week

May 6th - 4th Grade Orientation, Brummitt

May 7th - eLearning Day – NO SCHOOL

Referendum voting day

May 8th - Nurses' Day

Robotics Clean Up and Pizza Party (3:15 – 4:30 P.M.)

Book Battle at LIS - 6:00 P.M.

May 9th - Muffins in the Morning - 6th Grade - 7:30 A.M.

4th Grade Parent Night - WIS Cafeteria - 6:30 P.M. May 10th - Muffins in the Morning - 5th Grade - 7:30 A.M. 4th Grade Orientation, Yost May 13th- 4th Grade Orientation, Bailly May 14th- 6th -12th grade Combined Spring Band Concert 7:00 p.m., CHS Gymnasium May 17th- Musical rehearsal during SRT times May 20th- Students turn in iPads and chargers Musical performances during SRT times May 22nd - Yearbook photos 5th grade IMAX field trip May 23rd- Students turn in iPads and chargers if absent 5/20 May 24th- Last day of school 5th grade awards 8:30 A.M. in Gym B 6th grade awards 10:40 A.M. in Gym B May 27th- Memorial Day May 24th – 4th Quarter Grades posted

Run Club: 3:15- 4:00 P.M. Dates: May 2nd, 8th, 9th, 14th, 15th, & 16th

May 2019

News

Looking for a place to eat on May 5th, 2019 with your family, then why

not head over to the Valparaiso Five Guys, and help WIS with our family

dining event. From 11 am – 10 pm, anyone who goes and mentions, or

shows the special flyer that they are to help support WIS, then 20% of your

purchase will be donated to WIS. (As a bonus every shake that is sold that

day to those that are supporting WIS, we will earn $1 for each one sold.)

Why not enjoy some good food and help WIS at the same time. Please help

to spread the word, as anyone can help to support WIS.

We at WIS greatly appreciates any help possible with this event.

WIS CHOIR:

WIS choir students need to wear their choir shirts or

elementary shirts for orientations:

May 6: 4th Grade Orientation Brummitt May 10: 4th Grade Orientation Yost May 13: 4th Grade Orientation Bailly

2019 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas By: Emma Henze

Can’t figure out what to get your Mom for Mother’s Day? Well here’s a list of things your mom will be the happiest person on the world when she receives these gifts.

1. One gift your mom is sure to love is a customized keepsake. 2. Another gift most moms will love is a homemade gift basket. You might include some chocolate, some bath goodies, or even maybe a nice card or letter. 3. Most moms will totally LOVE this gift. Just a simple homemade card or a thank you card for all she has done for you will make her the happiest mom on earth. All moms love homemade cards and letters. Homemade means more than just buying a card at the store. 4. Some moms will also love this gift idea. You could get her an edible arrangement basket or maybe just some dipped strawberries for Mother’s Day! 5. Most moms will love a nice breakfast in bed! You could make some pancakes, some toast, and maybe even some eggs!

These gifts are guaranteed to make your mom the happiest person in

the world!

Volume 9

What is Cinco de Mayo?

By: Emma Henze

Cinco de Mayo is a holiday celebrated in May to celebrate the 5th of May. The date May 5th is symbolized to commemorate the Mexican Army’s victory over the French Empire over the Battle of Puebla. Some cities have Cinco de Mayo festivals also. People celebrate Cinco de Mayo over music, dancing, and making some special food also. Maybe this year you could celebrate Cinco de Mayo as well! 5 facts about Cinco de Mayo!

