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Welcome 2023! Keep reading to see what's new for January...
Below you will find the list of upcoming face to face and virtual field trips. Remember to check out the field trip message board in the Pearson Online Classroom to learn more!
Nordic Mountain Tubing - Wild Rose: January 12, 2023
Cost: $8 per participant. Spectators are free
Registration: Please email Lisa Graf Miller if you are interested by January 5
Tundra Lodge Waterpark - Green Bay: January 20, 2023
Cost: $7 per participant/spectator
Registration: Please email Lisa Graf Miller if you are interested by January 13
History Museum at the Castle - Appleton: January 30, 2023
Cost: $3 per student. $9 per adult
Registration: Please email Lisa Graf Miller if you are interested before January 23
1000 Islands Environmental Center - Kaukauna: February 2, 2023
Cost: $2 per student/participating siblings. Learning coaches/guardians are free
Registration: Please email Lisa Graf Miller if you are interested.
To see more information about the field trips and/or to sign up, please visit the field trip message board in the Pearson Online Classroom: FIELD TRIPS
You can also access the link in the student hub, under "Helpful Links"
NEED TO KNOW:
NO SCHOOL: WCA will be closed on Monday, January 16th for Martin Luther King Jr Day.
SCHOOL SPIRIT WEEK: January 23-27th is WCA's winter spirit week (brought to you by the Middle School teachers!) Watch your WebMail for more information!
FIRST SEMESTER DEADLINES: Can you believe that Friday, January 20, 2023 is the end of first semester? Click on the following link for more deadline information: FIRST SEMESTER DEADLINES
SEMESTER ONE REPORT CARDS: First Semester Report cards will be mailed out the week of January 30, 2023. You will also be able to see them digitally by logging into your Pearson Online Classroom account and clicking on the Report Card Link when you are in the grades section for your student. If you don't receive your student's report card by the end of the following week, please reach out and contact the school.
THOMAS SCULLEN SCHOLARSHIP: During the 2007-2008 school year, the WCA Governance Board established the WCA Thomas G. Scullen Memorial Scholarship in honor of Appleton Area School District’s former superintendent. To learn more about the Thomas Scullen Scholarship: THOMAS S SCHOLARSHIP
OPEN ENROLLMENT: Do you know someone interested in enrolling at WCA for the 2023-24 school year? Learn more about the open enrollment window here: OPEN ENROLLMENT
MIDYEAR i-READY ASSESSMENT: All students in grades 4-12 are required to take the iReady assessments, just as you had taken in the Fall. This is a district requirement that WCA students are required to participate in. Students in the primary grades are required to take this assessment as part of their winter screening and benchmarking. The iReady window is January 4-13. There will be no virtual classes on January 13 as this will be the dedicated proctored day for students to take the assessments if they had not already completed it. Reach out to your student's homeroom teacher with any questions.
WINTER TESTING: You may recall that your students in grades 4K-3 took reading and math screeners in the fall. We will be having another round of screeners that will come up starting the week of Jan 9, 2023. Click here for more info: WINTER TESTING
SITE-BASED CLUBS: WCA is now offering site-based clubs, available only to WCA students. To learn more about the club offerings - check out the club page: CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES
E-SPORTS: Want to know how the E-Sports team is doing? Click here to see the latest updates: E-SPORTS TEAM
VIRTUAL CLASSES: All WCA students are required to participate in virtual classes. Your child can access the VIRTUAL CLASS SCHEDULES in the student hub: Click their grade band - then the schedule can be found under "Helpful Links." For more information on virtual class attendance, please click: ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES
FROM THE SCHOOL NURSE: With flu season starting, let's remember to wash our hands!: HAND WASHING FAQ
SAVE YOUR MATH WORK!: In order to better assist your child in math, it is helpful for the teachers to view the daily math work. Therefore, all daily work will need to be submitted to the teacher at the end of each unit. If all the daily work is received, full credit will be awarded.