1. Cinco de Mayo is Spanish for May 5th. 2. Mexican president Benito Juárez made the holiday. 3. President Franklin Roosevelt helped bring the holiday to the U.S. 4. Cinco de Mayo was first recognized as a national holiday in the U.S in 2005. 5. May 5th is also the anniversary of when NASA launched the first American manned space flight in 1961. Mother’s Day Wishes By, Phoenix Bridegroom

What are you getting for

your mother for Mother’s Day? You should think of something special. You could get her flowers, chocolates, or homemade gift. Mother’s Day is where you get to celebrate mothers all around the world and to thank them for their hard work. Mothers play a big part of our lives. For example they cook, clean, and do their daily jobs in just one day. Mothers give us support and loving care. Mothers help us with our homework, kiss our scars, and give us endless love. Even though mothers may give us a hard time that doesn’t mean that they don’t love us any less. When they do stuff for example of tucking you into bed, or cooking you a special meal. Mothers always know what to say and do. So do you know what you’re getting your mother for Mother’s Day? No matter what you decide to get her, be sure to give her as much love and maybe even a little more this day, as I bet she would really love that and lots of hugs too.

What is Earth Day and is Earth Day even a Holiday? By: Mady Novak

I was skeptical if Earth Day was holiday or not. So today I wanted to focus on Earth Day’s importance! Earth day is a day to demonstrate protection to our wonderful planet! Earth Day is not a federal holiday.

Senator Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day in 1970, His idea spread and now is something we all love to celebrate for are beautiful planet! Earth

day is celebrated by millions of people internationally. Some ways you could celebrate earth day is by turning off the tv, unplugging electronics,

turn off the Wi-Fi router, plant a garden, reduce, reuse and recycle. Make sure to celebrate Earth Day every year on April 22!

(This article was submitted a little late for

last month, but I thought it was still

important to add, as we should always try

to take care of our “Mother Earth”)

May 2019

By, Mason Butler

Want to learn something new each day? Then, why not try to find one

interesting fact to share with someone each day. I bet you might find out some

really cool things that have happened all over the world, and even from long ago.

What can you find out? It’s good to try to learn one fun new fact each day to help

expand your knowledge, as you never know what you will find until you try. I’ve

learned some really fun facts from 6th grader, Mason Butler each day we each share

at least 1 new fact that we have learned.

I would love to learn something new from you. If you find something

interesting, I would love to share it with others. Here are just a few tidbits that he

has stumbled upon from various books and sites on the internet:

The current World record for reciting PI is 67,890 digits.

The only thing that can scratch a diamond is another diamond.

Cold water weighs less than hot water.

454 U.S. dollar bills weigh exactly one pound.

Bubble wrap was originally intended to be used as wallpaper in 1957.

The tallest man was 8 feet 11 inches tall.

Children have more taste buds than adults.

The Statue of Liberty wears a size 879 sandal.

The patent for the fire hydrant was destroyed in a fire.

Ketchup was once sold as a medicine.

An egg that is fresh will sink in water, but a stale one will not.

A male ostrich can roar like a lion.

In one day, a full grown oak tree expels 7 tons of water through its

leaves.

Polar bear fur is transparent, not white.

French author, Michael Thayer published a 233 page novel which has

no verbs.

Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys.

There are 18 different animal shapes in the animal cracker zoo.

Important Note from Nurse Sosby: 5th Grade Families: Vaccination Requirements Reminder for Students Entering the 6th Grade (You should have received a note from your student back in February/ March):

statement indicating history of the disease with date is required.) If you have any questions, please contact the school nurse, Mrs. Sosby, R.N.

Volume 9

Congratulations to Our Vex IQ Robotics team 91362.

Our Vex IQ Robotics Team 91362 had qualified and competed in the World

Robotics Championship. Our team qualified for the finals, and then placed in

the 9th place alliance in their division that consisted of over 80 teams. There

were 5 divisions total at this competition and each division had 20 teams make

the finals, so that means that they were one of the top 100 teams in the entire

world. These boys did an incredible job representing Westchester and all of the

Duneland School Corporation.

Congratulations to you all. This is an amazing accomplishment, and

so many fun memories that I bet you made together. I wish you all continued

luck in robotics throughout your lives. Thank you WIS coaches for all of your

guidance for all of our robotics teams.

Happy birthday to not only our May

birthday people, but also to all of you

that have a birthday in June, July & in

August. We hope you have a wonderful

day, and hope that your birthday wish

comes true.

May 2019

Be on the lookout for more information from your 5th or 6th grade student with regards to upcoming events. As this school year is rapidly coming to an end there will be many activities going on.

Happy early Father’s Day to all of our WIS dads.

Okay, so Father’s Day isn’t until June 16th, 2019, but I wanted to make

sure that all of our WIS dads were being thought of as well as all of our WIS

moms. With Father’s Day being in June, most of the time their special holiday

Is often not mentioned in our May edition. (With May being our last month each

year for our paper.)

Father's Day was founded in Spokane, Washington at the YMCA in 1910

by Sonora Smart Dodd, who was born in Arkansas. This special day was brought

to the U.S. in the early 20th century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating

fathers, fathering, and fatherhood.

I hope you all do something special for you dad on his special day. Most

of all let him know how much you care about him and I hope you all build many

fun memories on this day together.

I wanted to put a special thank you out to not only my

Knights of WestCHESSter, but also to the following WIS staff members

that took part in our first Knight to Remember Tournament here at

WIS. Thank you to Mr. Napier, Mr. Burke, Mrs. Masi, Mr. Morley (my

parent volunteer.), Officer Joe, and Mrs. Chavez. Congratulations to all

teams, you all played very well and should be so very proud of all that

you have done. I look forward to seeing all those wishing to join in

playing this wonderful game next year. For our 6th graders, I hope that

you are able to continue playing chess at CMS. Be on the lookout early

next year for our meeting dates, and for a new t-shirt design to wear

for next year. Thank you for the many fond memories that you all

have given me this year. Remember that you all are amazing with

your own unique talents. Hopefully next year we can get more staff

members involved in our Knight to Remember Tournament.

Volume 9

NORA NIGHT

On Wednesday, May 1st, five of our 6th grade English Arts

classrooms had the opportunity to participate in our first Nora Night.

For the past several months, these classrooms have been paired with

other students who have a special needs impairment. Our students

learned empathy through getting to see the many similarities that exist

between all the children in this grouping of student participants. Our WIS

students had made wonderful heartfelt documentaries about their Nora

Friend throughout this whole process in which they were with. These

documentaries were then edited into one video/ audio presentation

which then shown to a group of about 100 people attending the Nora Night

event. It was such a treasure to see that many new friends were made

during this whole process! It was such a treat to see all of the different

personalities of all of these children coming together throughout this

whole process.

We would like to thank all that not only participated in this new

magical event, but also to the many people who helped out behind the

scenes that helped to make this project such a special and memorable

event.

Important Information:

All students must turn in their iPads, cases,

and chargers on the following dates:

May 20th- Students turn in iPads and chargers

May 23rd- Students turn in iPads and chargers if absent 5/20

May 2019

Thank you to all

By, Mrs. Michael

I just wanted to thank everyone on the News Crew for all of your

delicious recipes, news articles, interviews, current events, book and movie

reviews, and other fun news you shared with everyone over this school year.

Thank you to all of our getting to know you staff members that helped to let

everyone get to know you just a little bit more. A big thank you goes out to

Mr. Longacre and our WIS staff that has helped provide other information, or

given advice. Without your help, we would not have had the quality monthly

Newspaper that has been packed with a little bit of everything each month that

our readers have enjoyed. Thank you to all of you for making our news fun and

interesting!

Please be on the lookout early next school year for information about

being a part of the WIS News Crew for next year. If there is anything that anyone

would like to see added to our WIS News each month, please let me know. I

would love to be able to add new items, and always encourage suggestions.

Most of all, thank you all for taking the time to read the articles our

News Crew has brought to you. It has been my pleasure working with these

students this year. I would like to send a thank you and good luck wishes in 7th

grade to my 6th grade News crew (Phoenix Bridegroom, Ava Bartkus, Amelia

Adams, and Mason Butler).

Smiles,

Mrs. Michael

(Phoenix) (Ava)

(Amelia) (Mason)